Refrigeration & HVAC Pipefitter — Campus Utilities

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition waivers for employees and/or

Job summary

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Pipefitter (Refrigeration Mechanic) in Facilities & Services to install, repair, and maintain air conditioning, refrigeration, and chiller equipment. This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 3309 position with a 12-month appointment.

Salary is $56.26 per hour. The Plants operate 24/7; the role includes troubleshooting, installations, and mentoring apprentices while ensuring safety and reliability of campus chilled water systems.

Qualifications

• Certificate of completion of Pipetrade apprenticeship under a registered Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training program.
• Five (5) years (60 months) of actual work in the trade as journeyman or equivalent.
• Current CFC certification preferred for the role.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and repairs air conditioning, chiller, and related equipment.
• Serves air conditioning units from small window units to large 5,500 ton systems.
• Maintains refrigeration machinery from ice machines to lab equipment.
• Installs new air conditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment.
• Assists and trains apprentices.
• Follows safe working procedures.

Skills

Basic math

Diagrams & schematics

Refrigeration & AC repair

Technical equipment knowledge

Follow directions

Journeyman refrigeration

Train apprentices

Safety procedures

Education

Pipetrade apprenticeship certificate

Five years journeyman experience in trade

CFC certification

Job description

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Pipefitter (Refrigeration Mechanic) in Facilities & Services to install, repair, and maintain air conditioning, refrigeration, and chiller equipment. This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 3309 position with a 12-month appointment.

Salary is $56.26 per hour. The Plants operate 24/7; the role includes troubleshooting, installations, and mentoring apprentices while ensuring safety and reliability of campus chilled water systems.