HVAC Certified Mechanic

Certified Hvac Mechanic

Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, is seeking a Certified HVAC Mechanic for its Engineering Department. This full-time, permanent position offers a transfer rate of $50.72.

The HVAC Mechanic will be responsible for installation, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and repair on various systems to ensure uninterrupted operation. Duties include diagnosing problems, ordering parts, repairing, servicing, and developing solutions for installation and maintenance issues. The role also involves servicing and repairing pneumatic controls and associated equipment.

Schedule: Weekends rotate, weekdays/weekends rotate, 7:00AM-3:30PM. Times may vary. 37.5 hours per week.

• Reads and uses blueprints, schematics, specifications, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings to effect repairs; works from oral, written, and electronic work orders
• Installs portable air/water cooled refrigeration units, ice machines, walk-in boxes. Fabricates and installs metallic and non-metallic parts
• Inspects equipment on a regular basis as part of preventive maintenance program and conducts required tests to anticipate malfunctions
• Determines cause of breakdowns; removes, disassembles, cleans, and lubricates all component parts as appropriate
• Removes and replaces worn or broken parts and reassembles and adjusts cooling unit
• Performs major rebuilding work on absorption/reciprocating equipment and supporting system
• Repairs or salvages defective components
• Determines type and quantity of chemicals required to keep cooling system and supporting equipment operational and uses appropriately
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
• Prepares bills-of-materials to order replacement parts as necessary and in a timely manner to avoid prolonged shutdown of equipment or systems

Qualifications:

• High school graduation or equivalent required.
• Graduation from a trade school with specialization in refrigeration mechanics required. Section 608 EPA Universal Certified required.
• Certificate of Qualification/Fitness for Refrigerating System Operating Engineer (Q01/Q99) preferred. -- certification must be obtained within one (1) year of employment.
• Certificate of Fitness to Operate Air Compressor (G35) required -- certification must be obtained within ninety (90) days of employment. Certificate of Fitness for Hot Torch Work (G60) preferred.
• 5 years' experience in a similar position. Must demonstrate thorough knowledge of all required operational theory and the ability to make mechanical repairs as required in this trade. Ability to follow verbal instructions. Ability to select and use tools appropriate to repairs. Reads and uses blueprints, schematics, specifications, and mechanical drawings. Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills. Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position

Pay Range: USD $48.65 - USD $49.18/Hr.

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.