HVAC & Refrigeration Mechanic

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Qualifications

Experience

Four (4) years’ experience in HVAC field and experience working on refrigeration equipment. 

Education

Work requires an educational background normally acquired through a high school education with course work in skilled crafts, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.

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What You’ll Do:

• Perform general repairs and preventive maintenance on all air conditioner units, water coolers, split systems, heat pumps, mixing boxes, and refrigeration equipment.


• Clean mechanical rooms, pick up and deliver parts, assist other mechanics, and assist all higher-level mechanics in their areas of responsibility.


• Perform preventive maintenance on airside equipment (i.e., AHU, exhaust fan, supply fan) and waterside equipment (i.e., coils, pumps, towers).


• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair DX equipment, including condensing units up to 5 tons, ice machines, freezers, and other refrigeration systems.


• Troubleshoot and repair hermetic, semi-hermetic, reciprocating, and scroll DX systems and chillers.


• Monitor temperature and pressure readings for historical purposes.


• Maintain and repair air handlers, adjusting airflows and temperatures to achieve energy savings and comfort levels.


• Dismantle malfunctioning systems, test components, and replace or adjust defective or worn parts.


• Screw, bolt, solder, and braze parts to assemble and repair motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers, pipes, pneumatic lines, refrigerant piping, and water lines.


• Install wiring to connect components to electric power sources and read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams.


• Troubleshoot, repair, and adjust pneumatic, electronic, and line voltage controls.


• Use the Facilities Automated Control System to locate system problems and take corrective action.


• Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, block diagrams, ladder diagrams, and electrical schematics.


• Use tools such as electrical multimeters and magnehelic gauges to determine filter efficiency.


• Care for, clean, maintain, install, identify, transfer, store, and properly dispose of filters; clean and maintain filter-housing areas; assist in maintaining filter inventory.


• Test and treat condenser and chilled water systems and add appropriate chemicals to achieve proper concentration levels.


• Properly add and recover refrigerant in a safe manner and fill out and maintain proper refrigerant logs in accordance with Duke and Federal guidelines.


• Fill out service reports, inventory forms, preventive maintenance records, and other related documentation.


• Properly start and stop equipment to perform maintenance activities.


• Perform proper alignment of sheaves, belts, couplings, and bearings.


• Be on call or Stand-By as described in the Local 465 agreement.


• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.


• Learn and follow all safety protocols, including filter applications and workplace safety requirements.

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