HVAC Maintenance Technician
About The Position
Perform planned preventative maintenance on mechanical equipment and make repairs as needed. This journey-level technician maintains and repairs HVAC systems and related equipment, including fans, sheaves, belts, bearings, motors, pumps, and filters on air-handling equipment, unit heaters, fan coil units, heating pumps, forced-air heating and cooling systems, cooling towers, chillers, boilers, water heaters, exhaust fans, and kitchen hoods. The position performs preventative maintenance and repairs on building ventilation systems serving dining halls, office buildings, educational instruction spaces, apartments, support facilities, and residence halls. The technician accesses spaces such as basements, tunnels, crawl spaces, attics, chases, and roofs using stairs, ladders, lifts, scaffolds, access hatches, and other means to service or inspect equipment. The employee also assists journey-level employees with HVAC equipment repairs or replacement. This is an essential-services position with shift work and rotating on-call duties. The technician must carry a cell phone on a rotating basis and work overtime in response to after-hours service requests. Work involves use, handling, or exposure to hazardous materials. A valid driver’s license, pre-employment criminal background check, and successful completion of a WorkSTEPS pre-employment physical are required.
Requirements
- Three years (36 months) of experience in an HVAC or facilities role, or a combination of related education, a formalized apprenticeship program, and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the assigned work equal to three years.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Successfully pass a pre-employment WorkSTEPS physical.
- Complete a pre-employment criminal background check.
Nice To Haves
- Maintenance experience in a higher education or K–12 environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for documenting work orders and communicating effectively with team members and residents or tenants.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to communicate respectfully and professionally with employees, managers, residents, and guests.
- Experience maintaining or repairing commercial HVAC equipment.
- Skill using mobile devices and computers for work order management, team communication, and monitoring automated HVAC building controls.
- EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventative maintenance on a variety of HVAC equipment for building ventilation systems.
- Repair and maintain HVAC equipment, including air-handling units, unit heaters, fan coil units, heating pumps, forced-air heating and cooling systems, boilers, water heaters, and chillers.
- Service or inspect equipment in basements, tunnels, crawl spaces, attics, chases, and roofs, using stairs, ladders, lifts, scaffolds, access hatches, and other means.
- Assist journey-level employees with repair or replacement of HVAC mechanical equipment.
- Respond to after-hours service requests as part of overtime and rotating on-call coverage.
- Carry a cell phone on a rotating basis to support the after-hours response program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
