Trade Specialist III - FACILITIES MAINTENACE

About the role

The Trade Specialist III works at a journeyman or Master Level with a variety of mechanical systems and associated electronic controls on county properties. This position performs installation, maintenance, diagnostic troubleshooting, and repairs.

Responsibilities

• Independently troubleshoot and repair HVAC/mechanical/control malfunctions
• Keep accurate records of refrigerant usage and loss
• Design and layout primary wiring service for motors and equipment
• Fabricate and install sheet metal ductwork
• Diagnose, evaluate present condition and repair high and low pressure duct systems
• Make needed modifications to gas supply lines as needed
• Install and repair a variety of electrical fixtures, devices and equipment
• Test and repair special circuits such as GFCI, control circuits, switch legs, and other electrical circuits
• Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices
• Perform preventative maintenance on assorted electrical, security, and mechanical equipment
• Install conduit and electrical boxes, and install and connect wiring
• Service and repair cameras and security monitors
• Install a variety of plumbing fixtures, devices, and equipment
• Repair existing plumbing and gas systems and devices
• Replace, clean, and repair flush valves, radiator valves, steam traps, faucets, water-temperature regulators and other devices
• Troubleshoot and maintain and repair supply & stagnate sanitary systems, sewer ejector pumps, sewer pits, floats and related equipment
• Cut, thread, solder, silver-solder, braze, weld, and hang pipe
• Perform preventative maintenance on assorted plumbing equipment and mechanical equipment
• Perform carpentry work in repairing buildings and furniture
• Repair flooring, wallboard, ceilings and ceiling tiles, roofs, exterior walls, and concrete
• Moves office furniture
• Possess the ability to safely and properly operate power equipment such as saws, grinders, drills, sand blasters, welders, fork lifts, and a variety of other equipment
• Paint rooms, hallways, and ceilings; patches holes; primes area for painting
• Drives trucks and operates equipment in the loading of trucks
• Removes snow and ice using hand shovel or snow equipment, possibly starting early in the morning depending on timing of storm
• Performs related work as required

Requirements

• A High School diploma or equivalent
• Four years’ experience in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Journeyman Mechanical License
• Refrigerant recovery certification, type I and type II

Qualifications

• Five years’ in HVAC, electrical and plumbing
• Associate’s degree or vocational (trade) school graduate in related field
• Master Mechanical
• Universal refrigerant recovery certification
• City of Wichita Backflow Certification

Skills

• Hands-on work with equipment
• Utilizes a computer-based Facility Management Software (FMS)
• Manual, physically demanding work
• Works both indoors and in extreme temperatures of the outdoors

Benefits

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits.

Pay

$26.45 per hour
$55,016.00 annually

Schedule

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Juvenile Detention)