Preventive Maintenance - Cooling Tower Technician

Peoria Unified School District•Glendale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Preventive Maintenance Worker – Cooling Tower Technician performs a variety of semi-skilled functions on HVAC units, including preventive service inspections and replacing or adjusting operational components. The position performs routine cooling tower maintenance and plant inspections, works with limited supervision, and may travel to perform work functions. It is a 12-month position in the Maintenance department.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, and one year of relevant construction, facilities maintenance, repair, or closely related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Must possess or obtain an Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Must pass fingerprint and background clearance checks.
Must have a valid Arizona driver’s license at the time of application and maintain it.
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, county, and city statutes, rules, policies, and procedures, and of district and departmental policies and procedures.
Knowledge of occupational safety and health practices and procedures.
Knowledge of basic electrical, mechanical, and plumbing maintenance and repair principles.
Knowledge of the use and care of hand and power tools.
Ability to read, understand, interpret, and apply relevant laws, regulations, ordinances, codes, and district policies and procedures.
Ability to work around and operate hand and power tools and equipment.
Ability to perform routine semi-skilled maintenance and repair.
Ability to operate a personal computer using a variety of software applications.
May be required to work outside normal working hours and travel to perform work functions.
May be required to lift or carry heavy, bulky supplies, materials, equipment, tools, and parts weighing up to 60 pounds.
May be exposed to dangerous machinery, potential physical harm, extreme weather, hazardous chemicals, infectious diseases, and air-, water-, or bodily-fluid-borne pathogens.

Responsibilities

Perform routine maintenance on cooling towers.
Clean pump suction strainers inside towers, tower basins and surrounding areas, and hot water decks or spray nozzles as needed.
Change or adjust float valves; wash tower air intakes or drift eliminators; and install or adjust tower fan belts.
Check towers and piping for water leaks, tighten bolts when seams leak, and remove debris from tower areas.
Drain and clean towers when necessary.
Inspect chemical feed systems, check chemical levels in feed tanks, notify the water treatment contractor when tanks are empty, and verify proper system operation.
Repair blow-down valves when necessary and prime chemical pumps as needed.
Meet with water treatment personnel for annual maintenance.
Isolate cooling towers for maintenance or repairs.
Inspect chillers for alarms and reset them if authorized.
Check the central plant for VFD alarms, leaks, or other issues and notify central plant technicians when problems are found.
Grease pumps and fan motors monthly.
Shut down and restart the central plant for tower maintenance.
Use hand and power tools and equipment to perform routine semi-skilled maintenance and repair.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, vendors, students, parents, the public, and others conducting business with the district.