Job Details

(Full-time) Maintenance HVAC Technician

Position Number: 6714264
Location: Redding, CA
Position Type: Facilities Management

Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities

OVERVIEW:

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000. The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000).

Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Classified positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our classified staff engage with a diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all by implementing and supporting our various employment and academic programs. As a classified staff member at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals and educators working together to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career in classified service at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Maintenance HVAC Technician performs general skilled tasks and operations involved in the maintenance, repair, and installation of the District's heating and air conditioning equipment. Employees in this classification receive general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures and may oversee work procedures and outcomes for specific projects as assigned. This job class requires technical knowledge and skill in heating and air conditioning equipment operation and installation and the ability to perform semi-skilled general maintenance operations. This job class functions at a journey level of classification.

CLASSIFICATION: Range 38 on the current Classified Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. This is a classified position with a default CalPERS retirement.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Physical Plant or designee

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability

Examples of typical duties are descriptive and not restrictive in nature.
Essential Functions:

Under general supervision, performs maintenance, repair, and installation of the District's heating and air conditioning equipment.
Installs, maintains, services, repairs, adjusts, and tests a variety of cafeteria equipment, including stoves, ovens, refrigeration-units, automatic dishwashers, ice making machines, steam cookers/kettles, and other related machinery.
Installs, maintains, services, repairs, adjusts, and tests electrical controls relating to air conditioning and heating units.
Installs, maintains, services, repairs, adjusts, and tests circulating pumps, motors, and valves in mechanical rooms.
Changes filters and unit fans as required for proper functionality.
Lubricates, adjusts, and replaces belts and linkages on fans and motors as required for proper functionality.
Replaces and adds freon and oil in chiller units as required for proper functionality.
Maintains proper functionality of fire screens and shotlinkage in air ducts.
Installs, maintains, services, repairs, adjusts, and tests domestic and commercial laundry equipment
Recommends parts and equipment purchases, obtains price quotes, and processes orders for approved purchases.
Programs, tests, adjusts, troubleshoots, and repairs microprocessor-based energy management control system and equipment.
Designs, modifies, installs, maintains, repairs, and tests new and existing duct work.
Maintains, services, repairs, and tests natural gas and water lines.
Installs, maintains, services, repairs, adjusts, and tests heat pumps, gas regulators, air lines, chillers, and compressors.
Maintains a variety of records and logs related to the installation, maintenance, servicing, repair, adjustment, testing, and operation of HVAC equipment.
Performs all HVAC work in conformance with building and safety codes.
Oversees work procedures and outcomes of others in a lead capacity as assigned.
Performs other related duties similar to the above in scope and function as required.

Knowledge of:

The methods, procedures, equipment, and tools related to commercial/industrial heating and air conditioning equipment and component installation, operation, maintenance, adjustment, services, repair, and testing.
Safety rules, policies, codes, and regulations related to HVAC equipment installation, operation, maintenance, service, testing, adjustment, and repair.
Effective customer service methods and techniques.
Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
Basic mathematical operations necessary for inventory control, ordering, receiving, installing, operating, maintaining, servicing, testing, adjusting, and repairing heating, air conditioning, and related equipment.
Safe use, maintenance, and storage of tools and equipment
Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college staff and students.

Ability to:

Read, interpret, and accurately work from blueprints, sketches, and diagrams.
Perform skilled installation, operation, maintenance, service, testing, adjustment, and repair work associated with HVAC equipment and related components.
Organize, prioritize, and accomplish assigned work within established time frames.
Maintain accurate work logs and records.
Understand and carry out complex instructions with general supervision.
Safely use and operate a variety of tools and equipment used for HVAC installation, operation, maintenance, testing, adjustment, and repair purposes.
Quickly and effectively diagnose HVAC maintenance, service, and repair problems and recommend and take appropriate action.
Learn from errors, determine appropriate corrective action, and prevent repeated occurrences.
Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
Perform mathematical calculations accurately.
Oversee the work procedures and outcomes of others in a lead capacity as assigned.
Effectively and safely work on ladders, scaffolding, rigging, and roofs of varying heights.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others, including those from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and ability backgrounds.

Experience/Education

Experience Required:

Combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to two years' experience in wiring and controls and heating and air conditioning maintenance.

License and Certifications Required:
Possession of or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment

A valid and appropriate California Driver's License.
EPA 608 Certification.

Education Preferred:

High school graduate or equivalent
One year of college-level coursework related to duties and employment standards.

Additional Information

Online Application with Additional Preferred Materials to be attached to application:

Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
Current resume
College transcripts, if applicable (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)

Attention Applicants:

After application has been submitted, all application materials will be screened.
Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
Candidate evaluations will not be considered.
Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
Interviews will be by invitation only.
Interviews may be by Zoom.
The District does not reimburse for new hire moving expenses.

New Classified Appointments will be placed at Step 1 on the Classified Salary Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st if the hire date is before February 1st, with subsequent steps annually thereafter to a maximum 21st step.

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District ("Shasta College") does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.