Skilled Trades Technician

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Installs, modifies, repairs, trouble shoots, loads and tests new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls and equipment.
• Uses building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay-out the routing, placement type, sizes, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems and controls.
• Determines, arranges, places and routes wiring to and from panels, boxes, circuits, fittings, connections and controls.
• Determines and installs wiring, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices in the size, type, and arrangement needed for proper and safe operation.

HVAC REQUIREMENTS

• Starts, operates, adjusts, stops and maintains boilers, feed water system, pumps, valves, pipes and controls either manually or through electronic controls/computer consoles.
• Observes meters and gauges, adjusts and controls pressure, temperature and water levels.
• Makes continuous inspections of equipment and controls to ensure efficient performance.
• Identifies, locates and repairs sources of trouble to prevent damage to the systems.
• Chemically tests and treats boiler water.
• Performs preventative maintenance, repairs, cleanings, packing, adjustments, lubricate, replacements of equipment, piping, valves, re-bricking, lagging and associated construction.
• Maintain and service all types of air conditioners, circulating pumps, cooling towers, compressors, condensers, evaporators and all necessary components for the efficient operation of air and heating conditioning systems.
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance: changing filters, cleaning, lubrication, inspection and service of mechanical and electrical parts of the air conditioning system.
• Use and interpret tools gauges and instruments necessary for troubleshooting, maintaining and servicing of the air conditioning system.
• Maintain and control cooling water treatment as specified for the proper use of the air-conditioning system.
• Set-up and maintain the proper temperature balance of air-conditioning units which operate year-round with the proper relationship of heating and cooling.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Valid PA driver’s license.
• Knowledge of how to run and bend rigid, EMT, wire mold and green field of all sizes.
• Knowledge of how to install, run and service MC and feeder cables.
• Knowledge of all proper grounding procedures.
• Knowledge of working floor duct system.
• Knowledge of fishing wiring in walls and ceilings.
• Current in knowledge of size, type, pole amount, amperage and voltage capacities of all types of circuit breakers.
• Mechanical skills, knowledge of chemical water treatment and pneumatic controls.
• Computer literate.
• Well organized and detail-oriented.
• Good inter-personal, oral and written communication skills.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Knowledge of boiler plant equipment and systems including the use of alternate fuels.
• Ability to make decisions under emergency conditions.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, technical manuals, operating manuals and codes.
• Ability to understand technical literature, prints, drawings and tables (curves, graphs) pertinent to the equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to lift fifty (50) lb. objects intermittently.
• Ability to work off ladders, scaffolds and motorized man-lift in pits and tunnels.
• Job may require lifting, pulling and pushing equipment.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and in varying degrees of temperature.
• Exposure to high levels of equipment noise.