Keyword

Stationary Engine Operator, Steam

Steam Engine Driver

Minimum Graduate in any discipline

Minimum experience of 2 to 6 years in relevant field

The tasks a Stationary Engine Driver, Steam is expected to perform include:

Operating stationary steam engines to provide motive power for other equipment and plants

Checking and adjusting controls and starting engine

Observing gauges and meters to ascertain running order of engine and making further adjustments

Maintaining water supply and steam pressure to required level

Lubricating working parts, tightening loose parts and performing other servicing tasks to keep engine in running order

Repairing engines whenever required

Skilled in operating engines and auxiliary equipment

Ability to read gauges, meters and charts to track engine operations

Ability to monitor engine or boiler water, chemical and fuel levels

Knowledge of how to fire coal furnaces used in steam engine

Efficient in inspecting equipment to ensure that it is operating correctly

Proficient in maintaining safety devices

Post-graduate Degree or Diploma in any discipline

Manual dexterity

Problem solving ability

Good communication skills

Team player

Highly alert

It is not a desk job

Need not handle a team

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Companies usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company

Shift system is available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needsNo

This job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous as per The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)

For candidates with experience - INR 18,000 to INR 57,000 per month
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Capital Goods Market in India

The Indian capital goods sector is characterised by a large width of products (almost all major capital goods are domestically manufactured) a legacy of the import substitution policy. Even nations with advanced capital goods sectors do not produce the entire range of capital goods, but instead focus on segments, or sub segments.

Since 2005, India has accounted for approximately 20 percent of global steam turbine revenues, and market experts expect that India and China together will account for 60 percent of the total global steam turbine revenue growth through 2020. The technologies and sources India adopts, as it adds this steam generation capacity, may make significant impact to global resource usage and will create plenty of job opportunities for Stationary Engine Drivers, Steam across the country.

Manufacturing units across sectors

Government railway department

Cities and towns across India