Trades Specialist Lead II - Facilities Health Sciences Center

West Virginia University • WV

76d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Supervisor this position will repair, maintain, install or rebuild all types of HVAC systems and exhaust systems to meet building needs and/or blueprint specifications. Duties will include general upkeep, maintenance, work on all types of refrigeration units, and perform basic sheet metal work both at Health Sciences Center facilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must have one of the following: 2 years experience in general trades building maintenance in the areas of basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or other craft trades.
• Completion of an associate degree in building maintenance or other craft trade.
• Completion of a 2-year accredited vocational craft trades program.
• A minimum of three (3) years HVAC repairs and maintenance, ductwork and refrigeration maintenance and repairs to include electric/electronic experience.
• One (1) year experience leading and/or training others.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a team leader, providing guidance to journeymen, trades workers, and any other support personnel as required.
• Follows procedures and makes work assignments to those individuals assigned to the crew to ensure work is completed in a timely fashion ensuring proper quality and quantity.
• Inspects completed work assignments of journeymen craft workers, trades workers, and helpers to ensure quality control.
• Ensures that proper safety procedures are used while performing job duties.
• Receives work orders and interfaces with Control Center, Supervisors, Managers, and requesting party to finalize project needs and scope.
• Assists Supervisor with multi-craft projects related to overall work assignments.
• Communicates work schedules and goals to employees and customer, creating efficiency and a timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Determines and recommends to the Manager the needs of the project in regard to crew size, types of crafts, material availability, equipment, paperwork, safety checks to maintain proper work and material flow in order to maintain schedule.
• Provides continual updates on progress of assigned maintenance or construction projects.
• Maintains the original scope of project to ensure project cost control.
• Ensures that work group processes all work requests, material requisitions, weekly reports, and invoices necessary to complete assignments.
• May fill in for supervisor.
• Must be able to operate computers utilizing various software programs such as: Building maintenance management programs involving work orders and materials accountability, building support systems and other systems as necessary.
• Install, repair and maintain HVAC equipment, fume hoods, exhaust hoods, refrigeration systems, coolers, chillers, sub-zero cooler and associated hardware.
• Rebuild pumps, replace seals, troubleshoot various types of equipment.
• Must be familiar with both pneumatic and digital controls both during installation, repair, replacement and upgrading systems as necessary to include controls and utilization of computer equipment.
• Fabricate and install various sizes, shapes, and lengths of ductwork to support maintenance, and construction projects.
• Provides continual inspection of assigned area to ensure maintenance is completed on schedule; recommends to the Supervisor major repair needs; assists in updating deferred maintenance.
• Individual will have responsibility to read and review prints on new and existing building projects for repair or construction associated with specific job duties and expertise.
• Individual will also assist with information for development of as-built sketches of completed projects.
• Individual will maintain knowledge of state, federal, and local codes and requirements pertaining to maintenance and construction.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year
• Range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match
• Wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees