Qualified Craft Worker; HVACR

Do you take pride in precision work, problem-solving, and keeping systems running at their best? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

CT State Community College is looking for a skilled and dependable Qualified Craft Worker (HVACR) to join our facilities team. In this vital role, you’ll help ensure that our classrooms, labs and offices remain safe, efficient and comfortable for students, staff and visitors alike. You’ll support our mission to provide a welcoming environment for learning and growth by performing maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing a wide range of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems at our Asnuntuck Campus in Enfield, CT.

• Work Hours:
  
  Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday
  - Friday 6:00am - 2:30pm
• Work Shift:
  
  First
• Office:
  Maintenance
• Location:
  
  170 Elm Street Enfield, CT 06082

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

In the State of Connecticut, CT State Community College is a constituent unit of the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. Our goal as a public higher education institution is to provide a high quality, affordable and accessible post-secondary education that enables students to achieve their life and career goals. CT State’s mission and vision reflect the overarching objectives of providing excellent higher education and lifelong learning to all students, maintaining affordability and accessibility, and contributing to the economic growth of the state.

In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of highly skilled duties in the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems.

• Performs highly skilled tasks in accordance with standard HVACR trade practices and codes on air systems used in heating, ventilating and refrigeration;
• Operates, maintains, repairs, installs, modifies and assembles air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems which may use Freon or chilled water for air cooling means and air or water for condenser means;
• Determines required cooling capacity of units needed for small areas;
• Uses and interprets a psychometric chart;
• Controls and measures air flow, room air changes and room pressurizing;
• Monitors computerized control systems;
• Performs minor tests for fuel specific gravity and gas leaks;
• Adds water treatment chemicals to boilers;
• Makes estimates of time, personnel and determines and obtains required materials on assigned tasks;
• Keeps necessary records;
• In smaller trade areas may be the sole worker running a skilled trade area;
• May perform duties related to similar trade areas as required;
• May install, modify, repair and assemble electrical or pneumatic controls for this type of equipment;
• May inspect and repair steam traps fed by main system at various locations;
• May remove pipe insulation materials associated with repair of pipes and fittings using OSHA approved methods;
• May act as liaison with other operating units and outside contacts;
• May operate heavy equipment;
• May respond to fire and/or crash emergency situations at state owned airports;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply standard tools, materials, methods and standard HVACR trade practices;
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• prepare estimates and keep shop records;
• utilize computer software.

Four (4) years of experience in tasks in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration trade.