Job Description:

• 1) Tends low pressure boilers that supply steam heat for office buildings, apartment houses, or industrial establishments: Shovels coal or coke into firebox to feed fuel into boiler; turns valves to regulate flow of gas, oil, or pulverized coal into firebox; or moves controls to regulate fuel feeding speed of automatic stoker.

• 2) Reads gauges and moves controls to maintain specified steam pressure, temperature, and water level in boiler.

• 3) Cleans burner, using tools, such as shovel, wire brush, and scraper.

• 4) May perform maintenance duties, such as cleaning boiler room and removing waste from building.

• 5) May be required to hold license issued by state or municipality.