Qualified Craft Worker (HVACR) (40 Hour)

Asnuntuck•Enfield, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a skilled and dependable Qualified Craft Worker (HVACR) to join the facilities team at CT State Community College. The position is vital for ensuring that classrooms, labs, and offices remain safe, efficient, and comfortable for students, staff, and visitors. The job involves performing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing a wide range of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems at the Asnuntuck Campus in Enfield, CT. The goal is to support the mission of providing a welcoming environment for learning and growth.

Requirements

Four (4) years of experience in tasks in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration trade.
Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been performing skilled heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration trades.
Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply standard tools, materials, methods, and standard HVACR trade practices.
Interpersonal skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prepare estimates and keep shop records.
Ability to utilize computer software.
Possession and retention of a State of Connecticut heating, piping, and/or cooling license (may be required by appointing authority).

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience.
Satisfactory performance and completion of the UConn Facilities Internship Training Program may be substituted for the General and Special Experience as determined by UConn Facilities Operations and Human Resources Management (at the University of Connecticut).
Two (2) years of experience as a Qualified Craft Worker Trainee in a designated maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General and Special Experience (at other state agencies).
Experience performing technical duties within the HVACR trade area on a military base, aircraft carrier, or large compound may be substituted for the General and Special Experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Performs highly skilled tasks in accordance with standard HVACR trade practices and codes on air systems used in heating, ventilating, and refrigeration.
Operates, maintains, repairs, installs, modifies, and assembles air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems.
Determines required cooling capacity of units needed for small areas.
Uses and interprets a psychometric chart.
Controls and measures air flow, room air changes, and room pressurizing.
Monitors computerized control systems.
Performs minor tests for fuel specific gravity and gas leaks.
Adds water treatment chemicals to boilers.
Makes estimates of time, personnel, and determines and obtains required materials on assigned tasks.
Keeps necessary records.
May perform duties related to similar trade areas as required.
May install, modify, repair, and assemble electrical or pneumatic controls for this type of equipment.
May inspect and repair steam traps fed by main system at various locations.
May remove pipe insulation materials associated with repair of pipes and fittings using OSHA approved methods.
May act as liaison with other operating units and outside contacts.
May operate heavy equipment.
May respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state-owned airports.
Performs related duties as required.