Service and Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R)
About The Position
As a HVAC-R you would be responsible for work in the operation, maintenance, repair and installation of heating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning equipment. Inspect equipment for leaks and electrical or mechanical failures, adjusting controls. cleaning condensers, and other parts, lubricating moving parts and other repair/installation work. Perform preventative maintenance to ensure equipment is ready to be used or does not breakdown. Troubleshoots on issues that arise and come up with a way to make repairs. Keeps inventory of parts and materials needed for jobs and orders parts as needed.
Requirements
- Eligible for transfer, reassignment or reachable for appointment from the appropriate list OR
- Successful completion of a NYS two-year Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R) Traineeship or NYS two-year refrigeration repair and maintenance training program
- successful completion of any equivalent refrigeration two-year training or apprenticeship program
- four (4) years of full-time experience in the mechanical or electrical trades under a skilled journey-level mechanic or electrician which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program, one (1) year of which must include both training and work in the operation and maintenance of commercial type refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment. Apprenticeship training in the mechanical or electrical trades or training gained by completion of technical courses in the mechanical or electrical trades at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
- Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific class room instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of "C" or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.
- When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.
Responsibilities
- operation of heating equipment
- maintenance of heating equipment
- repair of heating equipment
- installation of heating equipment
- operation of refrigeration equipment
- maintenance of refrigeration equipment
- repair of refrigeration equipment
- installation of refrigeration equipment
- operation of air-conditioning equipment
- maintenance of air-conditioning equipment
- repair of air-conditioning equipment
- installation of air-conditioning equipment
- Inspect equipment for leaks and electrical or mechanical failures, adjusting controls
- cleaning condensers, and other parts, lubricating moving parts and other repair/installation work
- Perform preventative maintenance
- Troubleshoots on issues that arise and come up with a way to make repairs
- Keeps inventory of parts and materials needed for jobs and orders parts as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
