HVAC Technician

Monday - Friday, 8a-4:30p

About the Role

Performs maintenance and repair on a variety of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning units involving electrical and plumbing along with heat and coolant principles. Supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Completes training as required by policy.

Responsibilities

• Assists residents and John Knox Village associates to ensure completion of work orders.
• Maintains and repairs Village HVAC units - commercial and residential, as well as some light commercial refrigeration.
• Replaces or repairs defective breaker controls, thermostats, switches, filters, fuses, and electrical wiring to repair units.
• Builds filter frames.
• Fabricates, assembles, and installs ductwork and vents ensuring elimination of mold and dust.
• Handles various refrigerants.
• Participates in environmental training and respirator usage as needed.
• Documents and tracks trends and completion rates for HVAC preventative maintenance tasks.
• Available on-call for emergencies, rotating weekends and evenings, and for snow removal as needed.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Missouri Class E driver’s license within 90 days of hire, if driving a company vehicle.
• A minimum of 2 years of HVAC experience.
• EPA (Level I or Level II) certificate within 90 days after employment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, handbooks, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be able to interpret blueprints, construction documents, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Must be able to acquire a Missouri class “E” driver’s license within 90 days of employment.

Special Working Conditions

• Subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions including extreme cold temperatures (below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour) or extreme heat (above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour).
• Subject to sufficient noise requiring the need to shout to be heard above ambient noise level.
• Subject to vibration of the extremities or whole body.
• Subject to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.
• Subject to atmospheric conditions affecting the respiratory system or skin: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• Required to wear a respirator when performing certain tasks.
• Frequently in close quarters such as crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.
• Required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases and required to function around individuals with challenged mental capacities.
• May be called upon to assist other departments in declared emergency situations.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual acuity required for operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach, performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• May need to stoop/bend, kneel, crawl, reach, stand for sustained periods of time, and walk long distances.
• May need to push, pull, lift with regular or repetitive motion.
• May need to pick up, pinch, type with fingers, grasp with fingers and palm.
• May need to feel attributes of an object such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touch with fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, making discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Supervision

Reports to a Facilities Lead or the Manager of Maintenance.