Temporary Refrigeration Mechanic-Engineering Facilities Management-Mount Sinai West-Full Time/Days

Job Description

Temporary Refrigeration Mechanic-Mount Sinai West

Repairs, installs and performs preventive maintenance on various types of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment including but not limited to kitchen walk in boxes and blast freezers, laboratory and blood bank refrigerators, domestic refrigerators, package air conditioning units, incremental units, window units, dx and chilled water air handlers, fan coil units, etc

Responsibilities

• Repairs, installs and performs preventive maintenance on various types of ice machines and water fountains
• Keeps legible and organized records of installations and repairs on equipment
• Practices EPA approved methods of handling and servicing equipment including using recovery and recycling equipment to remove refrigent, record keeping of refrigerant usage, ensuring minimal release of refrigerant to the atmosphere, reporting to supervisor accidental release of refrigerant etc
• Troubleshoots control circuits to diagnose equipment problems and failures by reading wire diagrams and using volt meters and amp probes
• Troubleshoots system troubles using refrigeration gauges to determine proper refrigerant pressure and temperatures
• Replaces compressors, thermoexpansion valves, evaporator and condenser coils as per EPA guidelines
• Locates leaks in system using electronic leak detectors, halide torch and/or soap and water
• Makes repairs as per EPA guidelines
• Controls room duties at the discretion of the supervisor
• Can be assigned to the operating room to fill in due to vacation and sick
• Responsible for keeping shop and tools clean and organized and for securing tools and equipment to prevent theft
• Prepares requisitions for supplies and materials and follows up as required
• Makes himself available at all times, while on Medical Center premises, to respond to emergency situations within his shop or department. Is available to respond to the requests of supervisors and department heads from departments other than his own during an emergency situation

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High School or Trade Vocational School/Refrigeration diploma required or completion of a training program recognized by BIMC
• Must have at least 5 years related experience.
• Must be able to obtain all certificates or licenses as required by Federal, State or Local codes. Certificate of Qualification for Refrigeration Operator. EPA Universal Certification as Refrigeration handler. Certificate of Fitness for Oxygen & Acetylene

Collective bargaining unit: Local 810-MSW

Teamsters Local 810 at MS West - Fabricators & Warehousemen (IBEW), BBF - Engineering Facilities Management - WST, Mount Sinai West

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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