Boiler Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Boiler Maintenance Technician operates and maintains stationary equipment, including steam boilers, air compressors, generators, wastewater systems, cooling towers, fire systems, and refrigeration equipment. This role ensures all systems run at peak performance through careful monitoring, troubleshooting, and repair, and supports general facilities maintenance when not actively overseeing equipment operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain stationary equipment such as steam boilers, air compressors, generators, wastewater systems, cooling towers, fire systems, and refrigeration equipment.
• Monitor operating equipment and make necessary adjustments to maintain optimal performance and system reliability.
• Diagnose mechanical problems, determine appropriate corrective actions, and reference blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as needed.
• Perform and assist with basic maintenance repairs on plant equipment and facility systems.
• Keep the plant online by making timely manual adjustments to equipment and systems.
• Monitor boiler water levels, boiler chemical levels, wastewater chemical levels, and fuel levels to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Perform proper and safe startup of boilers, refrigeration systems, and wastewater systems in accordance with established procedures.
• Conduct safety tests on boiler and refrigeration systems and accurately record test results.
• Carry out preventive maintenance tasks to minimize equipment downtime and extend equipment life.
• Support general facilities maintenance activities when not actively monitoring or adjusting systems.

Essential Skills

• Grade 1 Stationary Engineer license.
• Hands-on experience with boiler maintenance, steam boilers, and steam systems.
• Experience in facility maintenance and equipment troubleshooting.
• Experience as a maintenance technician with strong preventive maintenance and repair skills.
• Ability to operate and maintain stationary equipment, including boilers, compressors, generators, wastewater systems, cooling towers, fire systems, and refrigeration equipment.
• Proficiency in diagnosing mechanical issues using blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs.
• Strong understanding of boiler water, boiler chemicals, wastewater chemicals, and fuel level monitoring.
• Ability to perform safe startup and shutdown procedures for boilers, refrigeration systems, and wastewater systems.
• Experience performing safety testing on boiler and refrigeration systems and documenting results.
• Capability to work in environments such as commercial properties, hospitals, or manufacturing plants.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in commercial property settings, hospitals, or manufacturing plants.
• Demonstrated ability to support general facilities maintenance in addition to core boiler and equipment responsibilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on maintaining continuous plant operations.
• Comfort working with automation systems to ensure peak performance of mechanical and utility systems.
• Ability to collaborate with other maintenance and operations personnel to address equipment issues efficiently.

Why Work Here?

You join a stable organization where this role plays a critical part in keeping operations running, providing strong job security. The company offers solid benefits and a supportive environment that values your technical expertise. You also benefit from built-in overtime opportunities, allowing you to increase your earnings while working within a structured schedule.

Work Environment

This role operates in an industrial or plant environment with stationary equipment such as steam boilers, air compressors, generators, wastewater systems, cooling towers, fire systems, and refrigeration equipment. You will work with automation systems and mechanical tools to monitor, adjust, and repair equipment. The position follows a day shift schedule with flexible 10-hour days, Monday through Friday, typically starting at 5:30 a.m. or 6:30 a.m. The work involves being on your feet, moving between equipment areas, and working around active mechanical systems in a facilities and plant setting.

This is a Permanent position based out of Houston, TX.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $88000.00/yr.

Health, dental, vision, 401k

This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 20, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.