Industrial HVAC & Building Automation Tech

City of Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Riverside is seeking an Air Conditioning Technician to join the Building Maintenance Division of the General Services Department. You will service and repair HVAC systems across City facilities, performing preventive maintenance and equipment overhauls.

The ideal candidate has 3 years of journey-level experience, can read electrical schematics, understands Building Automation Systems, and holds a valid California driver’s license. Refrigeration recycling certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Three years' journey-level experience in installation, maintenance, and repair of air conditioning and heating equipment.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
• Possession of a Refrigeration Recycling Certification issued by the California Protection Agency.
• Ability to read, interpret, and troubleshoot electrical schematic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedule on all refrigeration, air conditioning and heating equipment.
• Perform extensive maintenance work cleaning coils and other parts, oiling fans, changing filters and adjusting air flow.
• Diagnose malfunctioning of air conditioning and related equipment and replace and repair appropriate devices and equipment; make periodic major overhauls on equipment to maintain maximum operating efficiency.
• Replace failed or aging air conditioning units, ice machines, drinking fountains and refrigeration equipment, exhaust fans, and commercial kitchen equipment as needed.
• Analyze air conditioning problems and adjust thermostats and other controls to obtain desired results; instruct office personnel in proper setting of thermostats.
• Purchase and maintain inventory of equipment and supplies; maintain records of maintenance work and inspections.
• May train, direct, and assist other helpers and staff.
• Make periodic major overhauls on equipment to maintain maximum operating efficiency.
• Analyze and Troubleshoot a wide range of building systems such as alarm, plumbing, lighting control, network connectivity, data, phone, furniture systems, and air conditioning problems and adjust thermostats and other controls to obtain desired results; instruct office personnel in proper setting of thermostats.

Skills

HVAC systems

ABB Drives

Building Automation Systems

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Electrical schematics

Job description

The City of Riverside is seeking an Air Conditioning Technician to join the Building Maintenance Division of the General Services Department. You will service and repair HVAC systems across City facilities, performing preventive maintenance and equipment overhauls.

The ideal candidate has 3 years of journey-level experience, can read electrical schematics, understands Building Automation Systems, and holds a valid California driver’s license. Refrigeration recycling certification is preferred.