HVAC Technician (12 mon, 1st)
Michigan Technological UniversityAbout the role
Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.
The area’s waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.
Summary
Michigan Technological University is seeking a HVAC Technician for our Facilities Management department. The HVAC Technician is responsible for the inspection, maintenance, repair, installation, calibration, and troubleshooting of all components of campus HVAC systems, including refrigeration and steam systems.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
• Maintain, repair, replace, inspect, calibrate, install and troubleshoot:
• Refrigeration equipment and building air conditioning systems including coolers, refrigerators, freezers, chillers, cooling towers, condensers and related equipment.
• HVAC system components such as fans, motors, pumps, compressors, dampers, heat pumps, humidifiers, coils, ductwork, heat exchangers, boilers, stills, steam traps, and piping.
• DDC and Pneumatic control systems and components such as controllers, modules, sensors, actuators, transducers, and software.
• Fabrication and installation of HVAC systems and controls.
• Maintains spare parts inventory for essential HVAC and control equipment.
• Responds to emergency call outs which may occur during off shift hours.
• Follows all university safety policies and procedures while performing duties including use of hot work permits and confined space procedures and takes prescribed safety classes and training.
• Attends additional training classes as assigned and continually works toward increasing knowledge and skills relative to field of work.
• Prepare cost estimates, layout sketches, material selection, schedules, surveys, and reports for various projects as assigned. Coordinate and/or lead as assigned the efforts of other trades in projects involving multiple trades, solicit input in project estimates, layout and material selection from other trades and planning and engineering.
• Contribute to a safe working environment by following safe work procedures, wearing assigned PPE, actively participating in safety training and development of safe work procedures.
• Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures
• High School diploma or equivalent post-secondary certificate.
• EPA 608 Universal Refrigerant Recycling and Recovery Certification
• Graduate of a Trades school program in HVAC or Refrigeration or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
• Valid driver’s license.
Required Experience
• Four years of experience in maintaining, repairing, and trouble-shooting commercial HVAC systems.
• Four years of experience in maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting commercial or industrial refrigeration systems which may include walk-in freezers, refrigerators, coolers, and ice making machines.
• Four years of experience in maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting chillers, cooling towers, evaporators, and condensers.
Desirable Education and/or Experience
• Six years of experience in maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting commercial or industrial refrigeration including freezers, refrigerators, coolers, and ice making machines.
• Six years of experience in installing, maintaining, troubleshooting or repairing chillers, cooling towers, evaporators and condensers.
• Training and coursework in air cond
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