Maintenance Technician - HVAC

Essential Functions:

Maintains HVAC equipment to ensure consistent and optimal levels: Tightens, adjusts, repairs, replaces, and calibrates boilers, cooling towers, variable frequency drives, motor control contactors, pumps, etc. Monitor and operate on chillers; fabricates, and installs ductwork, airflow systems, condensers, refrigeration to accommodate new and existing building and equipment requirements at all sites. Removes old equipment and refrigerants according to applicable laws and safety standards.

Performs a variety of electrical repair and maintenance duties. Installs, adjusts, repairs, or replaces, motors, heaters, transformers, dampers and other electrical apparatus. Operates electrical equipment; tests, adjusts and calibrates heating and air conditioning machinery and mechanical, electrical, and digital control instruments; operates, maintains, inspects and repairs heating, air conditioning refrigeration, water treatment, co-generation, heat reclamation, thermal energy storage, ventilation, and air compressor equipment used with HVAC.

Performs preventive maintenance on high voltage switch gear, as it relates to HVAC or related equipment; responds to reports of heating or cooling problems, suspicious odors, electrical problems, refrigeration problems, and other urgent situations; maintains, inspects, diagnoses and makes emergency repairs to natural gas, water, refrigeration, and air distribution systems.

Operates or uses various equipment, power tools, hand tools, and supplies in order to complete work assignments: operates a personal computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, Internet, e-mail, or other software; and operates general office or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.

Communicates with Aviation Authority officials, supervisor, other employees, vendors, tenants. clients, third party service contractors, laborers, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

Performs other related duties as required. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

Requires the level of formal education typically acquired by completion of post high school vocational course work or technical training leading to a certificate in HVAC Maintenance. Requires moderate vocational experience as a HVAC Maintenance Technician. Involves knowledge and comprehension of techniques, information, methods, procedures, which are related to specific jobs, and which can be acquired from some combination of vocational training, apprentice training, on the job training, or essential experience in lower level jobs during a period of up to 2 years. 

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid South Carolina driver’s license. Must possess proper EPA certification to handle refrigerants.