Kitchen Equipment Technician
Essential Job Functions
- Repairs and maintains various types of kitchen and refrigeration equipment, including: walk-in freezers, refrigerators, industrial-sized steam cookers, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, ice machines, water coolers, etc.
- Inspects and performs preventive maintenance on all assigned equipment; cleans and services equipment in the summer.
- Installs new equipment; maintains settings on wiring controls; repairs leaks; replaces old or defective parts.
- Works with other maintenance workers, school officials, and staff to resolve maintenance problems.
Equipment Operation
- Utilizes power tools and equipment pertaining to assigned area.
- Must demonstrate skill in use of equipment pertaining to kitchen equipment repair.
- Must demonstrate safe practices in the use of all equipment.
Contacts
- Food and Nutrition Services administrators, personnel and office staff, and office staff and administrators from individual schools.
- Occasional contact with vendors, building inspectors and contract workers.
Work Direction/Supervision
- Occasional direction given to trades assistants and Building Operations Supervisors.
Qualifications
- Considerable knowledge of a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment, household and commercial sized; of heat transfer, temperature and pressure control, plumbing, electrical controls and mechanics and of electrical, health and building codes.
- Demonstrated skill in soldering and blazing with propane/oxygen.
- Demonstrated ability to read wiring diagrams and follow installation and operation manuals, to work safely and efficiently with various types of equipment and tools and to maintain and service equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and assume responsibility for repair of assigned equipment without direct supervision and to prioritize work schedules.
- Demonstrated ability to investigate, identify and correct problems in assigned work areas; to work effectively with other maintenance workers, staff and the public and to follow oral and written instructions.
- Basic computer and keyboarding skills.
Additional Job Requirements
- Refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
Education, Training or Experience
Education, training or experience sufficient to demonstrate the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Physical Demands
- Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
- Exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal;
- To see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
- Hear and understand speech at normal indoor levels, outdoors and on the telephone;
- Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly;
- Physical agility to drive, bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.
Budgetary Responsibility
- Provide and verify invoices in a timely manner.
- Adhere to county spending guidelines.
Report Preparation
- Provides written report on daily work order activity and paperwork within the trades.
Benefits
Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.
Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.
Compensation
$41,958.38 - $71,313.94
Hours Per Day
8
Days Per Year
260
Benefits
Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
Background Investigations/Tests
In accordance with Policy 5431, driving record checks are performed annually on individuals occupying driving positions. Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
- State Police Criminal History Investigation
- Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
- Tuberculosis Screening/Test
Equal Employment Opportunity
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.
Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.