LOCATION/DEPT: Facilities/Maintenance
REPORTS TO: Director of Facilities
FLSA Status: Non Exempt

Start Date: 9/16/2024; Permanent Full Time with Full Benefits

12 months, 8 hours per day

Note: First Pay Day is 10/31/2024

Position Summary

An employee in this class constructs, modifies, or repairs heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment and environmental control systems. This employee may serve as the technical expert in one or more areas of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning fields. Employees at this level review the heating and cooling requirements and make recommendations to achieve optimum system effectiveness and efficiency. The employee is expected to resolve most problems. Errors may or may not be quickly revealed, and they may result in inefficient and potentially dangerous situations. Work is performed independently under general supervision.

Illustrative Examples of Work

• Overhauls large reciprocal, absorption, and centrifugal compressors.
• Troubleshoots and repairs complex chiller or control problems, determines parts needed and work procedures.
• Analyzes HVAC system requirements recommending new systems or modifications.
• Researches new equipment or procedures for possible adoption and use.
• Reads blueprints and diagrams.
• Sets heating, air conditioning, ventilation and environmental control equipment into place.
• Wires controls and other related electrical equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of heating, ventilation and refrigeration theory.
• Considerable knowledge of the practices, methods, materials, and equipment used in the maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the design and operation of centrifugal and reciprocal compressors.
• Working knowledge of electricity.
• Working knowledge of the design and operation of pneumatic control systems.
• Ability to diagnose equipment malfunctions and prescribe repair procedures.
• Ability to follow broad written or oral instructions.
• Ability to follow blueprints and diagrams.
• Ability to analyze building heating and air conditioning requirements and recommend systems or modifications.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.