What are the responsibilities and job description for the Low Temperature Refrigeration Technician position at ARUP?
Schedule:
Monday - Friday (40 hrs/wk)
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Department: Facilities - 111
Primary Purpose:
Supports the facilities by providing professional skills and advanced experience related to troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing all low and medium temperature refrigeration systems including but not limited to walk-in freezers and coolers, stand-alone freezers & coolers including low temperature (-80 C) freezers associated with the laboratories and buildings. Also assists the Facilities staff in providing a safe comfortable environment by working on commercial air-conditioning equipment.
About ARUP:
ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ARUP proudly hires top talent to create a work environment of diversity, professional growth and continuous development. Our workforce is committed to the important service we provide to over one million patients each month. We always strive for excellence and have a strong desire to have involvement with the advances in medicine and the role laboratory services plays within each patient’s life. We never forget that there is a patient behind every specimen we receive.
We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to ARUP's culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence. Consider joining our dynamic team.
Essential Functions:
Services, repairs, maintains, and installs refrigeration equipment for walk-in coolers and freezers.
Services, repairs, and maintains stand-alone freezers and coolers.
Promptly responds to refrigeration related work orders.
Assists in setting up and performing preventative maintenance on refrigeration equipment.
Documents appropriate logs and repairs records for refrigeration equipment.
Assists in the implementation of safety and good housekeeping standards by keeping work areas clean & orderly.
Coordinates and engineers refrigeration projects both internally and with outside contractors.
Coordinates and tracks warranty repairs on all refrigeration systems and units.
Installs refrigeration systems for walk-in coolers and freezers.
Installs remote air conditioning systems.
Other duties as assigned.
Physical and Other Requirements:
On Call: Ability to respond to emergencies after normal working hours and on the weekends.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Mobility: The person in this position needs to occasionally move between work sites and inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Communicate: Frequently communicate with others.
PPE: Biohazard laboratory environment that requires use of personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
ARUP Policies and Procedures: To conduct self in compliance with all ARUP Policies and Procedures.
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Climbing: Using hands and feet to pull one’s self upwards, such as using a ladder.
Fine Motor Control: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Vision: Having close, far, and peripheral visual acuity to perform a variety of tasks such as make general observations of depth and distance.
Color Vision: Perception of and ability to distinguish colors.
Experience
Required- Current State of Utah Journeymen HVAC license with State or Union certification plus two (2) years of commercial HVAC experience as a journey level mechanic OR a total of 8 years of specific low & medium temperature refrigeration experience in a large, commercial, industrial, or governmental building or institution, will be accepted in lieu of a State Certified program or Union apprenticeship
- Certified to purchase and handle various types of refrigerant
- Proficiency in fitting, soldering, and brazing of refrigeration and copper piping
- Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams and blue prints
- Previous experience working on low temperature (-80 C) cascading compressor freezer unit
- Five (5) years’ experience in low & medium temperature refrigeration experience in a large, commercial, industrial, or health care building or institution
- Five years of experience with installation of commercial walk-in coolers and freezers
Education
Required- High School Diploma or Equivalent or better
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred- HVAC Journey
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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