Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

1 month ago


San Diego, California, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:


Performs maintenance and repair on a wide variety of systems that provide heating, cooling, humidification, and all controls that function in concert with climate conditioning at this facility.

The work requires knowledge of principles of air conditioning, HVAC Systems, and the skill to install, recognize the cause of faulty equipment and repair commercial and industrial systems that provide for a variety of refrigeration and air conditioning functions.

Maintains, installs, repairs refrigeration and air conditioning systems located in such areas as warehouses, hospital, and large office buildings and complexes.

Alters or substitutes required components to meet conditions in different areas to provide comfort to patients and staff.

Maintains, installs, and repairs a variety of refrigeration equipment and systems such as ultra low freezers, walk-in and reach-inrefrigerators and freezers, domestic refrigerators, x-ray developing refrigeration machines, deep freezers, ice cream boxes, water coolers, ice machines, centrifuges, cascade systems, cryostat, incubators, blood banks, direct expansion evaporator coils, compressors, condensers, chilled water systems, etc.

Maintains systems by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making necessary repairs or adjustments or by replacing defective parts.
Cleans filters in air conditioning and ventilation equipment.
Troubleshoots entire systems.

Repairs or replaces fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements.

Tests systems for leaks and proper/safe operations.

Installs refrigeration and air conditioning systems by positioning compressors, motors, condensers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, evaporators, heaters, and other components in accordance with design specifications.

Installs and connects auxiliary control mechanisms and piping or tubing.
Connects recording and gauging devices.
Charges refrigeration systems and tests installation for leaks.

Starts unit and adjusts it for proper cut-in and cutout of refrigerating units, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, air cleaners, pneumatic air dryers and circulating pumps.

Adjusts system for optimum performance. Troubleshoots, maintains pneumatic/electronic controls that are related to the heating or cooling system.
Responds immediately to service connections, makes splices, insulates exposed wires, and cleans and lubricates moving parts.
Maintains logs relating to equipment, nature of repair, preventive maintenance frequency schedules, etc.

Read and interprets mechanical blueprints, specifications and technical instructions to complete installation of equipment, repair specialized equipment, and make general repairs.


Work Schedule:
2nd Shift Monday- Friday 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Position Description Title/PD#:
Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD11058A

Physical Requirements:

Heaviest weight handled by the employee unassisted will normally be 50 pounds, and with assistance 100 pounds or more.

Uses lifting devices or obtains assistance in moving heavy items.

Works from ladders, scaffolding and/or platforms where systems are in hard to reach places, requiring employee to work in close quarters or in cramped positions.

Work requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to manipulate tools when assembling units and replacing defective components, coordination for reading and setting gauges, checking refrigerant leaks, and adjusting controls, and color discrimination to recognize color codes.

Work frequently requires stooping, stretching, bending, and kneeling for long periods of time.

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