HVAC Lead

HCA Healthcare; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Florida West Hospital in Pensacola is seeking a Senior HVAC Technician to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial HVAC systems across hospital settings, ensuring reliability and efficiency while minimizing downtime.

You will lead apprentices, provide cost estimates, document work in the CMMS, and uphold safety standards. EPA certification and a valid driver's license are required, with mixed day shifts and no weekends.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3 years of experience in commercial, industrial, or healthcare HVAC environments required.
• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification required (90 grace period to complete after date of hire).
• Valid driver’s license in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain chilled water and central air handling units through preventive maintenance.
• Perform coil cleaning, filter changes, test and balance, sensor calibrations, and UV bulb replacements.
• Belt alignments and replacement, drain pan treatments, damper calibration and repairs, interior AHU cleaning.
• Perform electrical safety inspections.
• Lead apprentices in troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of commercial HVAC systems with various controls.
• Create cost and downtime estimates for major repairs or equipment replacement.
• Perform work to the highest industry and manufacturer standards.
• Follow safety guidelines including lock-out/tag-out and OSHA.
• Complete and document all work and labor time using CMMS.
• Communicate equipment conditions effectively with Facility Management leadership.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a HVAC Lead today with HCA Florida West Hospital.

SCHEDULE: Mixed hours, mostly day shift with no weekends

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Division Senior HVAC Technician performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshoots, and services industrial HVAC systems in multiple acute care and non-acute care hospital settings. The technician performs tests and analysis of data to assure the proper functioning of equipment and provides recommendations as appropriate. Recommendations shall include remaining life expectancy, potential replacement and repair costs as well as business interruption risks. The senior HVAC technician will be expected to reliably maintain all equipment per HCA Healthcare Engineering standards to ensure the highest level of efficiency and to minimize impact to revenue. In the event of HVAC Capital Reinvestment projects, the senior technician shall perform quality control throughout the project and perform final commissioning of the equipment. Must be well organized, keep accurate service and maintenance records using HCA Healthcare’s computerized maintenance management system, and communicate in a clear and professional manner with all patients, visitors, colleagues and leaders. Training and mentoring of apprentices and fellow colleagues are expected.

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintain chilled water and centralized air handling units through regularly scheduled preventative maintenance activities

• Perform coil cleanings, filter changes, test and balance activities, sensor calibrations, and UV bulb replacements

• Belt alignments and replacement, drain pan treatments, damper calibration and repairs, cleaning interior of AHU

• Perform electrical safety inspections

• Leads apprentice level HVAC technicians in troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of commercial air conditioning and multi-zone heating and cooling systems that incorporate pneumatic, digital, and central energy management system controls

• Ability to create cost and downtime estimates for major repairs and/or equipment replacement

• Perform work to the highest industry and manufacturer recommended standards

• Follow all applicable federal, state, and local safety guidelines including, but not limited to, lock-out/tag-out, OSHA, confined space, PPE, etc.

• Completes and documents all work and labor time using HCA Healthcare Engineering’s CMMS

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the hospital’s Director of Facility Management about equipment conditions

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma, or equivalent Required

• 3 years of experience in a commercial, industrial, or healthcare environment Required

Licensure, Certifications, Training:

• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification Required (90 grace period to complete after date of hire)

• Valid Driver’s License in good standing Required

Benefits

HCA Florida West Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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