HVAC Mechanic II - Maintenance - Full Time

Support the operations, maintenance, and construction of buildings by maintaining all heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) equipment and their controls throughout the facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned preventative maintenance and ensure inspections are completed as scheduled.
• Initiate corrective actions to repair or scheduled work generated by inspection results.
• Lubricate compressors, motors, and other moving parts.
• Establish new preventative maintenance schedules and inspection criteria for new equipment.
• Periodically examine system operation, including but not limited to, check vacuum and pressure cooling units with a compound gauge, observe condition of electrical motors, clean dirt and lint from motor and condenser coils, and add or remove refrigerant to adjust vacuum or pressure requirement.
• Maintain records of all maintenance and repair work, as well as other information pertinent to the manner with which repairs were completed.
• Ensure equipment history files and computer records are kept accurate to reflect work performed.
• Continuously update equipment files to reflect new and discarded equipment.
• Repair, repack and rebuild pumps, valves, and traps to ensure continuity of system operations.
• Dismantle and repair air compressors, and associated equipment, which support the piped control air distribution system.
• Repair refrigeration equipment for food preserving, ice making, DX cooling and chilled water systems.
• Check for refrigerant leaks, trace electrical control systems for loose or shorted wires, test operation of thermostats and repairs.
• Solder joints, replace expansion valves and other faulty system components.
• Evaluate design submittals.
• Coordinate with contractor/vendor personnel.
• Support systems and equipment installations.
• Install ducting, piping, hot water heating systems, control systems, refrigerator equipment, and other HVAC components.
• Install refrigerant piping and machinery, air conditioning equipment, water coolers, refrigerators, and condensing units.
• Initiate requisitions to purchase supplies and maintain inventories of critical parts and consumable.
• Maintain indexing information on the manufacturer and sizes of parts and materials.
• Send parts which cannot be readily repaired to manufacturer or appropriate repair shop.
• Regulate refrigerant and suction valves to increase or decrease amount of refrigerant to maintain desired temperature and compression.
• Use appropriate CFC handling and recovery procedures and maintain an accurate record of use and emissions of CFC and HCFC refrigerants.
• Test large refrigeration systems before placing in operation.
• Add/remove refrigerant from systems to ensure efficient operations.
• Ensure continuous maintenance and operation of the energy management computer and all system components, including but not limited to, thermostats, controllers, etc.
• Install and troubleshoot various components of the building automation system and make necessary adjustments to maximize the efficiency of the building’s HVAC equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working on Central HVAC equipment required.
• Possession of Heating and A/C (Refrigerant) certification required.
• Valid driver's license is required and must be maintained throughout the duration of appointment in position.

Benefits

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
• Competitive pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• And more!

Schedule

7:00-3:30 Mon-Fri, rotating on call and holidays