HVAC Mechanic III

Installation & Repair

• Install, service, refurbish, and preventively maintain HVAC and refrigeration equipment, including compressors, condensers, chillers, boilers, cooling towers, heat pumps, packaged AC units, and related controls
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, including electronic, pneumatic, and network-connected controls
• Perform routine inspections, cleaning, lubrication, alignment, and adjustments to ensure system efficiency and compliance with codes
• Balance HVAC systems to optimize airflow and temperature distribution
• Overhaul and recharge refrigeration systems, following EPA Section 608 certification requirements

Preventive Maintenance

• Maintain spare parts inventory
• Recommend purchases and coordinate material needs

System Balancing

• Balance HVAC systems to optimize airflow and temperature distribution

Refrigerant Handling

• Overhaul and recharge refrigeration systems, following EPA Section 608 certification requirements

Building Management Systems (BMS)

• Interact with and adjust BMS to monitor and control HVAC operations

Emergency Response

• Respond to 24/7 service calls and critical alarms

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure all work meets local, state, and national codes
• Follow safe tool and equipment handling procedures

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• EPA Section 608 Certification (CFC) HVAC Mechanical State License
• Three (3) to five (5) years’ related experience
• Knowledge of general principles and theories of pressure, vacuum, vaporization, and heat conduction, and safety regulations
• Skill in the use of tools required to maintain and repair HVAC equipment
• The ability to understand and follow directions, to work from blueprints and sketches; to maintain proper heating, ventilation, and air conditioning levels; to diagnose malfunctioning units; to maintain records; and to communicate effectively

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retailer plan
• Vacation accrues on first day of employment
• Wellness programs
• 17 paid holidays per year
• Up to 16 hours of paid time off to participate in community service
• and much more

Pay

Salary range: minimum $74,014.32 to maximum $92,517.90 Full Time EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status. Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.