What are the responsibilities and job description for the HVAC Technician position at City of Round Rock?
Description
Under general supervision, the HVAC Technician performs skilled mechanical maintenance duties in the repair, installation and alteration of the city’s heating, ventilation, air monitoring and refrigeration systems and related equipment and facilities; perform preventative maintenance and routine servicing of equipment.
Posted pay range is the starting salary. Pay rate offered is based on experience.
Examples of Duties
Under general supervision, the HVAC Technician performs skilled mechanical maintenance duties in the repair, installation and alteration of the city’s heating, ventilation, air monitoring and refrigeration systems and related equipment and facilities; perform preventative maintenance and routine servicing of equipment.
Posted pay range is the starting salary. Pay rate offered is based on experience.
Examples of Duties
- Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valve, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
- Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
- Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valve, and automatic gas valves.
- Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
- Perform skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect motors to controls panels.
- Install, rebuild, replace or repair fans, motors, thermostats, fuses, filters, bearings, valves, controls, gaskets and other equipment as necessary.
- Maintain related records concerning time, labor and materials; maintain log of tasks performed and write reports as required.
- Perform skilled mechanical maintenance duties in the inspection, repair, installation and alteration of city heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and related equipment and facilities.
- Observes applicable building codes, ordinances and regulations of State and local authorities pertaining to HVAC, refrigeration and boilers.
- Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on HVAC systems and assist in developing scalable PM programs to support the City’s growth.
- Collaborate with controls technicians to support the installation, integration, and optimization of Building Automation Systems (BAS).
- Utilize a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track, manage, and document all projects and work requests.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Three (3) to Five (5) years of documentable HVAC journeyman level operation, maintenance and repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.
- HVAC Certification required
- Valid Texas driver's license or ability to obtain withing 30 days of hire
- Obtain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within first twelve (12) months of hire
- Two (2) week on-call rotation required every eleven (11) weeks (when fully staffed)