MAINTENANCE CRAFTSPERSON - HEATING VENTILATING AIR CONDITIONING (Promotional & Open Competitive)

San Lorenzo Unified School District; San Lorenzo (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

San Lorenzo Unified School District is seeking a Building Maintenance Specialist to perform skilled work in heating plant maintenance and ventilating systems for district facilities. The role involves inspecting boilers and ventilating equipment, repairing components, and reading prints to guide servicing tasks.

The candidate should have two years of journeyman experience in heating/ventilating work and a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Two years of journeyman level heating and ventilating experience.
• Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade or formal education sufficient to insure ability to perform job duties.
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license is a continuous requirement.

Responsibilities

• Inspect low-pressure boiler systems, adjust controls, valves and water levels and perform repairs.
• Service ventilating systems to ensure proper heat, airflow and temperatures; maintain fans, compressors and pumps.
• Perform routine maintenance on plumbing systems and maintain preventative maintenance records.
• Repair electronic and electric controlled panels and motorized valves.
• Calibrate thermostats and overhauls in pneumatic heating systems and pumps.
• Install and test thermocouples and pilot generators; replace filters.
• Maintain forced air and gravity heating systems and perform brazing and soldering as needed.
• Assist in training new building maintenance staff in heating and ventilating systems, including air conditioning units.
• Perform duties in the Building Maintenance Specialist role.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Print interpretation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Under direction, perform skilled work in the maintenance and repair of school heating plant and ventilating systems; perform a variety of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled tasks in several other trades; and to do related work as required.

• Inspects low-pressure boiler systems, checking and adjusting controls, valves, switches, and water levels and makes necessary repairs and adjustments.
• Inspects ventilating systems to insure proper heat, airflow and room temperatures; services fans, compressors, and pumps by oiling, greasing, packing and cleaning as required.
• Performs routine maintenance repairs on plumbing systems; maintains preventative maintenance records; drains pneumatic heating systems; works from blueprints.
• Repairs electronic and electric controlled panels and electric motorized valves.
• Adjusts and sets anticipator and submaster on pneumatic heating systems: calibrates and adjusts thermostats; overhauls and cleans electric motors; overhauls pump assemblies and water seals; installs couplings in circulating pumps.
• Installs and tests thermocouples and pilot generators; removes, cleans and replaces filters.
• Services and maintains forced air and gravity heating systems including the various controls; does silver soldering and brazing.
• Assists in training new building maintenance specialists regarding school heating and ventilating systems; performs repair work on air conditioning units.
• Performs duties included in the Building Maintenance Specialist job description.

Knowledge of:

The methods, materials, tools, equipment and techniques used in the building maintenance trades; Applicable codes.

Ability To:

• Use the tools and materials necessary in the repair and servicing of boilers and equipment.
• Read and interpret prints.
• Follow oral and written instructions and work from plans and specifications; Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work; Perform a wide variety of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled work in several trades.

Experience:

Two years of journeyman level heating and ventilating experience.

Education:

Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade or informal education sufficient to insure ability to perform job duties.

Other Requirements:

Possession of a valid California driver's license is a continuous requirement.

Other Important information:

The duration of the eligibility list is one (1) year unless extended by the Personnel Commission. The eligibility list from this recruitment will be used for full-time, part-time and limited term positions.

New employees to the district are placed on step A of the salary schedule. The maximum salary is reached after 3 ½ years of employment.

Recruitments that list Promotional and Open Competitive opportunities may result in one of the following: 1) a dual-certified list in which internal employees of the San Lorenzo Unified School District are awarded seniority points to their final passing score before placement on the eligibility list, or 2) two separate eligibility lists consisting of candidates on a promotional only list and an open list. In the latter case, candidates on the promotional list are referred to the hiring authority before candidates on the open. However, where less than three ranks exist on the promotional list, the open list will be utilized to complete a total of three ranks.