HVAC Technician

HVAC Technician

This position performs HVAC work involving responsibility for skilled tasks within the trade in the construction, alteration, maintenance, and electrical repair of HVAC systems including but not limited to boilers (both steam and hot water), chillers, and roof top units (of the common time), electrical equipment and fixtures.

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Calibrates, adjusts, and repairs temperature control components for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems for their proper, consistent, and reliable operation.
• Troubleshoots temperature control systems to identify system problems and make the necessary component repairs/replacements to restore normal control cycle operations.
• Upgrades present temperature control to improve their control cycles for a better, and more efficient, operation.
• Modifies and repairs existing HVAC systems.
• Must be EPA Refrigerant Certified or must become certified within 6 months from employment start date.
• Maintains electrical, pneumatic, and digital temperature control systems, performs technical preventative maintenance on such systems.
• Works cooperatively with other HVAC technicians, under the direction of the foreman.
• Is available for emergencies which will arise.

Qualifications include:

• Two years' experience as an HVAC Technician and four years of apprenticeship or equivalent experience in the electrical or refrigeration trade.
• Associate degree in HVAC/R or equivalent.

Knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.
• Demonstrates specific ability to read, interpret, and modify temperature control drawings and/or diagrams, and effectively carry them out.
• Demonstrates a desire to undertake additional technical training, to be used in the performance of his/her work.
• Demonstrates effective skill in the use of diagnostic tools and/or test instruments of the trade.
• Demonstrates effective communication with contracted custodial staff to assist in their operation of building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems.

Physical aspects of the position include:

• Climbing
• Balancing
• Stooping
• Kneeling
• Crouching
• Crawling
• Reaching
• Standing
• Walking
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Lifting
• Finger use
• Grasping
• Talking
• Hearing
• Repetitive motions

The physical requirements of the position include:

• Heavy Work

The visual acuity requirements include:

• Machine Operations
• Mechanics

Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position include:

• Inside environment conditions
• Outside environment conditions
• Extreme heat or cold for periods of greater than one hour
• Noise which would cause them to have to shout
• Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.