JOB TITLE: Licensed HVAC/R Technician
DEPARTMENT/BUILDING: Facilities/Maintenance
REPORTS TO: Facilities Management
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Install, maintain, and repair all types of HVAC/R systems and equipment. Identify and diagnose necessary services. Communicate maintenance or repair recommendations with customers to ensure a high level of customer service satisfaction. Keep records and logs of all work performed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
The Facilities Department will operate in a professional and customer service minded manner in accordance with district standards.
DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses and the community, are committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Extensive experience in multiple HVAC/R systems.
- Extensive experience in building automation systems.
- Mathematics, physics, and algebra. Whether it's taking measurements or calculating power and voltages..
- Working with others.
- Time management.
- Communication skills.
- Ability to read technical manuals, blueprints, and schematics.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Physical Demands – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee will frequently be required to sit, stand and/or walk, and may be required to lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust to focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Completes corrective and preventive work orders as assigned.
- Operates & maintains HVAC equipment, including chillers, absorbers, generators, boilers, and associated equipment.
- Inspects HVAC systems and their components for the purpose of the evaluation condition, identifies necessary repairs and recommends preventative maintenance.
- Calibrates temperature control related sensors, receivers, and transmitters
- Monitors, troubleshoots and maintains control systems, including pneumatic, DDS / hybrid systems.
- Effectively monitors and adjusts interior environments via a Building Automation System.
- Repairs and maintains other mechanical and physical plant systems, including motors, pumps, valves, steam operated equipment, compressors, etc.
- Maintains relevant logs and documentation.
- Monitors the performance of HVAC subcontractors; including conformance to code.
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Responds to emergency situations during and after hours.
- Perform or assist with other general maintenance needs and perform other duties as instructed by the supervisor.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Current state approved journeyman license.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and ten years of related experience.
- EPA Issued Universal Refrigerant License
- 10 or more years experience in commercial HVAC/R
- Extensive experience with building automation systems.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Valid driver license.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
CURRICULA RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
Preceding data are intended to convey information essential to making fair pay decisions about the job, and are not exhaustive lists of the skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.
