AC & Refrigeration Mechanic​/Mechanic Refrigeration

Working/Functional Title

AC & Refrigeration Mechanic

Pay rate: $34.91 - $40.06 upon meeting the progression step requirements. MSU Benefits - Free comprehensive health care for you and your family as well as a 10% contribution toward your retirement;
Generous sick, vacation, personal and holiday time. Regular in-person attendance is required to meet business and customer needs.

Are you an Air Conditioning (A/C) & Refrigeration Mechanic who is tired of traveling job site to job site, not knowing where you’re going next or when you will be home? Join our team where you always commute to the same site, on a regular schedule, and get to go home by dinner most nights. Our team offers paid holidays and vacation among many other benefits, such as retirement matching and healthcare packages.

The department provides uniforms, safety boots, access to state-of-the-art technology and tools, views of Spartan Stadium, and a safe, stable working environment where you never have to use outdoor portable restroom facilities again. Michigan State University Infrastructure Planning and Facilities invites applications for the position of Air Conditioning (A/C) & Refrigeration Mechanic and we need your help. The department is responsible for all aspects of maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and installation of chillers, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, and associated packaged controls.

This position will repair, maintain, alter, and install large and small rooftop and window air conditioning units and mechanical refrigeration units/systems; works on chambers and other related temperature controlled rooms; overhauls and services refrigeration units by replacing and adjusting worn or broken parts on condensers, compressors, evaporators and vacuum pumps; repairs leaks on valves, piping, connections, fittings, and coils; starts systems, observes operations, interprets gauges and instruments, and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, and pumps to maintain necessary levels of fluid, pressure, and temperature;

performs pressure check of systems for leaks, then properly evacuate and recharge the refrigeration system for proper refrigerant charge; tests components using electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic testing equipment; assists in or perform work on other mechanical systems, as capable. This position will also interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and job specifications; estimate time and material to be used on the job;

stock, maintain, and may operate a University service vehicle. This position may carry an on-call cell phone on a weekly rotating basis.

• 30% Maintain large chillers used for providing chilled water for air conditioning
• 30% Maintain walk in coolers and freezers
• 20% Work on rack refrigeration systems
• 10% Maintain variable refrigerant flow and split air conditioning units
• 10% Perform refrigeration tracking and associated documentation

Correspondence through email, training, meetings and professional development.

This position will engage in high performing, leading edge practices, valuing people, partners and stewardship.

• Completion of high school education or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience.
• Successful completion of an applicable trade specific Trades Helper program, completion of an approved apprenticeship program or an associate degree or equivalent education/experience.
• Five years’ experience in the trade that includes five years of experience in commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning installation, maintenance and troubleshooting and demonstrated ability to independently perform the duties and responsibilities of the classification, or equivalent experience.
• Possession of EPA 608 Universal Certification.
• Must possess a State of Michigan Contractor's License with endorsements in refrigeration (#4) and Limited Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (#7) to receive progression step increases at and after the six (6) month mark.
• Expert knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, equipment, occupational hazards, and safety precautions of the trade.
• Expert knowledge of applicable building codes, rules, and regulations (local, state, and federal).
• Possession of a valid operator's license.
• Must furnish own tools.
• Frequent lifting of 26 to 75 pounds and occasional lifting of over 75 required.

State of Michigan Mechanical Contractor License with endorsements for #4 - refrigeration and #7 - limited refrigeration or #8 - unlimited refrigeration/air conditioning service; more than five years of experience with trouble-shooting, installation, evacuating and charging of large commercial air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, including: chillers, split systems, walk-in coolers, freezers, growth chambers and ammonia refrigeration systems; experience working on large tonnage mechanical and absorption chillers;

experience with the servicing of smaller systems, including window air conditioning units,…