Heating Equipment Mechanic

Milwaukee County Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Milwaukee County Parks is hiring a Heating Equipment Mechanic responsible for inspecting, maintaining, diagnosing, repairing, installing, and altering HVAC and refrigeration systems to protect and enhance department assets. The work includes servicing a range of equipment and systems at departmental facilities, performing project installations, and responding to emergency repairs during and outside scheduled hours. The mechanic routinely serves on call during the heating season. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, with frequent on-call weekends during the heating season. Work may involve irregular, unpredictable, and particularly long hours. The position also involves maintaining tools and equipment, processing purchase requests and work orders, managing inventory and logs, reviewing blueprints, building codes, and technical manuals, assisting with project management, and following applicable safety codes and regulations. The role requires safe operation of service vehicles and a range of mechanical, testing, and office equipment, as well as lifting and moving heavy items. Applicants must be current residents of Wisconsin and possess the listed education, license, apprenticeship or tradesman experience, journeyman experience, technical competencies, and EPA certification when filing an application. The examination is non-competitive and consists of a review of candidate materials, education, and related experience.

Requirements

Be a current resident of Wisconsin.
Possess a valid Wisconsin driver's license and be able to maintain it throughout employment.
Possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Be a Journeyman HVAC Service Fitter.
Have competency in HVAC system repair and diagnosis.
Have competency in installation of equipment, piping, and control systems.
Complete a steamfitter or refrigeration apprenticeship with 3 years of journeyman experience, or complete a maintenance tradesman program with 5 years of experience and 3 years of journeyman experience; at least 5 years of training and 3 years of journeyman experience in total are required.
Possess EPA 608 Type 4 Universal CFC Handler Certification.
Be able to lift and carry up to 65 pounds and push and pull up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

Inspect, maintain, diagnose, and repair HVAC and refrigeration systems and related equipment, including steam boilers, compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, valves, piping systems, and duct systems.
Perform HVAC project installation work on steam boilers, hot water boilers, water chillers, pumps, valves, control systems, and associated piping systems.
Perform emergency repairs on HVAC equipment during and outside scheduled work hours.
Routinely be on call during the heating season.
Inspect and maintain equipment and tools related to job duties.
Process purchase requests, inventory supplies, and process electronic work orders.
Review blueprints, building codes, and technical manuals; assist with project management; and maintain logs.
Ensure applicable safety codes and regulations are followed.
Participate in special project teams and communication efforts.
Safely operate vehicles, welders, recovery equipment, heavy machinery, hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, computers, and general office equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.