HVAC Maintenance Technician

Position Overview

HVAC Maintenance Technician I will perform routine and extensive preventative maintenance and repair procedures on properties, mechanical, equipment, and utility systems. This position requires that individuals obtain an HVAC certificate, as well as a refrigeration certificate.

The HVAC Maintenance Technician I will perform general cleaning and minor maintenance duties in maintaining apartments, buildings, community spaces, adjacent walks and grounds, grass, and equipment in clean, orderly, and functional conditions, as well as providing assistance to staff, visitors, and other employees as necessary.

• Perform minor and major repair of all equipment and throughout the property.
• Perform minor and major repair of all HVAC and other equipment and throughout the property.
• Ability to troubleshoot HVAC components and replace as necessary.
• Ability to climb ladders and work under inclement weather.
• Able to request parts needed.
• Follow all refrigerant guidelines.
• Maintain an active HVAC/EPA Certification.
• Assist in training of other employees as needed.
• Perform preventive maintenance procedures on building mechanical equipment on a scheduled basis.
• Perform minor electrical maintenance including, but not limited to, replacement or repair of fixtures (e.g. wall switches and outlets, incandescent and fluorescent bulbs and tubes, ballast, sockets, fuses, minor appliances, cords, etc.) using appropriate hand, power, and specialty tools.
• Perform minor plumbing maintenance (e.g. replacement or repair of leaks in drains and faucets, unclogging of drains, trenching and laying new lines, replacing drain hoses on washers and similar devices, etc.).
• Perform minor painting, carpentry, and masonry work (e.g. preparing surfaces and using a brush, sprayer, or roller to apply paints, stains, and varnishes, hanging doors, fitting locks, etc.).
• Prepare surfaces and paints various structures and equipment (e.g. walls, refrigerators, evaporation coolers, floors, roofs, doors, restroom facilities, etc.) to preserve wood and metal parts from corrosion and maintain a safe, comfortable working environment using painting equipment and related tools (e.g. sprayers, rollers, brushes, thinners, etc.).
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, parking lots, and other work areas.
• Inspect belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, grease bearings, seals, etc.; clean and inspect boiler; treat water with proper chemicals.
• Perform repairs or replace broken parts; perform touch up and finish painting.
• Repair broken windows; repair doors, door locks, and closets; install window blinds.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists on building equipment maintenance procedures and maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
• Use brooms, mops, and floor equipment to sweep, mop, strip, and wax floors; use vacuum cleaners to clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and blinds.
• Replace light bulbs.
• Install electrical wiring and equipment; new electrical services, wiring during remodeling projects; replace and repair wiring as needed.
• Repair electrical equipment and control circuits; replace faulty electrical switches; repair refrigeration equipment.
• May repair electrical locks and control panels to maintain building security.
• May install computer cable; basic computer skills.
• Respond to emergency maintenance requests as required.
• Assist with the renovation/remodeling of buildings; repair plaster and drywall; paint building structures.
• Maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures; ability to document work orders and performance; ability to process work orders.
• Participate in general cleaning, painting, and repair work.

• Experience:
  
  1-2 years of prior experience with HVAC Maintenance occupation.
• Advanced knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Advanced experience using hand and electrical tools.
• Ability to read technical manuals and drawings.
• Education:
  
  High school diploma or general education degree (GED) - preferred.
• Certificate in: plumbing, refrigeration, HVAC, or other technical studies.

Integrity; competence; creativity; professionalism; customer-focused; articulate; detail-oriented/organized; strong customer service skills; high degree of flexibility and tolerance for change.

Being a maintenance worker requires light troubleshooting abilities for a variety of different types of machinery and equipment like HVAC, electricity, plumbing, and occasionally janitorial or lawn maintenance. While performing the duties of this job, this position requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing, as well as frequently lifting and moving items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to work occasionally in poor weather…