HVAC Technician

Company: Town of North Andover   Location: North Andover, MA  

HVAC Technician

Facilities Department

*Starting Salary Range: $30.09 to $42.97 per hour

Full-Time (40 hours per week) With Excellent Benefits

Benefits include health and dental insurance, paid holidays, generous

paid time off, FSAs, deferred compensation plan, and more!

*Candidates’ qualifications and experience and issues of internal equity will be considered.

GENERAL PURPOSE

 

This position is responsible for maintaining Town owned buildings and schools HVAC systems; including, but not limited to boilers, burners, controls, air handlers, univents and exhaust units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains Town owned buildings and schools, installs, inspects, and repairs all HVAC equipment. Equipment includes, but not limited to, boilers, burners, controls, air handlers, uninvents and exhaust units.
• Replace valves, fans, motors, gaskets, filters and belts, fuses, capacitors, bearings, sheaves, actuators and uses various testing devices to locate defective parts and adjust RPM on motors and fans.
• Adjust and install switches, gauges, thermostats, valves, tubing and other parts as needed; makes pipe connections and repairs; troubleshoots and repairs electrical components pertaining to heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
• Keeps updated with regard to new regulations and procedures pertaining to heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
• Assigns and reviews the work of contractors assigned to specific projects. Works from blueprints, schematics and rough sketches, plans and organizes assigned work orders.
• Operates the building controls energy management systems to perform at peak efficiency.
• Performs all manual duties related to the general maintenance of all city owned buildings as assigned. May be required to work with other trades where necessary.

• Performs similar or related work as required, directed or as situation dictates.

MINIMIUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training and Experience:

High School Diploma/GED equivalent.  Three (3) to five (5) years of directly related experience

or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, ability and skills:

Knowledge of:

• Proper methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of heating and air conditioning equipment and systems, pipe fitting, sheet metal work and electrical work pertaining to heating and air conditioning repair.

Ability to:

• Operate equipment.
• Use various hand tools to perform manual labor.
• Exercise prolonged physical labor under adverse weather conditions.
• Handle hazardous chemicals.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Read and understand various manuals, blueprints, schematics and instructions.
• Maintain records/logs.
• Strictly adhere to and enforce all safety rules and regulations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public is required.
• Compose correspondence.
• Prioritize and complete multiple tasks at one time with frequent interruptions.
• Operate a computer with basic software skills.
• Use telephone system. 

Skilled in:

• The use of tools and equipment such as various hand and electric tools. 
• Customer service and organizational skills.
• Use of all equipment used in maintenance and repair duties of the Department.
• The latest technologies, tools and equipment.
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Special Requirements/Licenses:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Commonwealth of MA Certificate of Competency to make, alter or repair oil burners.
• OSHA 10-Hr Construction Safety and Health Training.
• Required to work nights and weekends as necessary, especially in response to system failures.  

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb and balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk, see or hear.
• Heavy lifting/pushing of 50 pounds or more is regularly required.
• Special physical effort will be required when performing routine and emergency maintenance. Work consists of prolonged heavy physical labor under adverse weather conditions with exposure to hazards, strong odors and noise.
• Vision and hearing at or correctable to normal ranges.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office work is performed under typical office conditions; field work environment is moderately noisy and subject to outdoor conditions. This role is exposed to wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, sharp blades or instruments, strong odors, fumes, gases or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, confined spaces, extreme heights, extreme heat; flames; risk of explosion, electrical shock, strong vibration and drowning. 
• Operates utility and treatment equipment; operates computer, calculator, copier, facsimile machine, and other standard office equipment. Operates trucks and department equipment.
• Contacts are by phone, through correspondence, and in person; they generally consist of an information exchange dialogue, discussing complex technical issues.
• Errors could result in delay of department services, and have legal and/or financial repercussions. Errors may also cause a serious health hazard to the community.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job.  The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

SUPERVISION

Supervision Received: Facilities Director

Supervision Given: Contractors

SELECTION GUIDELINES

Selections shall be made on the basis of qualifications, ability, and dependability. Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview, reference check, and job-related tests may be required.

 The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

 External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

The job posting does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.   

All applicants are required to submit a completed Town of North Andover employment application along with a resume and cover letter to: jobs@northandoverma.gov, or by mail or hand delivery to Human Resources Department, Town of North Andover, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845. Resumes may be attached to the employment application but may not serve as a substitute for completing the required employment application. The Employment Application may be obtained on the Town’s website here, or by visiting the Human Resources Department, or by calling (978) 688-9526. 

 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Selected candidate will be required to undergo an extensive background check including SORI/CORI screening and successfully complete a pre-hire physical and drug & alcohol screening.

Individuals who need accommodations in order to participate in this hiring process should contact the Human Resources Department at (978) 688-9526. Questions regarding this hiring process should be directed to the Human Resources Department at (978) 688-9526.

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