| Purpose: |
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Under general supervision, this position performs work of a complex nature, including installation, maintenance, and repair of residential or commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and systems in City facilities. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Operates, maintains, troubleshoots, diagnoses and repairs heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, ice machines, and other equipment.
- Assists with installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing and performing start-up of building automation system network devices and components.
- Installs heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation equipment and systems.
- Calibrates and services thermostats.
- Performs basic service on HVAC equipment including pumps, air handlers, cooling towers, and other mechanical systems.
- Reads and interprets profiles and blue prints.
- Maintains appropriate records.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training and guidance to others.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of the operation, maintenance and repair of residential and light commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and applicable safety rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of tools, materials and methods used in maintenance and repair of ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning.
- Knowledge of applicable building codes.
- Skill in presenting and following oral and written instructions.
- Skill in reading plans and specifications and in laying out work.
- Skill in performing emergency and routine repairs and maintenance as required.
- Skill in estimating time, materials and costs.
- Skill in performing heavy manual work.
- Skill in tracing and analyzing causes of HVAC troubles and in making repairs.
- Skill in conducting routine inspections for the purpose of determining conformity to ASHRAE, building code and safety standards.
- Skill in organizing and prioritizing work.
- Skill in using tools, equipment and materials common to the trade.
- Ability to develop innovations to solve technical problems.
- Ability to acquire, through training and on-the-job experience, specialized knowledge in rapidly changing technology and applications.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus two (2) years experience in repair and maintenance of residential and commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and systems.
- Completion of accredited training in air conditioning and refrigeration systems may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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- Must possess Texas Class C Driver License in good standing.
- EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification.
- Must be a registered HVAC Tech with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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| Physical Requirements: |
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- Continuous outdoor activity, frequent sitting, standing, walking, squatting, bending, twisting upper body, climbing, exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, mechanical hazards, fume/odor hazards.
- Occasional kneeling, crawling, carrying and lifting up to 50 lbs., client/customer contact, indoor activity, exposure to electrical hazards, explosive hazards, biological hazards, dust/mites hazards.
- May require employee to be medically cleared to wear respirator.
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