Hospital HVAC & Refrigeration Technician I

Yale New Haven Health; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health is seeking a Mechanical Shop Technician to install, repair and maintain refrigerators, HVAC systems, patient care refrigeration equipment and ice machines across the hospital complex. You will oversee building systems, perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot equipment per manufacturers’ specs.

Requirements include high school graduation with formal refrigeration/heating/air conditioning training, 3–5 years’ experience, CT S and/or D license with a refrigerant

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school with formal training in refrigeration, heating, and air/conditioning.
• 3–5 years of experience with installation, service and repair of refrigeration, air conditioning and heating systems.
• CT State S and/or D license and a refrigerant reclaimer certificate required; P license preferred.
• EPA technician certification, Type 2 or Universal preferred.

Responsibilities

• Installs, repairs and maintains refrigerators, HVAC equipment, patient care refrigeration equipment, ice machines and related building systems.
• Performs lubrication, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting according to manufacturer specifications.
• Responds to emergency calls; carries beeper/radio as required.
• Energy conservation: turns lights off when leaving mechanical rooms.

Skills

EPA certification

HVAC troubleshooting

Electrical controls

Refrigeration

Education

High school diploma + HVAC training

Job description

Yale New Haven Health is seeking a Mechanical Shop Technician to install, repair and maintain refrigerators, HVAC systems, patient care refrigeration equipment and ice machines across the hospital complex. You will oversee building systems, perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot equipment per manufacturers’ specs.

Requirements include high school graduation with formal refrigeration/heating/air conditioning training, 3–5 years’ experience, CT S and/or D license with a refrigerant