TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Supervises and participates in the operation, maintenance and repair of heating, generating, refrigeration, hot water, laundry, and kitchen equipment when in charge of an assigned shift; Operates one or more gas, or oil-fired boiler to generate steam and power for physical plant; Operates Energy Management Systems; Controls generation of continuous supply of steam by regulating amount of fuel fed to each fire governing volume of water supplied; Operates equipment such as regulating starting devices, adjustment levers, and throttles to start, stop, and regulate speed of pumps, boiler injectors, blowers and auxiliary equipment; Observes steam, vacuum, water, and other meters and gauges to determine operating condition of equipment and keeps steam generating at required pressure and temperature; Inspects, repairs, lubricates equipment such as boilers, oil feed burners, pumps, generators, motor; checks zone controls; water content; firefighting equipment; Maintains a preventative maintenance program for assigned area; Makes repairs and maintains auxiliary equipment such as refrigerators, sewage systems, laundry, kitchen, elevators, air conditioning, steam lines, plumbing, and electrical equipment, hot water heaters and water purifiers; Analyzes feed water and combustion products and determines necessary treatments; Maintains operating log, including fuel and water consumption, steam produced and fuel gas content; Supervises maintenance on all types of air conditioning equipment. The NY HELPS (Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Program Statewide) is a New York State program that allows civil service agencies to hire qualified permanent employees quickly and without requiring them to take a competitive civil service exam.