| Purpose: |
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Under general supervision, this position directs the activities of heating and refrigeration personnel who perform installation, maintenance, and repair of residential, industrial and/or commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration 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.
- Develops, customizes, reads and interprets profiles and blueprints.
- Inspects heating and refrigeration installation maintenance and repair for compliance with codes, specifications, and safety ordinances.
- Provides oversight of building automation systems.
- Obtains required permits for scheduled heating and refrigeration work.
- Assists in developing operating budget for division.
- Develops and revises operating procedures.
- Inspects buildings and equipment for needed heating and refrigeration installation maintenance and repairs.
- Maintains appropriate records.
- Reviews heating and refrigeration plans.
- Designs HVAC systems for in-house remodels and Public Works projects.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, and recommendation for dismissal.
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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, commercial and industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration 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 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 understanding oral and written instructions.
- 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.
- Ability to analyze complex control sequences and resulting operations and to develop innovations to solve difficult 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 five (5) years of experience in repair and maintenance of commercial/industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning or refrigeration systems, including chillers, two (2) years of which were in a lead/supervisory capacity.
- Completion of accredited training in air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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- Texas Driver License in good standing.
- EPA Refrigerant Recovery Certification.
- Must obtain unrestricted Texas Air Conditioning License for City use within 120 calendar days of hire.
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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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