POSITION SUMMARY
The HVAC Technician is responsible for performing installs, repairs and maintenance to a variety of equipment including: refrigeration, air conditioning, electric motors, heating units, heat pumps, hermetic compressors, commercial furnaces, boilers, burners, intake and exhaust fans, economizers, humidifiers, capacity controls, semi-hermetic compressors, split systems, flame safeguard controls, air compressors, air driers, and packaged units throughout the Tampaarea.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze, Plan, and Perform Preventive Maintenance of HVAC System throughout the district
- Plan shutdowns for maintenance and repair pumps including chill water, heating water and condensation pumps.
- Troubleshoot, repair and make modifications to HVAC System
- Adhere to all city, state, and federal regulatory statues
- Maintain maintenance records as required by City, State, and EPA regulations
- Order and maintain parts needed to repair and maintain HVAC Equipment
- Manage relationship with all major vendor accounts
- Properly maintain and safeguard district assets.
- Other Duties as assigned
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
- Able to read electrical schematics and mechanical blueprints
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to run copper piping and PVC
- Ability to organize work and meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to wire routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all unit of measure, using whole numbers common fractions, and decimals
- Understands and has mastered the refrigeration cycles to include: identifying components in advanced refrigeration circuits, understanding how each component works, diagnosing and correcting problems in the refrigeration circuit, using manifold gauge set, pressure/temperature chart and temperature measuring devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot.
- Understands refrigeration recovery, evacuation and charging, understands the installation and sizing of refrigerant piping.
- Understands and has mastered the heating cycle to include: identifying components in heating system, understanding how each component works, diagnosing problems in the heating system using a gas pressure test and other devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot and repair.
- Understands and has mastered electron theory, how electricity travels, AC and DC currents, single phase and three phase circuits, and series and parallel circuits. Ability to read wiring advanced wiring diagrams. Knowledge of Ohms Law. Ability to use multi-meters to read voltage, current and resistance values. Must be able to troubleshoot advanced electrical circuits.
- Understands and has mastered the fundamentals of temperature and humidity measurement and control in air conditioning units. Understands the process of treating air to simultaneously control its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution. Ability to use a psychometric chart to determine the results of mixing air having various properties.
- Understands and has mastered all types of HVAC systems and how each component within the system operates in conjunction with the other components and how that impacts the overall operations of the system as a whole. These systems include but are not limited to air cooled, water cooled, hot water systems, chilled water systems, VAV systems, steam heating systems and building automation control systems.
- Knowledge of Windows operating systems
- Knowledge of Advanced heat load/loss calculations
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race,
ethnicity, religion, or job type.
- Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
- Loyal - The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
- Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety. Knowledge of Advanced cooling load calculations
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- EPA Universal Certification
- 5-10 years of experience as an HVAC Technician
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Ability to lift and/or carry moderate weight (15-50 pounds), sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, reach, repetitive hand motions, hear, speak, some travel within the state of Florida and occasionally outside the Tallahassee, may experience prolonged and irregular work hours, and work with frequent interruptions
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must have satisfactory outcome of background and fingerprinting check, and drug screening prior to starting employment.
Air Mechanical & Service Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
License/Certification:
- EPA Universal Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road