H.V.A.C. Mechanic ‘B’

Job Summary

The School District of Philadelphia is seeking entry-level workers in the installation, maintenance, and repair of refrigeration, air conditioning, automatic plant, and automatic temperature control equipment. This position involves assignments of increasing complexity as the employee gains familiarity with the work environment.

Essential Functions

• Analyze, test, adjust, and repair automatic, oil and gas-fired boiler controls.
• Check readings on meters and gauges and adjust equipment controls to verify readings under specified operating conditions.
• Record and analyze equipment temperature, hours of operation, fuel consumption, and temperature to diagnose equipment malfunctions.
• Install, adjust, replace, and repair compressors, direct current and alternating current motors, receivers, condensers, belts, gaskets, hinges, and hardware.
• Install, adjust, and replace expansion valves, thermostats, relays, sealed units, electric motors, and pressure controls.
• Inspect and calibrate various industrial, commercial, and residential type thermostatic controls used to regulate school district air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating systems.
• Test, adjust, and repair equipment following blueprints, schematic drawings, and verbal and written instructions.
• Operate large central air conditioning and refrigeration systems, adjusting controls to meet changing conditions.
• Oversee the work of trainees in the trade.

Minimum Requirements

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three years of experience in the appropriate trade area.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of: principles and theories governing the operation of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, automatic temperature controls, and automatic plants; practices, materials, methods, and tools used in the repair and maintenance of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, automatic temperature controls, and automatic plants; principles of electricity as they apply to the repair and maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, automatic temperature controls; operation of electronic controls and motors associated with the operation of heating and cooling systems, automatic plants, and automatic temperature controls; occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades.
• Demonstrated skill in: the care and use of tools and equipment used to install, repair, and calibrate above equipment and controls.
• Demonstrated ability to: interpret and work from diagrams; prepare records and reports of work performed; diagnose and repair equipment malfunctions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with superior and associates.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills so required of personnel classified. The School District of Philadelphia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, or genetic information. Please refer to Board Policy 348 for further information regarding the District's commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.

Union Affiliation

32BJ- District 1201 (32BJ)