Boiler Systems & Facility Maintenance Specialist

Roskam Foods•Kentwood, MI

35d

About The Position

Your mission: reliability Imagine starting your shift with a quick sweep of the steam plant—gauges steady, traps cycling cleanly, feed water perfect. An hour later, you’re logging consumption data and closing a preventive work order. By afternoon, you’re coordinating a vendor to service a chiller while you open and clean boiler tubes in preparation for inspection. If that cadence sounds like a win, you’ll excel here. We’re building momentum—multiplying possibilities to reach exponential potential—and we need a specialist who keeps utilities and facilities running flawlessly. Role focus Maintain and optimize core facility assets: firetube boilers, compressors, chillers, water softeners, drainage networks, and building systems. Success is measured by PM attainment and a strong planned-over-reactive maintenance ratio. Lead structured root cause analysis on failures and refine maintenance plans to eliminate repeat events. Leverage maintenance tracking software to document PMs and corrective work, hours on equipment, and total repair costs; maintain high-quality entries in the work order system. Direct vendors performing outsourced PMs/repairs and verify workmanship. Pinpoint improvements that increase efficiency, reduce energy use, and slow component degradation. Implement predictive maintenance routines for critical equipment to elevate uptime and reliability. Respond to facility service tickets: lighting, restroom fixtures, locks, walls, bump posts, and safety signage. Steam and power details Inspect steam valves and traps to confirm correct operation. Prepare boilers for inspection: open/clean tubes and drums; replace refractory brick and burners as required. Continuously monitor boilers, steam lines, gauges, pumps, and valves. Repair boiler room components including valves, bearings, packing, gauges, expansion joints, pumps, electrical controls, and PRVs. Perform daily water quality testing under the direction of the contracted Water Quality Engineer; sustain proper water softening, condensate, and feed water quality to extend system life. Maintain surveillance of fuel oil tanks for emergency diesel generator sets and test the emergency generator(s) on the prescribed schedule. Record steam, water, and gas consumption consistently. Standards and safety Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Use a range of hand/power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment safely. Comfortably work in environments with multiple allergens. What you’ll need to succeed Education: Associate’s or technical school degree in Mechanics, Electrical, or Computer Science preferred; equivalent education/experience considered. Experience: Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment with high-pressure steam boilers. License: Boiler Operator Certificate/License. Technical depth: Repair/troubleshooting across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical domains. Welding skills; ability to read mechanical, piping, and electrical drawings. Facility plumbing maintenance. Compressed air systems expertise; Kaeser experience preferred. Electrical troubleshooting from basic faults to complex problems—motor starter circuits, VFDs, I/O switch functions, and equipment wiring. Operate Hilo trucks, scissor lifts, and boom lifts; pass required Roskam testing. Comfort with Building Automation Systems (BAS) and general computer literacy. If you’re driven by reliability and excellence in utilities maintenance, this role gives you the scope to make a measurable impact every day.

Requirements

Associate’s or technical school degree in Mechanics, Electrical, or Computer Science preferred; equivalent education/experience considered.
Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment with high-pressure steam boilers.
Boiler Operator Certificate/License.
Repair/troubleshooting across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical domains.
Welding skills; ability to read mechanical, piping, and electrical drawings.
Facility plumbing maintenance.
Compressed air systems expertise; Kaeser experience preferred.
Electrical troubleshooting from basic faults to complex problems—motor starter circuits, VFDs, I/O switch functions, and equipment wiring.
Operate Hilo trucks, scissor lifts, and boom lifts; pass required Roskam testing.
Comfort with Building Automation Systems (BAS) and general computer literacy.

Responsibilities

Maintain and optimize core facility assets: firetube boilers, compressors, chillers, water softeners, drainage networks, and building systems.
Lead structured root cause analysis on failures and refine maintenance plans to eliminate repeat events.
Leverage maintenance tracking software to document PMs and corrective work, hours on equipment, and total repair costs; maintain high-quality entries in the work order system.
Direct vendors performing outsourced PMs/repairs and verify workmanship.
Pinpoint improvements that increase efficiency, reduce energy use, and slow component degradation.
Implement predictive maintenance routines for critical equipment to elevate uptime and reliability.
Respond to facility service tickets: lighting, restroom fixtures, locks, walls, bump posts, and safety signage.
Inspect steam valves and traps to confirm correct operation.
Prepare boilers for inspection: open/clean tubes and drums; replace refractory brick and burners as required.
Continuously monitor boilers, steam lines, gauges, pumps, and valves.
Repair boiler room components including valves, bearings, packing, gauges, expansion joints, pumps, electrical controls, and PRVs.
Perform daily water quality testing under the direction of the contracted Water Quality Engineer; sustain proper water softening, condensate, and feed water quality to extend system life.
Maintain surveillance of fuel oil tanks for emergency diesel generator sets and test the emergency generator(s) on the prescribed schedule.
Record steam, water, and gas consumption consistently.
Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Use a range of hand/power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment safely.
Comfortably work in environments with multiple allergens.