RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION:
- Obtain and maintain 40 hour HAZMAT certification
- Clean compressor rooms to maintain an appropriate level of cleanliness, neatness, and safety
- Take readings from pressure gauges, thermometers, water meters, hour meters, and counters to evaluate proper equipment and refrigeration system operation
- Draw water samples from condensers and closed loop cooling systems and perform chemical tests on the samples to evaluate the water for proper chemistry
- Make adjustments to chemical feed pumps, conductivity controllers, and timers to achieve proper water chemistry
- Maintain the proper salt level in water softening brine tanks
- Start & stop compressors, pumps, condensers, evaporators and auxiliary equipment to keep the plant functioning in an efficient manner
- Understand the basic refrigeration cycle
- Perform basic refrigeration system troubleshooting
- Operate hand valves to control the flow of fluids throughout the system
- Isolate and pump-down a variety of equipment including purgers, compressors, evaporators, pumps, chillers, and condensers
- Understand and use refrigerant pressure temperature charts
- Drain refrigeration oil from installed oil pots
- Add lubricating oil to screw and reciprocating compressors
- Extract basic operating data from compressor control panels, pump control panels, evaporator control panels, system panels, and control computers to evaluate proper equipment and refrigeration system operation
- Understand the construction, operation, and function of mechanical refrigerant float control switches
- Understand the construction, operation, and function of Phillips float control valves
- Understand the department color codes used for ammonia piping identification
REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:
- High School Diploma
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Welding, Hydraulic/Pneumatic systems, Construction Trades or Air Conditioning Maintenance
- Lift 20 lbs or more on an occasional basis
- Standing, stooping, walking, bending and climbing.
- Ability to work in extreme temperatures ranging from -20 to 130 degrees.
- Must be able to lift and carry 75 pounds.
- Must be able to work standing, sitting, stooping, bending or in a prone position.
- Must be able to work with hands over head.
- Must be able to climb and work from a ladder.
- Must be able to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
