Certified HVAC Technician*

Responsibilities

• Inspects and maintains equipment according to manufacturers recommendations and generally accepted department standards for all HVAC, Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) and Refrigeration systems.
• Operates and maintains recovery/recycle equipment and storage tanks per EPA guidelines.
• Reads, interprets, and works from sketches, blueprints, and schematics that relate to HVAC systems.
• Repairs and maintains all HVAC controls, whether pneumatic or electronic (e.g., air compressors and associated components, variable frequency drives, motorized actuators, smoke damper linkages, and so forth).
• Performs seasonal overhauls and troubleshoots transition of systems from heating to cooling and vice versa.
• Operates and maintains the Energy Management System as required; inspects rooms and/or buildings to ensure adequate environmental comfort.
• Maintains and repairs all components for both the condensate water and low-pressure steam distribution systems in each building.
• Carries out other limited trade tasks such as electrical repair and minor sheet metal duct work as required.
• Maintains RO/DI water treatment systems and associated components.
• Maintains processed air distribution systems;
• Completes online permits as necessary, such as: hot work, confined space, lockout/tagout, and so forth;
• Uses computer, laptop, and/or other mobile devices to access e-mail, receive work instructions and other administrative information to include electronic payroll forms;
• Communicates daily using a two-way radio, and/or mobile device in order to respond to work-related routine and emergency information;
• Ensures shop owned equipment in proper working condition;
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Minimum of four (4) years journeyman experience as a HVAC mechanic required.
• A certificate of completion as a Type I and II technician as required by 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, of the Federal Clean Air Act.
• Experience in the maintenance and repair of domestic, commercial and industrial HVAC systems and satisfactory completion of four-year certified State of Delaware HVAC apprenticeship program or equivalent.