HVAC Specialist

HVAC Technician

Position criteria:

• High School education or equivalent
• Master HVAC License, required
• Six to seven years of experience
• Basic knowledge of plumbing preferred but not required

Performance criteria:

• Maintain and repair exhaust fans. Bearings, belts, grease, etc.
• Maintain and repair air handling equipment. Grease and repair bearings, belts. Maintain and replace motors, pulleys, springs. Clean coils, pans & drains. Repair or replace dampers, damper motors, seals, etc. Check Metasys for proper operating temps, airflow, damper operations, and make repairs to anything that is not working correctly.
• Maintain & repair all pumps & motors, rebuild pumps, replace pumps & motors, seals, grease bearings, etc.
• Diagnose any problems with any and all HVAC equipment to determine parts needed for repairs. Locate pricing for parts, ordering of parts, and pick them up if needed.
• Changing filters in all air handling equipment.
• Maintain all air conditioning equipment to include coil cleaning, diagnosis of problems, repair of problems, controls, refrigerant.
• Water treatment of all closed loop systems (chilled water, heating water), adding correct chemicals when needed.
• Water treatment of condenser water systems, monitor chemical levels, adjust as needed, maintain & repair chemical pumps, cleaning chemicals, pumps & injectors, testing, ordering of chemicals & related materials.
• Maintenance and repair of cooling towers to include cleaning, greasing bearings, replacing belts, replacing motor to shaft couplings, etc.
• Clean & maintain all pump strainers.
• Maintain & repair boilers, boiler controls, pumps, flus, drain lines, piping, diagnosis & repair.
• Contact, schedule & deal with outside contractors for anything we need done that I cannot do or do not have time to do.
• Diagnose & repair anything HVAC or plumbing related that was not done correctly to begin with during construction this could be anything under the sun.
• Perform repairs for all work orders in a timely manner as possible considering all other responsibilities. If you want to know what those repairs/problems are look at School Dude.
• Deal with & take care of all alarms coming to us on Metasys. This could be anything from room temps to down equipment, but is almost always an emergency.
• Assist with managing & explaining & operating Metasys

Benefits include:

• IPERS retirement account
• Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additional cost)
• Generous leave package including vacation, personal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave

Successful candidates will need to complete a pre-employment drug screen, motor vehicle check, and background check as part of the Waukee Community School District hiring process.