Job Description

Boiler Operations Specialist

At Refined Technologies, we believe operating with an eternal purpose fuels excellence. This guides everything we do; it gives us a purpose that is greater than ourselves. RTI is the leader in the chemical cleaning segment of the refining industry, providing patented chemistries, processes, and equipment for cleaning and treating units during shutdowns. While focused on clients, we are fueled by our mission to: Honor God Always, Help People Develop, Pursue Excellence, and Earn a Profit.

We are a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial-minded organization full of servant-hearted leaders. This role is responsible for operation, service and repair activities on natural gas and light oil-fired industrial heat process equipment and boilers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Calibrate, test, and verify boiler/steam generator instrumentation, including PLCs, transmitters, flow meters, and level devices.
• Diagnose complex electrical and instrumentation issues; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to reduce downtime.
• Manage and prioritize I&E work orders, ensuring efficient resource use and timely completion.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and project teams on new installations, upgrades, and system modifications, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Lead or support training of Operations personnel in safe boiler/steam generator operation.
• Perform all required preventive maintenance tasks to support boiler reliability.
• Oversee calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of transmitters, control valves, analyzers, and safety interlocks.
• Conduct system monitoring and safety inspections to ensure compliance with company policies and standards (NEC, ISA, NFPA).
• Troubleshoot field issues and determine safe, effective corrective actions.
• Configure controls for steam flow, water usage, and temperature per specifications.
• Maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic, electronic, analog, and digital process control instrumentation.
• Manage and maintain critical spare parts inventory.
• Install, repair, and maintain electrical systems including process controls, lighting, motor controls, and high/low-voltage equipment.
• Maintain clean, safe work areas across offshore/onshore sites.
• Perform independent RCFA on instrumentation or logic failures.
• Make equipment repairs and modifications based on operational learnings.
• Lead/support commissioning and start-up of new instrumentation and electrical systems.
• Support Lean initiatives and continuous improvement in I&E processes.
• Cut, bend, and install tubing for instrument installations.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and climb multiple flights of stairs as needed.
• Assist with mechanical or operational tasks outside of primary I&E duties when necessary.
• Perform additional assignments as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Not applicable

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma plus two years of advanced education in instrumentation, electrical technology, or engineering.
• Minimum two years of experience with electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, and control logic in the industrial boiler/steam generator environment.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work safely in an offshore setting.

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

The Company requires passing a pre-employment physical in which an objective medical professional will determine whether you can safely meet the physical demands of the position.

Duration of Workhours During Project Executions:

• Typically, 12 continuous hours that may extend up to 16 hours if an emergent need exists, for up to 14 days in a row.
• Day shift and/or night shift.

Working Conditions During Project Executions:

• Working environment will include offshore platforms and onshore locations.
• Projects are executed outdoors, so the potential for inclement weather exists to include temperature extremes as well as in an offshore environment.
• Uneven or unstable ground, and wet, muddy, or slippery surfaces and footings.
• Outside locations in extreme temperatures and weather conditions including wind, rain, snow, and other forms of inclement weather.
• Routine, intermittent exposure to noise more than 85 dBA-TWA.
• Environments that may necessitate the use of respiratory protection for the shift duration.

1. Half-face, full-face, and/or supplied air
2. Medical clearance to use respiratory protection is required.
3. Quantitative fit testing for specific respiratory protection is required.

Physical Demands:

• Work at heights up to 150 ft/ 45m accessed via stairs, climbing ladders, or critical lifts by cranes. This requires an ability to climb ladders and stairs without issue.
• Lifting and carrying up to 40lbs., without assistance.
• Pushing / pulling up to 100 lbs., without assistance.
• Standing and walking for up to 12 to 16 hours daily with minimal rest breaks. May exceed 10,000 to 15,000 steps per day.
• Bending and stooping repeatedly and performing task including twisting or turning valves and using wrenches and hand tools.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel to outlying markets for supporting a growing list of clients across North America and International Markets and spend 100 120 nights per year away from home.

About Refined Technologies

RTI is a global industrial solutions provider delivering value to process facilities through expert-level refinery professionals skilled in operations, engineering, and process supervision. RTI helps those who fuel the world produce energy more effectively by delivering safe, fast, and predictable shutdowns in upstream and downstream facilities through innovative operations teams and revolutionary cleaning technologies.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Refined Technologies, Inc. without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (e.g., TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

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