Refrigeration Engineer

1. Promote a safe, cooperative and professional health care environment to ensure optimum patient care (as per HR Policy 113c).

2. Adheres to all hospital policies, procedures, rules and regulations, including but not limited to, absenteeism, ETIME, cellular telephone usage, dress code and rules of conduct.

3. Makes Customer Service a priority, treating customers (patients, visitors, and co-workers) in a professional manner exercising courtesy and tact. Effectively communicates with patients and others about SBH services in their area(s) of expertise or responsibility and ensures that concerns, questions or issues reach the right person(s) in SBH in a timely fashion.

4. Read blueprints involving heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

5. Performs preventative maintenance procedures on all units and systems.

6. Participates in the installation of new air conditioning units.

7. Read and interpret block diagram blueprints and ladder diagram electrical schematics. Maintain, troubleshoot and repair pneumatic components as well as air compressors, air dryers, PRV, supply and branch air.

8. Align, replace and repair motors, fans, bearings, couplings, sheaves, starters and pumps.

9. Soft solder refrigerant, pneumatic and water lines.

10.Screw, bolt, rivet, weld and braze parts to assemble structural and functional components such as motors, pneumatic and electronic controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers and pipes.

11. Pump specified gas or fluid into system; start system, observe operation, read gauges and instruments, and adjust mechanism such as valves, controls and pumps to control level of fluid, pressure and temperature.

12. Dismantle malfunctioning systems and test components; replace or adjust defective or worn parts to repair systems; test and treat condenser and chilled water systems and add appropriate chemicals to adjust to proper concentration level. Upload data into Nalco Water Watch program.

13. Install wiring to connect components to electrical power source. Use Facilities Automated Control system to locate system problems and take corrective action; troubleshoot and repair all air conditioning units, water coolers, split systems, heat pumps and mixing boxes; troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, electronic and line voltage controls.

14. Maintain and repair air handlers to include adjusting airflows and temperature to achieve energy savings and comfort level.

15. Oversee and assist with duties assigned to lower level positions in HVAC shop as needed, to include performing preventive maintenance on air side and water side equipment, identifying, installing, maintaining and disposing of all types of filters, cleaning mechanical room, picking up and delivering parts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Required - High School diploma. Three (3) years Air Conditioning Refrigeration Trade School or five (5) on-the-job repairing commercial A/C equipment.

License(s) Required - CFC Universal Technician, NYC Refrigeration Systems Operating Engineers License, NYC Certificate of Fitness for Torch Use & Fire Guard for Torch Use

Experience/Skills Required - Ability to evacuate and charge A/C and Refrigeration units according to E.P.A. Clean Air Act.