HVAC Mechanic - Lansdale Jefferson - Full Time

Lansdale Hospital; Lansdale (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Lansdale, PA is seeking a skilled HVAC Technician responsible for operation, maintenance, installation, inspection and repair of hospital heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems. You will work with chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, pumps, and related equipment, reading blueprints and owner manuals, and ensuring refrigerant compliance and adherence to NFPA, BOCA, and ASHRAE guidelines.

This role requires a high school diploma and completion of an accredited Air Conditioning

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program.
• Philadelphia Class A license preferred for Philadelphia hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, install, inspect, repair, and troubleshoot HVAC and refrigeration systems.
• Ensure refrigerant compliance and adherence to NFPA, BOCA, ASHRAE guidelines.
• Read blueprints and manuals to service chillers, towers, AHUs, and related equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance and coordinate with supervisor on other tasks.

Skills

HVAC systems

Preventive maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading blueprints

Equipment installation

Welding/brazing

Refrigerant handling

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operation, maintenance, installation, inspection, repair, and troubleshooting of the hospital's heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems and equipment (such as chillers and towers) in keeping with their functional and satisfactory operating condition. Responsible for refrigerant compliance. Ensures all work practices are in accordance with guidelines set by NFPA, BOCA, ASHRAE, and other regulating bodies.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Maintains and repairs all equipment using refrigerants for heating/cooling, including cooling towers, auxiliary equipment, steam and controls systems.
• Troubleshoots heating and cooling problems including AHU’s, fans, pumps, cooling towers, VFD’s and related equipment.
• Installs new and/or replacement components and complete units including motors, belts, fans, thru walls, compressors, ice machines, valves, actuators, and other related equipment.
• Welds, brazes and solders piping, valves and associated components.
• Reads and works from blueprints, specifications, and owner’s manuals.
• Inspects and tests all HVAC related systems for reliability. Employs predictive technology such as vibrations and thermography for ongoing maintenance needs.
• Performs other maintenance duties and functions as needed and as directed by the supervisor or lead.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Vocational School or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program from a certified technical school or training program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience preferred.
• Philadelphia Class A licensed preferred for Philadelphia hospitals.

Work Schedule

Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America).

Location

Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Lansdale Hospital Primary Location Address 100 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

About Jefferson Health

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

About our Culture

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.