Senior HVAC Mechanic

This is skilled work in the operation, maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, controls and auxiliary systems. An employee in this class is responsible for the maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment and systems at an advanced level. Work includes preventative maintenance activities and the repairing of various equipment and machinery. Assignments are received in the form of written and oral work orders or may be determined by the employee from personal inspections. An important aspect of the job includes 24-hour standby duties particularly during the winter months. General supervision is received from an HVAC Supervisor.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Operates, inspects, maintains, repairs and troubleshoots HVAC, boilers, and boiler room related equipment.
• Conducts equipment readings for operations, performance, maintenance history, and reporting.
• Complete internal & external inspections of boilers, boiler rooms, chillers, HVAC equipment, systems, associated digital and mechanical controls.
• Provides clear, accurate, customer-focused verbal & written communication.
• Ensures compliance with department, industry, and regulatory safety standards and protocols.
• Maintains HVAC equipment according to manufacturer's and/or department's specifications ensuring the completion of periodic and annual preventive maintenance.
• Monitors, inspects, and repairs HVAC equipment and digital and mechanical controls.
• Troubleshoots and repairs HVAC equipment and systems and isolates equipment failure.
• Uses volt meters, ampere meters, capacitor testers, cutting torches, electric welders, vacuum pumps, power hand tools, and common hand tools.
• Inspects equipment operation and tests safety devices, controls, cooling equipment, and compressors.
• Locates gas and water line leaks.
• Reads and records temperature and oil gauges.
• Lubricates motors and equipment.
• Replaces motors, mounts, and controls.
• Tightens and adjusts belts.
• Cleans coils and condensers.
• Blows down boilers.
• Replaces pump seals.
• Installs and insulates pipes.
• Adjusts or replaces flow switches.
• Calibrates controls.
• Replaces baseboard-heating units.
• Installs boilers, hot water heating equipment, and air-conditioning equipment.
• Inspects blowers and fans.
• Bleeds air from heating lines.
• Responds to service requests.
• Maintains operational logs.
• Duties include 24-hour stand-by.
• Completes all steps of a comprehensive preventive maintenance program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Considerable knowledge of the operation, maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, controls and auxiliary systems.
• Considerable knowledge of the safe operation of power hand tools, cutting torches, and test equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of digital controls and monitoring systems as applied to HVAC.
• Working knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions in work with HVAC systems.
• Working knowledge of HVAC tools and practices.
• Ability to understand complex written and oral instructions and to work from sketches.
• Ability to work out-of-doors for prolonged periods.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: (The following requirements may be used to evaluate applicants for employment. When applicable, equivalent substitution will be allowed for differences in experience and education.)
• Completion of a two-year trade or technical school educational program related to air conditioning functions, such as heating, cooling and ventilating.
• Three (3) or more years of experience working in the HVAC field.
• Proven considerable work experience successfully using the knowledge and skills required to perform maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment and systems at an advanced level.
• CFC Universal Refrigeration Certification.
• Possession and retention of a valid journeyman tradesman and Virginia driver’s license. Successful candidates must have and maintain a driving record acceptable to RRHA and its insurance carriers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Extensive experience in diagnosing and repairing air conditioning and other apartment building operating systems.
• Virginia journeyman / Master HVAC.
• Virginia journeyman / Master Gas Fitters license.

STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS
• Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

TYPES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. Described in terms of height, steepness, duration, and type of structure climbed.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces; or maintaining body equilibrium when performing gymnastic feats. Described in terms of type or condition of surface and activities during which balance must be maintained.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Described in terms of duration.
• Frequently - Activity exists up to 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Described in terms of duration.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine. Described in terms of duration.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Frequently - Activity exists up to 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift automobile gears.
• Frequently - Activity exists up to 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instruction to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Near Acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Frequently - Activity exists up to 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Far Acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Accommodations: Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This factor is important when doing near point work at varying distances from eye.
• Occasionally - Activity exists up to 1/3 of the time.
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are.
• Frequently - Activity exists up to 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

This description is a representative summary of the work performed by incumbents in this job title. Any one position in this classification may not involve all of the duties and responsibilities contained herein, nor are the examples of knowledge, skills and abilities exhaustive. Incumbents may also be required to perform tasks other than those stated.

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