Mechanical Systems Technician

Mechanical Systems Technician

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the layout, installation, maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, sheet metal (duct work) and/or natural gas piping systems in a state agency or facility.

Installs, maintains and repairs various types of equipment such as refrigerant compressors, condensers, pumps, cooling towers, electrical and pneumatic control systems, fans, humidifiers, electronic filters, air compressors, electric motors, heat exchangers and miscellaneous valves and pipes carrying refrigerant, water, air and natural gas.

Reads and interprets schematic wiring diagrams, manufacturer's manuals, blueprints, sketches and written instructions.

Oversees the work of others in the installation, maintenance or repair of mechanical systems, including mechanical apprentices or mechanical journeymen, or maintenance repair technicians, laborers, patients, inmates, and/or students assigned as helpers.

Works with consultants, engineers and suppliers on designs, troubleshooting system or equipment and system upgrades.

Level I
- This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned duties as a mechanical apprentice and perform entry level work in completing minor repairs or maintenance work on heating and air conditioning systems or provide assistance to fully qualified technicians in completing more complex work.

Level II
- This is the career level of this job family where employees are assigned duties as a mechanical journeyman in completing a full range of tasks and responsibilities in the installation and maintenance of heating and air conditioning systems and related components. This may include some responsibility to provide training and direction to apprentice personnel or to other non-licensed personnel assigned as helpers.

Level III
- This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for advanced level work of an independent nature involving the design, installation, retrofitting, maintenance and repair of heating and air conditioning systems and related components. This includes nonsupervisory positions where incumbents are regularly assigned to work alone or on an independent basis serving as the sole technician or other comparable capacity within an agency, department or facility.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

required at this level include knowledge of the operation of a variety of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; of the methods, materials, fixtures, tools and equipment utilized in heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration maintenance; and of standard safety precautions in the trade. Ability is required to maintain and repair various types of heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.

In order to operate state-owned vehicles in the performance of regularly assigned duties, some positions may require that the successful applicant possess a valid Oklahoma driver's license at the time of appointment. Some positions may require possession of active licensure within 30 days of appointment. Depending upon the specific position to be filled, the agency may require licensure in one or more of the following categories: air conditioning (unlimited and limited);

heating (unlimited and limited); refrigeration; sheet metal; gas piping. Air-conditioning limited is systems under 25 tons in size. Heating limited is systems 500,000 BTU or less in size. Some positions may require a certification card for refrigerant recovery and recycling in accordance with Section 609 of the Federal Clean Air Act of 1990.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Position may be filled at Level I, II, or III. Position is located in the Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Business Enterprise Program in Oklahoma City (SBVI
33). The Business Enterprise Program (BEP) is mandated under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended and the State of Oklahoma, Title 7, Vending Facilities for Blind Persons. DRS is the appointed State Licensing Agency for the administration of…