Air Conditioning Technician 1

Abilene Christian University•Abilene, TX

About The Position

This full-time, non-exempt position supports Abilene Christian University’s mission to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. The technician works as directed by the immediate supervisor and/or the director of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing, maintaining and repairing heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems. The role also supports remodeling and construction projects, assists other trades and grounds personnel, cross-trains to maintain current and safe practices, and seeks improvements in system efficiency, indoor air quality, and energy conservation. The technician maintains, repairs, and replaces a wide range of HVAC equipment and systems, including air-conditioning equipment and controls, hot and chilled water systems, air-moving and heating equipment, fume hood components, low-pressure boilers, and related equipment. Duties also include fabricating tubing or piping, operating energy-management or building-automation systems, recording gauge readings, and carrying out minor installations or modifications. The employee plans and coordinates work, inspects job sites for impacts on other trades, and consults with others to promote safety and prevent equipment outages. Other duties may be assigned, and reasonable accommodations may be made for essential functions. The position is classified as security sensitive for ACU’s background-check and self-reporting policy. ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ; the employee must be a professing Christian and willing to support ACU’s Christian mission.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Possession of U.S. Environmental Protection Administration Universal certification for handling and disposal of refrigerant.
Knowledge of refrigeration theory and computation of heating and cooling loads and capacities.
Ability to use hand tools and testing and measuring devices such as wet-dry bulb thermometers, anemometers, velometers, draft gauges, soldering irons, hand torches, leak detectors, and multimeters.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematic drawings, charts, and technical instructions.
Ability to accurately maintain equipment inventory and history records.
Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and present facts clearly, orally and in writing.
Ability to properly use trade-related hand tools and power equipment.
Must be a professing Christian and willing to support ACU’s Christian mission.
Personal qualities include honesty, responsibility, good moral character, trustworthiness, dependability, punctuality, a good attitude focused on customer satisfaction, and neat, clean appearance.
Good health and stamina; ability to lift, carry, and pull loads exceeding 50 pounds.
Ability to work in confined spaces and from ladders or elevated platforms.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of five years of experience within the HVAC trade is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow the rules, policies, and procedures of Facilities Management and Abilene Christian University.
Maintain, repair, and replace reciprocating and centrifugal air-conditioning equipment, related motors and controls, and associated calibration and refrigerant systems.
Maintain, repair, and replace hot-water, condenser-water, and chilled-water systems, including pumps, control valves, cooling towers, and related controls.
Maintain, repair, and replace air-moving, heating, cooling, humidification, and filtering equipment and systems, including fans, heat pumps, fan coil units, rooftop package units, computer-room cooling units, thermostats, humidistats, duct stats, and pressure and volume controls.
Maintain, repair, and replace fume hood components.
Maintain, repair, and replace low-pressure heating boilers and their combustion and control systems.
Maintain, repair, and replace related heating and cooling equipment, including air compressors, air dryers, and controls.
Fabricate tubing or piping for pneumatic control systems and refrigeration, including soldering, brazing, or welding as needed.
Operate energy-management or building-automation systems that control heating and cooling systems.
Read and record equipment gauge readings.
Perform minor installation or modification work on heating and cooling systems and controls, including planning work, estimating and arranging materials and equipment, and coordinating with other trades.
Inspect work sites for impacts on associated trades and consult with others to support safety and prevent equipment outages.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Assist other trades and grounds personnel as needed and participate in cross-training.
Seek ways to improve system efficiency and indoor air quality and increase energy conservation.