GRADE: AH (Non Exempt Salary Schedule)

POSITION CONTROL: 3462

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Maintenance HVAC Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

CLASS SUMMARY: Under direct supervision, incumbent(s) perform skilled heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) duties including installing and maintaining HVAC systems, inspecting and troubleshooting systems, monitoring gauges and meters, and maintaining pumps. In addition, incumbent(s) complete work orders, maintain reports and logs, communicate with District staff members, monitor inventory of supplies and equipment, and ensure compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Installs, services, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and equipment. Diagnoses malfunctions and determines repair needs. Inspects and performs tests on systems and equipment for defective parts and to assure proper functioning.
Adjusts, repairs, and replaces defective parts such as compressors and reversing valves, fan motors, electric, electronic, and pneumatic controls, thermostats, metering devices, heater controls and anticipators, pressure controls, safety valves, automatic gas valves, motor controllers, magnetic starters, combustion air blowers, switches and relays.
Cleans, lubricates, services, and performs maintenance and repair to all HVAC-related equipment such as valves, fans, motors, gaskets, filters, belts, fuses, controls, thermostats, switches, gauges, tubing, pressure regulators, pumps and pipes; cut, bend, and join tubing and pipes.
Monitors various gauges, gas and draft meters, pressure indicators, and temperature indicators to verify operating conditions of automatically fired boilers, chillers, compressors, motors, turbines, and other related equipment. Adjusts controls to specified operating conditions.
Inspects chillers, pumps, chemical feeders, heat exchangers, hydraulics, microprocessors and other applicable equipment to ensure a safe and economical operation of equipment. Makes chemical analysis of water samples and adjusts amounts of chemical being used to protect equipment property.
Overhauls, disassembles, and reassembles pumps such as feed water, transfer, condense, vacuum, and chemical pumps. Checks for wear using micrometers, dial indicators, and other advanced equipment.
Ensures compliance with District policies, Arizona State School Facilities Board (AZSFB), Environmental Protection Act (EPA), and other federal and state building, health, and safety codes.
Maintains daily reports to meet the Arizona State School Facility Board requirements by recording schedules, inspected areas, determined needs, use of tools, equipment and chemicals, number of work hours to complete job, and other applicable results. Prepares logs, charts, and reports of operating conditions.
Communicates with District personnel and outside agencies to exchange information and resolve issues or concerns. Collaborates with maintenance department crew to determine proper work order distribution and to avoid disruption in HVAC services.
Performs cleanup at the end of the day or when the job is completed to ensure area is safe including cleaning chemicals and picking up tools and scraps.
Completes preventative work orders by determining number of hours used to complete job, determining tools, equipment and chemicals, establishing safety precautions, and documenting the results after project is completed.
Monitors inventory of tools, equipment, and chemicals for electrical purposes and requests purchase of applicable items to ensure inventory is stocked.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired;
One year of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning experience;
Valid Arizona Department of Transportation Driver’s License;
Must hold EPA Type II Certification or Universal Certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Completion of HVAC trade school;
Three years of commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning experience;
One year of trades school experience;
Valid heating, ventilation, and air conditioning licenses.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Operating and understanding Oxy/Acetylene torch assembly;
Operating and understanding refrigerant manifold gauges;
Operating and understanding refrigerant reclaim machines;
Operating and understanding vacuum pumps;
Operating and understanding vacuum gauges;
Operating and understanding superheat thermometers;
Operating and understanding digital scale;
Knowing principles and practices of mechanical and controls systems;
Applying federal and state building, health, and safety codes;
Demonstrating record-keeping techniques;
Applying basic mathematic principles;
Reading and understanding technical manuals;
Understanding Arizona State School Facilities Board (AZSFB) requirements;
Operating meters, recorders, testing equipment and other hand and power tools;
Using computer software related programs;
Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; climb ladders; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The Washington Elementary School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Washington Elementary School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students. For information regarding discrimination grievance or complaint procedures contact the Executive Director for Human Resources at 602.347.2801.

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