HVAC Facilities Ops Technician III - BOF - Central Area **Galveston, Texas, United States** **New** Engineering, Crafts, Trades & Labor UTMB Health Requisition # 2406267 **Minimum Qualifications:** High School degree or recognized equivalent and journeyman level industrial/commercial trade craft demonstrated by one of the following: + Texas state license or approved equal license + NCCER certification + UTMB-approved certification + Community college certification or associate degree in a related field. Must have five years of journeyman-level experience. **Preferred Qualifications:** + **Strong HVAC/Refrigeration/Controls skills for preventive and corrective maintenance.** **Job Summar** y: Perform at a journeyman level in an industrial/commercial tradecraft (Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Structural, Instrumentation/Electronics, Refrigeration, Electronics/Fire Alarms) for maintenance and repair of specialized equipment and machinery. **Job Duties:** + Proactively maintains all aspects of assigned area of responsibility. + Consults with customers on the priority of work and assumes full ownership of customerproblems and equipment breakdowns. Serves as liaison between customers and FacilitiesOperations and Management (Physical Plant). + Performs detailed inspections of equipment for proper operation. Informs appropriatesupervisory or managerial personnel of unusual conditions, problems, or deficiencies andtakes appropriate action. + Performs major repairs on technical systems and supporting equipment. + Starts up, shuts down, and adjusts equipment or systems in accordance with establishedoperational and safety procedures. + Performs preventative or corrective maintenance tasks as assigned and within timelines. + Identifies maintenance needs and performs proactive repairs before breakdown occurs. + Successfully participates in the Facilities Operations and Management (Physical Plant)sponsored in-house craft trade training program. (Currently NCCER) + Trains and mentors new personnel in areas of expertise as required. Teaches basicknowledge of codes and proper tool use. + Reads and interprets and provides “marked up” blueprints/drawings for correctionswhen needed. + Supports area shift coverage, after-hours, or extended projects as needed. + Attends and participates in project designs, reviews, shutdowns, project meetings, finalinspections, and commissioning. + Participate in disaster/hurricane preparedness list i.e. E1A (Ride out team) or E1B(Recovery team). + In addition to regular shifts, provides support/response to the institution that operates 24hours a day seven days a week. + Attends staff, training, and safety meetings. + Identifies and reports safety hazards. + Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. **Equipment:** Test equipment, hand and power tools used in industrial building allied trades. Basic computer skills and ability to use and operate hand-held electronic communication devices. Skills associated with diagnostic equipment. **Working Environment/Location of position:** + Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory, and/or office environments. May be exposed to occupational hazards such as communicable diseases and harmful chemicals. Some exposure to weather and physical hazards. Exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards and may be required to work in high locations or crawlspaces. This job requires the ability to lift up to 100 lbs. floor to knuckle and requires frequent bending, standing, and walking. + Exposure to areas under construction. + Usual working conditions are found in craft shops and mechanical rooms. + Exposure to adverse weather conditions or temperature extremes. + Exposure to electrical/mechanical hazards. + Proper safety and precaution must be closely observed when operating and repairing specialized equipment and systems. + Climb ladders and stairways and work on building rooftops of high elevation. + Work in confined spaces such as ceilings, under-floor crawlspaces, and manholes. + May be required to work extended hours or rotating shifts. **Other:** Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation