Boiler Operation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Boiler & Utility Operations

• Operate and monitor high-pressure boilers, steam generation systems, and auxiliaries.
• Ensure safe startup, shutdown, load management, and emergency handling of boilers.
• Monitor combustion efficiency, steam parameters, water chemistry, and equipment health.
• Coordinate with water treatment, and process utility teams.
• Ensure optimum fuel utilization and heat-rate performance.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Boilers Act, Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules, statutory inspections, and plant safety procedures.
• Maintain valid BOE certification and support statutory audits.
• Participate in HAZOP, risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety reviews.
• Strict adherence to PTW, LOTO, and Process Safety Management requirements.

Reliability & Maintenance Support

• Identify abnormalities and initiate corrective actions.
• Support preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with maintenance teams for troubleshooting and reliability improvement.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) of equipment failures.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor KPIs related to steam generation, fuel consumption, efficiency, and emissions.
• Identify opportunities for energy conservation and cost optimization.
• Support digitalization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain shift logs, operating records, statutory documents, and incident reports.
• Ensure accurate handover and communication between shifts.

Qualification

• Degree / Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Power Plant, Production, or Instrumentation Engineering.
• Mandatory valid Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE) Certificate of Proficiency as per Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules.

Experience/Qualification

Degree/ Diploma/ITI

• '5 to 10 Yrs. / 8 to 15 Yrs. of relevant experience.
• 'Min 5 Yrs as II Class Boiler Asst -ITI

Preferred Experience

• AFBC/CFBC/PF/HRSG boilers.
• Coal, Biomass, Petcoke, Gas-fired or Multi-fuel boilers.
• DCS-based operations.
• Utility systems within refinery or petrochemical complexes.
• Exposure to large integrated power and steam generation facilities.

Technical Competencies

• Boiler operation and combustion systems.
• Steam generation and distribution.
• Boiler water chemistry.
• Turbine and utility integration.
• DCS/PLC operation.
• Energy efficiency and troubleshooting.
• Emergency handling and incident response.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong safety mindset.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Teamwork and communication.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in shifts and high-pressure operating environments.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work in rotating shifts.
• Physically fit for field operations.
• Ability to respond during emergencies and plant upsets.

• BOE Certificate (Mandatory)