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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Penn State is searching for a full time Mechanical and Electrical Technician - Grade 3 to join the team. Duties include:
Service, maintain, inspect, repair, install and replace electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems associated with commercial and domestic air conditioning, heating, ventilation, humidification, and refrigeration equipment; including air-handling equipment, heat pumps, furnaces, heat exchangers, coils, water chillers, condensation tanks, air dampers, radiators, ducting cooling towers, pumps, etc., including auxiliary components
Service, maintain, operate, repair, and replace controls and devices to include electric, pneumatic, electronic, thermostatic, pressure, flow switching level controls, etc., to air conditioning, heating, ventilator, humidification and refrigeration equipment
Use visual checks or computers to monitor and control HVAC systems
Maintain proper temperatures and water, steam, or air flows and pressure in air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration systems
Maintain logs and records as required, such as D.E.R. requirements necessary to handle refrigerants and ensure proper amounts of gas and cooling agents are maintained
Maintain, repair, and install electrical circuits such as lighting, power, etc., to distribution panels, generators, motors, electrical boxes, panels, switches, outlets and fixtures, hot water heaters, electrical heating units, and laboratory equipment
Maintain and repair floor maintenance equipment such as vacuum cleaners, power hand tools, and various other maintenance equipment
Climb poles or use boom trucks for installation and maintenance of lighting systems
Test and maintain fire alarm and emergency light systems
Install conduit, make bends, thread and cut all @types of electrical conduits and raceway, such as PVC-MET-rigid and wiremold
Perform piping and plumbing installations on a wide variety of systems and equipment including, but not limited to, laboratory equipment, restroom fixtures, and all aspects of building plumbing systems
Install, repair, and maintain all @types of plumbing and piping materials and components used on campus, including, but not limited to, glass, dura-iron, PVC, copper, steel, cast iron
Service, maintain, and repair well treatment and purification systems
Operate various @types of hand and power tools to cut, thread, bend and join pipe
Lubricate machinery and motors on a prescribed schedule; organize and carry out preventive maintenance program, as directed
Read and interpret HVAC, electrical, and plumbing schematics, blue prints, drawings, manufacturers' manuals and technical sheets
Make corrections on drawings, maps, etc., as required
Plan and layout work in proper sequence, assuring top quality work in all aspects
Determine material and labor requirements
Order material from approved vendors
Safeguard electrical, HVAC, and plumbing services and equipment to protect safety of self and others and to prevent damage to systems and equipment
Detect unusual conditions or defective materials and report to supervisor
Perform ordinary carpentry work on buildings such as stairs, floors, woodwork, doors, furniture, etc.
Replace floor and ceiling tile, window glass and moldings, etc.
Perform interior and exterior maintenance painting; perform routine roofing repairs
Answer questions for or direct the work of full-time or part-time employees as required
Work with customers to obtain specific details regarding jobs to be completed, as appropriate; make minor adjustments of work specifications as required; refer problems to supervisor
Operate University vehicles, including trucks and snow removal equipment
Answer emergency calls and perform maintenance program
Service, maintain, inspect, repair, install and replace electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems associated with commercial and domestic air conditioning, heating, ventilation, humidification, and refrigeration equipment; including air-handling equipment, heat pumps, furnaces, heat exchangers, coils, water chillers, condensation tanks, air dampers, radiators, ducting cooling towers, pumps, etc., including auxiliary components
Service, maintain, operate, repair, and replace controls and devices to include electric, pneumatic, electronic, thermostatic, pressure, flow switching level controls, etc., to air conditioning, heating, ventilator, humidification and refrigeration equipment
Use visual checks or computers to monitor and control HVAC systems
Maintain proper temperatures and water, steam, or air flows and pressure in air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration systems
Maintain logs and records as required, such as D.E.R. requirements necessary to handle refrigerants and ensure proper amounts of gas and cooling agents are maintained
Maintain, repair, and install electrical circuits such as lighting, power, etc., to distribution panels, generators, motors, electrical boxes, panels, switches, outlets and fixtures, hot water heaters, electrical heating units, and laboratory equipment
Maintain and repair floor maintenance equipment such as vacuum cleaners, power hand tools, and various other maintenance equipment
Climb poles or use boom trucks for installation and maintenance of lighting systems
Test and maintain fire alarm and emergency light systems
Install conduit, make bends, thread and cut all @types of electrical conduits and raceway, such as PVC-MET-rigid and wiremold
Perform piping and plumbing installations on a wide variety of systems and equipment including, but not limited to, laboratory equipment, restroom fixtures, and all aspects of building plumbing systems
Install, repair, and maintain all @types of plumbing and piping materials and components used on campu
