Maintenance Worker Power Plant
Posted: April 04, 2025
Company: Illinois Department of Human Services
Employer Type: Government
Position Type: Full Time
Job Type: semiskilled manual tasks
Experience Level: Executive Level
Certification Required: • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
Education Required: High School/GED
City: CENTRALIA
County: SANGAMON
Salary Range: $55000-$65000
Job Requisition ID: 45258
Closing Date/Time: 04/11/2025
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: MAINT WORKER POWER PLANT - 25510
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Clinton
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: PR000
Posting Identification Number 45258
Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Maintenance Worker – Power Plant for the Murray Developmental Center located in Centralia, Illinois to receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer. Performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and routine maintenance of power plant operating equipment and systems. Assists engineering staff in power plant operations. Operates coal conveyers and heavy equipment. Lifts up to 75 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance. Travels to various work sites to perform job duties.
Essential Functions
- Receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer at the Murray Developmental Health Center.
- Assists engineering staff with inspecting control boards in plant mechanical room equipment including air handlers, circulating pumps, radiant heat pumps humidifiers, pneumatic distribution system and electrical panels and makes minor repairs.
- Performs housekeeping duties within the boiler room, cooling tower and physical plant mechanical rooms including sweeping, mopping, dusting, carrying, moving, and loading of mechanical equipment and supplies.
- Operates coal conveyers and heavy equipment.
- Maintains and checks chemical analysis of water used in the drinking water system, HVAC systems and adds appropriate chemicals to maintain property chlorine concentration in the water systems.
- Maintains log sheets for equipment and systems used in plant mechanical rooms.
- Assists engineering staff in power plant operations.
- Travels to various work sites to perform job duties and pick up and deliver supplies and equipment.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Work Hours: 1:00pm-9:00pm; Thursday-Monday; 30-minute paid lunch
Boiler House/Trades
Work Location: 1535 W McCord St, Centralia, Illinois, 62801
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Murray Developmental Center
Trades
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support; Social Services
About the Agency:
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
*Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
Must apply through external site: MAINTENANCE WORKER POWER PLANT Job Details | State of Illinois
Desired Skills
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
- Requires one year of experience performing a variety of semiskilled manual tasks.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to lift and carry loads up to 75 lbs. independently and up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
- Requires ability to crawl into small spaces.
- Requires a valid driver’s license.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
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