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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Penn State is searching for a full time Area Facilities Maintenance Mechanic (Harrisburg) - Grade 4 to join the team. Duties include:

 

• Service, maintain, make minor repairs, such as motor replacement, valve and controls repair, etc., and perform preventive maintenance to domestic and commercial heating and ventilating systems, convertors, radiators, radiation units, coils and auxiliary components to include supply and return lines, controls and sensing devices necessary for proper operation
• Maintain and make minor repairs such as motor replacement, valve and controls repair, etc., lubricate, clean filters and coils, change belts and adjust pulleys on air handling equipment to include fan coil units, exhaust fans, make-up air fans, unit heaters etc.
• Install, maintain, repair, inspect and test steam traps in the steam distribution system within buildings
• Service, maintain, make minor repairs such as motor replacement, valve and controls repair, etc., and perform preventive maintenance to domestic and commercial refrigeration and air cooling equipment, coils and auxiliary components to include supply and return lines, controls and sensing devices
• Maintain proper cooling temperatures and pressures in system such as refrigerated spaces, air handling units, refrigerated laboratory equipment, ice making equipment, water coolers, refrigerated air dryers, dehumidifiers and other equipment associated with refrigeration and air conditioning
• Service, maintain and make minor repairs to combination heating and air cooling systems including chilled water system to include coils and all related controls
• Service and maintain pumps to include, but not limited to, sump, condensate, circulatory, chemical feed, chlorine booster, vacuum pumps, and air compressors. Lubricate pumps and pump motors; cut gasket and packing materials; adjust packing seals, bearings, and couplings which include the alignment of shafts and couplings
• Service, maintain, make minor repair to and perform preventive maintenance on drains, catch basins, toilets, urinals, lavatories, water filters, water softeners, all aspects of building systems
• Repair and relieve clogged drains, toilets, urinals, lavatories, and dry damaged plumbing fixtures
• Service, maintain, make minor repair to and perform preventive maintenance on utilities such as gas, air, steam, vacuum, hot and cold water
• Within buildings, repack valves, faucets, and other fittings as necessary
• Repair and maintain all types of plumbing and piping materials and components used on campus including, but not limited to glass, dura-iron, P.V.C., copper, steel, cast iron, etc.
• Service, maintain, make minor repair to and perform preventive maintenance to components from load side of breaker throug