Hvacr Specialist

Overview

This position supports the mission of the Office of the Military at the Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy by helping maintain a safe, comfortable, and fully operational environment for youth participants and staff in the Carlin, Nevada area. The incumbent performs skilled installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) systems and equipment. The position also serves as a positive role model by mentoring youth participants, sharing knowledge of HVACR systems, and fostering practical skill development.

• Perform preventive maintenance on furnaces, chillers, air handlers, refrigeration units, and related components such as motors, pumps, fans, and control systems; inspect equipment to ensure proper operation; monitor system performance; maintain occupant comfort; and respond promptly to maintenance emergencies.
• Diagnose equipment malfunctions, repair and modify HVACR systems by replacing pipes, valves, controls, and electrical components using brazing, soldering, pipe fitting, and electrical repair techniques; repair burner assemblies; recover and recharge refrigerants; and test system functionality using specialized tools and diagnostic instruments.
• Install new equipment and components, including thermostats and insulation, to improve system performance and energy efficiency.
• Maintain auxiliary equipment such as motors, pumps, fans, pipe systems, compressors, humidifiers, condensers and pneumatic and electronic control units; adhere to established maintenance schedules to replace filters, lubricate motors and fans, replace belts, conduct chemical analysis and add correct proportions of treatment chemicals, and clean other mechanical equipment located throughout a facility.
• Inspect equipment for proper functioning; check meters, gauges and other instruments; inspect occupied areas for comfort; adjust safety and limit controls; log information related to temperatures, pressures, fuel consumption, water level, time and date; and respond to emergencies such as utility and equipment failure.
• Repair and modify equipment and components related to heating and air conditioning systems by repairing or replacing damaged pipes or valves, including brazing, soldering, pipe fitting or adding new piping, valves and controls.
• Troubleshoot electrical circuits associated with heating, air conditioning and refrigeration including tracing dead circuits, rewiring circuits, repairing or replacing electrical components such as starters, contractors, relays and control units; repair or replace burner gun assemblies; recover refrigerant and recharge refrigeration equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failure; make repairs and test system functions using common hand and power tools, brazers, solderers, torches, voltmeters, amprobes, oxygen analyzers and precision measuring instruments.
• Install new components such as thermostats, timers or insulation to make older equipment more energy efficient.
• Make parts and material purchases and maintain inventories according to departmental policies and State regulations; prepare and maintain records related to work activities.
• Store, handle and dispose of coolants and other chemicals in accordance with established policies and regulatory requirements.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Completion of a recognized HVACR apprenticeship program followed by one year of journey-level experience in the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of HVACR equipment; OR one year of experience as an HVACR Specialist I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Under general supervision, incumbents may function as a lead worker in various settings (e.g., inmate crew management in correctional settings with related security responsibilities; lead-worker for HVACR staff providing training and technical assistance; or sole responsibility for operation, maintenance, and modification of a major facility’s HVACR-related systems).