HVAC MECHANIC

Position Summary

ALCOSAN is dedicated to providing 24/7 wastewater treatment services. Our team, from the Board of Directors to the Executive Director, works to improve community quality of life and safety by safeguarding our rivers and streams. With 400+ employees serving 83 communities in Allegheny County, we've been designing, constructing, and operating the sewer system and treatment plant for over 60 years.

Job Duties

• Works on all electrical equipment pertaining to air-conditioning and heating up to and including 480 volts.
• Works on all instruments pertaining to air-conditioning, heating and air moving equipment and filters, including high-voltage electrical filters.
• Plans repair work according to manufacturer's blueprints, specifications, and instructions.
• Makes all necessary repairs and adjustments to air-conditioning, heating equipment, and air moving equipment (odor control).
• Reads and interprets blueprints.
• Inspects equipment for defects such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrication, balance, etc.
• Determines from a mechanical standpoint the best way of making repairs to minimize interruption of operation.
• Advises when immediate shutdown of equipment is necessary to minimize damage or when temporarily continued operations will have no harmful effect.
• Dismantles, cleans, repairs, replaces, installs, maintains, assembles and lubricates equipment (air conditioning, heating, and all air moving equipment and filters).
• Adjusts equipment for proper operating characteristics.
• Makes either temporary or permanent repairs.
• Assembles and aligns gears, bearings and shafts involving the application of press, sliding and running fits.
• Operates simple machine tools such as drill press, pipe-threading machine, power saw, etc.
• Erects scaffold and performs simple rigging as necessary.
• Changes, sets up and adjusts equipment as required by current operating conditions.
• Cleans up area after work is done.
• Repairs, maintains and erects structural and miscellaneous iron work and pipe work.
• Prepares daily work report and time sheet.
• Operates all cranes for maintenance of equipment.
• Trains apprentices at above duties.

Knowledge / Abilities

None

Minimum Education Level Required

• At a minimum, must be a high school graduate or possess a GED.
• Must possess a Journeyman Card through formal training, or an Associate’s Degree or Technical School Certification in HVAC/Refrigeration. HVAC EPA Type I, II, or III Certifications is also required.

Minimum Experience Required

• Must possess at least three (3) years of relevant commercial / industrial experience.

Required Certifications / Licenses

• Must possess a current / valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License.
• Must possess the physical agility to access all process areas (example: ability to climb a ladder).

Benefits

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Authority to comply with all federal, state, and local statutes governing equal employment opportunity.