Description:
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.
The HVAC Mechanic maintains and repairs all refrigeration, air-conditioning, ice machines and heating systems throughout the hospital complex. Including, but not limited to: Central Cooling Plant, Air handlers, DX unit, Package units, Refrigerators, Freezers, Pneumatic Controls, Digital Controls, Exhaust fans, Unit Heaters, Steam/Hot water converters, Radiators, Fan Coil units, VAV boxes, etc. Uses protective gear while performing all duties in a safe manner.
Essential Functions:
- Troubleshoots and repairs split system rooftop and through-the-wall air conditioning units, and heat pumps.
- Inspects and repairs auxiliary HVAC equipment such as pumps, air washers, humidifiers, filters, valves, piping and coils.
- Inspects, tests and repairs ventilation equipment such as centrifugal, axial, and vain axial fans. Repairs and calibrates dampers, damper motors and terminal boxes. Changes motor and fan bearings, shafts and fan wheels.
- Performs air balancing, measuring and adjusting air flows in duct branches across coils and through terminal boxes and diffusers.
- Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs refrigeration compressor coils, fans, valves and piping. Traces refrigeration leaks, re-solders joints, dehydrates and recharges systems. Cuts, bends and joins tubing by soldering or brazing.
- Inspects and monitors refrigeration equipment to maintain operation. Performs Preventative Maintenance (P.M.) by taking pressure readings, changing filters cleaning motors, fans and coils.
- Inspects, tests, calibrates and repairs all types and makes of pneumatic controls, including thermostats, controllers, transmitters and relays. Uses computer to control, troubleshoot, repair DDC HVAC Systems.
- Provides back up support for other skilled and unskilled maintance duties.
- Completes all paperwork such as work orders, work documentation reports, logs, P.M.’s in a timely manner.
- Keeps manager informed of activities, needs, problems and progress. Communicates equipment problems which cannot be immediately fixed to the manager to allow scheduling of repairs and minimize downtime.