HVAC Maintenance Technician

USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial is seeking an HVAC Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, fluid, and air-handling systems aboard the Battleship and at shore-side facilities.

The role includes ensuring the original shipboard ventilation system, servicing modern HVAC systems, and acting as a senior staff representative during weekend and after-hours events. Sign-on bonus of $1,000 offered.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair HVAC, refrigeration, ventilation, and mechanical systems.
• Experience welding, brazing, grinding, painting, carpentry, or preservation techniques.
• Experience maintaining historic facilities or large facilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and electronic systems aboard the Battleship and ashore.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs.
• Serve as the Maintenance Duty Person.
• Work rotating weekends and holidays to ensure safety during non-staffed hours.
• Supervise maintenance contractors, volunteers, and related staff in restoration activities.
• Support visitor services and assist with event setup and breakdown.

Skills

HVAC systems

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Welding

Job description

The Battleship North Carolina Memorial is searching for an HVAC Maintenance Technician!

***$1,000 SIGN-ON BONUS BEING OFFERED***

The primary purpose of the Maintenance/Construction Technician III (HVAC) is to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, fluid, and air-handling systems aboard the Battleship and at shore-side facilities. Responsibilities include maintaining the original shipboard forced-air ventilation system, including motors and louvers; servicing modern HVAC systems and the shore-side wastewater lift station; conducting routine tank and void soundings; maintaining shipboard deck drains; and repairing watertight doors and portals. The position also serves as a senior Battleship staff representative during weekend and after-hours events.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• - Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and electronic systems aboard the Battleship and ashore.
• - Perform routine maintenance and repairs.
• - Serve as the Maintenance Duty Person.
• - Work rotating weekends and holidays to ensure the safety and security of the Battleship during non-staffed hours.
• - Supervise maintenance contractors, contracted janitorial staff, volunteers, community service groups, and Department of Public - - Safety inmate work-release participants in restoration and preservation activities.
• - Collaborate with Maintenance Department personnel and other staff to maintain a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable environment for visitors and assist with special event setup and breakdown.
• - Provide positive public service by answering visitor questions, explaining the Battleship’s history, assisting during medical emergencies, and performing other duties as assigned.

Applicants who possess the following are preferred:

• - Proven ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair HVAC, refrigeration, ventilation, and mechanical systems
• - Proven ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair plumbing, electrical, alarm, and networking systems
• - Demonstrated experience welding, brazing, grinding, painting, carpentry, and/ or deploying preservation techniques
• - Demonstrated experience maintaining a historic steel battleship, similar historic facility, or large non-historic facility
• - Demonstrated experience directing and supervising contractors, volunteers, community service groups, etc.

Position/Physical Requirements

• - Must be available to work the schedule of Monday - Friday, 8AM to 5 PM with occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• - This position’s workplace is in-person aboard the Battleship North Carolina
• - Must be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, grasp, talk, hear, completing repetitive motions, and smell.
• - Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects with or without reasonable accommodation.
• - Must be able to work in an environment subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme heat, noise, vibration, atmospheric conditions, oils, confined areas, passageways, and hazards.
• - This Position is designated as Essential/Mandatory and is required to work adverse weather events and may be called to work special events.

***SIGN-ON BONUS BEING OFFERED***

A sign-on bonus of $1000 is being offered for eligible candidates. See eligibility at https://oshr.nc.gov/policies/sign-and-retention-bonus-policy

*Payout contingent on funding availability*