HVAC Service Technician

Purpose: This 40-hour/week position in the Facilities Management Department will perform skilled work in the installation, operation, and maintenance of heating, steam/hot water boiler, forced air, heat pumps, and AC systems, and plant and building equipment as directed at ACHA sites.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Maintains all types of heating and AC equipment.
2. Checks machinery for proper operations; makes adjustments and repairs.
3. Cleans boilers and prepares for State inspections.
4. Performs related work on warm air units.
5. Repairs, maintains, and replaces HVAC systems/units, including but not limited to central hot water and steam heating plants; central domestic hot water systems; central AC systems; heat pumps; individual window and/or wall AC units; individual hot air furnaces; individual combination heating and air units; individual apartment hot water heating boilers; individual free-standing (approximately 80 gal.) domestic hot water heaters.
6. Must be able to troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, maintain, and replace all related HVAC controls and components.
7. Must have and maintain Refrigerant Evacuation certifications.
8. Determines quantities and cost, and requests supplies orally or in writing.
9. Cleans and stores tools and equipment and cleans work sites.
10. Bends/stoops/climbs, walks, reaches, and lifts/carries heavy objects or relevant materials and tools; twists torso 45˚ to 90˚ to perform essential functions; must be able to stand most of the work day; works in year-round weather conditions.
11. Maintains records and logs as needed to document work performed.
12. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
13. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; must have basic literacy skills.
14. Must have and maintain a valid PA driver’s license and use of a personal vehicle.
15. Must interact well with diverse individuals and groups.
16. Ability to communicate with people from a broad range of social and economic backgrounds
17. Must be physically able to access all units, common areas, buildings and grounds for work purposes
18. Must be able to work while standing or walking for extended periods of time
19. Must be able to use tools of the trade, as well as common office machines, including PCs, fax machines, etc.
20. Must be able to work in hot, cold, damp, or dusty areas, both inside and outside.
21. Must be able to come to work promptly and regularly.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent, with course work in skilled crafts or trades training. Demonstrated trade experience, or any acceptable combination of education, training, and experience that provides the above knowledge, ability, and skills of the trade’s standard practices, materials, and processes.

If you require assistance when completing the employment application or you anticipate a need for accommodation during the selection process due to a disability, then please contact the Human Resources Department at 412-402-2436 or HR@achsng.com.

As a condition of employment, the candidate must successfully pass a post-offer physical examination, drug screen, and background security review with regular full-time employment being contingent upon successful completion of a probationary period.