HVAC MECHANIC

Responsibilities

• Performs installs, repairs and maintenance to a variety of equipment including: refrigeration, air conditioning, electric motors, heating units, heat pumps, hermetic compressors, light commercial furnaces, boilers, burners, intake and exhaust fans, economizers and humidifiers.
• Troubleshoots malfunctioning heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems to determine the cause of the malfunction.
• Performs scheduled maintenance inspections, and adjusts, cleans and calibrates various systems to assure proper system operations.
• Repairs wiring and electronic components associated with automated building management systems, replaces expansion valves, compressors, motors, coil units and other component parts.
• Understands basic refrigeration cycle to include: identifying components in refrigeration circuit, understanding how each component works, diagnosing problems in the refrigeration circuit, using manifold gauge set, pressure/temperature chart and temperature measuring devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot.
• Understands refrigeration recovery, evacuation and charging.
• Inspects repair and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air-conditioning compressors, receiver, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, Ice Machines, converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Conducts regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration systems and HVAC heating and ventilation units including boilers.
• Operates air conditioning equipment and makes necessary adjustments or repairs as needed.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and the controls including: thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, damper motors, relays, filters, BAS controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, logic controllers, pressure controls, safety valves and automatic devices and motors.
• Install and calibrate systems, install copper tubing and repair pipes into being as necessary, test joints, insulate pipes, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems/tubes, do you scale to being rebuilt, pressure and temperature safety valves and water pumps.
• Maintain related records concerning time, labor, materials, maintain log of tasks performed and write reports and order parts as required to perform all other duties as assigned.
• Perform skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, insulation, alteration of HVAC equipment components, timer motors and wiring systems as needed, connect to motherboards to control panels.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder, torch, vacuum pump, test equipment.
• Maintain an effective and safe working conditions, maintain parts and inventory.

Qualifications

• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Experience working with complex HVAC systems and equipment including chillers, boilers, package units, VAV systems (direct digital, pneumatic and automated control systems).
• Diagnose problems in a refrigeration circuit.
• Must be able to troubleshoot basic electrical circuits and read basic wiring diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• Familiar with all applicable codes in OHIO manufactures instructions manuals.
• Certification is required within the first 90 days of employment.
• LICENSES REGISTRATIONS &/or CERTIFICATIONS: EPA Recovery Certification in refrigeration / Certification is required within the first 90 days of employment CFC Recovery Type 2