Service & Repair Mechanic; HVAC-R

Overview

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

CSEA

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full‑time Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC‑R). Service & Repair Mechanics (HVAC‑R) are responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair and installation of heating, refrigeration and air‑conditioning equipment in a State facility. Incumbents, as specialists, supervise and train other members of the operation and maintenance staff, including skilled, semi‑skilled and unskilled workers, in servicing and repairing heating, refrigeration and air‑conditioning equipment.

• Perform required periodic maintenance and emergency repairs on refrigeration and air conditioning.
• Inspect, test, diagnose trouble, and dismantle manufacturing systems and components.
• Overhaul compressors, pumps and electric motors, replacing parts as necessary.
• Overhaul and replace control devices, calibrate and recalibrate them as necessary.
• Rewire electrical systems of components as necessary.
• Perform seasonal start‑up and shut‑down operations on air‑conditioning units and systems to ensure efficient operation and to prevent freeze‑ups.
• Locate and seal leaks in both gas and brine units, remove air from lines and replace with proper refrigerant.
• Install new equipment as replacement units and new installations.
• Study blueprints and schematic drawings to identify the location, size and type of components.
• Lay out reference points for the installation of components using structural measuring tools.
• Assemble components of a system for installation following written and schematic instructions as needed.
• Cut threads and connect or weld tubing to inlets and outlets of components.
• Install control mechanism with wrenches and acetylene torches.
• Test lines, connections and components for leaks with a leak detector that indicates the presence of refrigerant.
• May install electric wiring to connect components to a power source, if necessary.
• Record temperature and pressure readings from gauges and temperature potentiometre and compare readings with manufacturer’s expectations.
• Adjust controls to bring readings within specifications as required.
• Supervise and train Service & Repair Assistants (HVAC‑R), Plant Utilities Assistants and other trades positions in the repair and maintenance of refrigeration and air‑conditioning equipment.
• Assign work to staff, providing oral and written instructions and diagrams as necessary.
• Demonstrate proper methods and procedures for performing work.
• Observe and inspect work in progress and at completion to ensure work is properly done.
• Perform journey level work as required.
• Operate a motor vehicle to transport material, equipment and personnel to job sites around a State facility, as required.

• Successful completion of a NYS 2‑year Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC‑R) Traineeship or NYS two‑year refrigeration repair and maintenance training program.
• OR successful completion of any equivalent refrigeration two‑year training or apprenticeship program.
• OR four (4) years of full‑time experience in the mechanical or electrical trades under a skilled journey‑level mechanic or electrician, which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program; one (1) year of which must include both training and work in the operation and maintenance of commercial‑type refrigeration or air‑conditioning equipment.
• Apprenticeship training in the mechanical or electrical trades or training gained through completion of technical courses in the mechanical or electrical trades at a school, institute or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis.
• When…