Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

This position involves installing, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment and making repairs on large systems that provide for a variety of air conditioning functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, cleaning, filtering, and circulating equipment with ability to independently repair work on this type of equipment. Independently performs preventative maintenance and repairs at a journeyman level for commercial and industrial HVAC and air condition systems. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Incumbent will provide skilled expertise in performing preventive maintenance routinely on industrial and commercial type air conditioning and HVAC systems including supporting components of those system. Incumbent will provide troubleshooting skilled expertise routinely on industrial and commercial type air conditioning and HVAC systems including supporting components/elements of those system. Incumbent will provide repair work to industrial and commercial type air conditioning and HVAC systems including supporting components of those system. The incumbent will provide and support routinely installations on industrial and commercial type air conditioning and HVAC systems including supporting components of those system. The Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic repairs, modifies, maintains, troubleshoots, services and performs preventive maintenance of HVAC systems, air conditioning units, plants and systems, related equipment in specific and/or critical areas Works alone to check elements such as those which control internal pressures, temperatures of cooling units and running time of various machines. Works with or trains others in the operation of the complex equipment and system. Replaces items such as safety devices, thermostats, heating elements, overload switches, heater strips, magnetic coils, humidistats, and condensers. Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday-8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD02959A Physical Requirements: Work requires good coordination and good physical condition. Required to walk, stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, crawl and work in uncomfortable positions and to pull, push, reach over the should and lift supplies and/or equipment weighing up 50 pounds. Hoists, holders, and pulleys are operated when removing units such as large compressors, condensers, and chillers. Typically makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding and platforms where the parts of systems worked on are frequently in hard-to-reach places; therefore, stooping, stretching, bending, and kneeling are frequently for long periods of time. Must have rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, good hearing, depth perception and the ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Glasses are permitted. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The ability to do the work of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision in performing the full range o

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