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$23.78 - $32.34 an hour
Full-time
Atlanta, GA 30332
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About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Department Information
Housing and Residence Life is passionate about the Georgia Tech residential student experience. With 97% of all first-year students choosing to live on campus, we create spaces and opportunities for Yellow Jackets to grow and connect from their first day of college through their graduate studies. We are proud to support our students¿ personal development and academic endeavors while providing a safe and comfortable living environment.
Our department is a large and complex organization supporting over 8,700 on-campus residents among 49 traditional halls, suites, and apartments, some of which were constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Our team of 200+ professional staff and 300+ student staff from six departments supports residents directly and indirectly with their unique talents. We are housed within the Student Engagement and Well-Being division, which includes many student service offices.
Mission
Housing and Residence Life offers quality, safe, well-maintained residential facilities. We encourage, promote, and facilitate customer-focused programs and services that attract students to our facilities and Georgia Tech. We provide physical, programmatic, and technological systems to enhance the quality of life on campus, support the academic needs of resident students, and complement the academic goals of the institute.
Job Summary
Perform installation and maintenance of components used in campus heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and related equipment, including chilled water systems, refrigeration systems, air compressors, gas heaters, air dryers, fume hoods, and pumps. Regularly provide work direction to lower-level mechanics and maintenance personnel.
This position will interact regularly with maintenance supervisors and staff, building managers, and vendors.
This position typically advises and counsels lower-level mechanics and maintenance workers.
This position will supervise: NA.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Install, repair, replace, operate, maintain, calibrate, test, and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components used in HVAC.
Job Duty 2 -
Perform preventive maintenance on HVAC equipment.
Job Duty 3 -
Troubleshoot pneumatic, electrical, and digital controls.
Job Duty 4 -
May require purchase and accounting for HVAC-related parts and materials.
Job Duty 5 -
May require working with specialized computer applications.
Job Duty 6 -
Provide work direction to mechanics and maintenance personnel related to HVAC system installation and maintenance.
Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate, or Vocational School Diploma
Required Experience
Four years of job-related experience
Other Required Qualifications
Universal CFC Refrigerant Recovery License Position may require working around or on rotating machinery, live electrical circuits, hazardous materials, high-pressure liquids and gases, and hot surfaces. The position may require lifting objects up to 75 pounds and working in confined spaces, noisy environments, and elevated locations, both inside and outside a building. May require extensive after-hours work or call-backs. The job may require the use of a full-face respirator.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree, or two years of college coursework
Additional Preferred Qualifications
State of Georgia Unrestricted HVAC License
Proposed Salary
Hourly Range: $23.78-32.34/hr.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires intermediate-level (journeyman/master) knowledge and skills for installing and maintaining compressors, fans, bearings, belts, dampers, motors, starters, controls, 208, 200, and 460 service, 24-volt DC service, coils, and piping. The position requires the ability to read prints, drawings, and schematics in paper and electronic formats. In addition, the job requires the ability to operate machine tools, motor vehicles (may include forklifts), hand/power tools, and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment. The position requires the ability to troubleshoot and to sequence tasks for specific assignments.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (¿USG¿) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual¿s race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, *** (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require a security clearance.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Work schedule: 8 am until 4:30 p.m.
Background Check
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.
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Full-time
Atlanta, GA 30332
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Licenses
Do you have a valid HVAC Certification license?
Skills
Do you have experience in Schematics?
Education
Do you have a Trade school?
Full job description
About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Department Information
Housing and Residence Life is passionate about the Georgia Tech residential student experience. With 97% of all first-year students choosing to live on campus, we create spaces and opportunities for Yellow Jackets to grow and connect from their first day of college through their graduate studies. We are proud to support our students¿ personal development and academic endeavors while providing a safe and comfortable living environment.
Our department is a large and complex organization supporting over 8,700 on-campus residents among 49 traditional halls, suites, and apartments, some of which were constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Our team of 200+ professional staff and 300+ student staff from six departments supports residents directly and indirectly with their unique talents. We are housed within the Student Engagement and Well-Being division, which includes many student service offices.
Mission
Housing and Residence Life offers quality, safe, well-maintained residential facilities. We encourage, promote, and facilitate customer-focused programs and services that attract students to our facilities and Georgia Tech. We provide physical, programmatic, and technological systems to enhance the quality of life on campus, support the academic needs of resident students, and complement the academic goals of the institute.
Job Summary
Perform installation and maintenance of components used in campus heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and related equipment, including chilled water systems, refrigeration systems, air compressors, gas heaters, air dryers, fume hoods, and pumps. Regularly provide work direction to lower-level mechanics and maintenance personnel.
This position will interact regularly with maintenance supervisors and staff, building managers, and vendors.
This position typically advises and counsels lower-level mechanics and maintenance workers.
This position will supervise: NA.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Install, repair, replace, operate, maintain, calibrate, test, and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components used in HVAC.
Job Duty 2 -
Perform preventive maintenance on HVAC equipment.
Job Duty 3 -
Troubleshoot pneumatic, electrical, and digital controls.
Job Duty 4 -
May require purchase and accounting for HVAC-related parts and materials.
Job Duty 5 -
May require working with specialized computer applications.
Job Duty 6 -
Provide work direction to mechanics and maintenance personnel related to HVAC system installation and maintenance.
Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate, or Vocational School Diploma
Required Experience
Four years of job-related experience
Other Required Qualifications
Universal CFC Refrigerant Recovery License Position may require working around or on rotating machinery, live electrical circuits, hazardous materials, high-pressure liquids and gases, and hot surfaces. The position may require lifting objects up to 75 pounds and working in confined spaces, noisy environments, and elevated locations, both inside and outside a building. May require extensive after-hours work or call-backs. The job may require the use of a full-face respirator.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree, or two years of college coursework
Additional Preferred Qualifications
State of Georgia Unrestricted HVAC License
Proposed Salary
Hourly Range: $23.78-32.34/hr.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires intermediate-level (journeyman/master) knowledge and skills for installing and maintaining compressors, fans, bearings, belts, dampers, motors, starters, controls, 208, 200, and 460 service, 24-volt DC service, coils, and piping. The position requires the ability to read prints, drawings, and schematics in paper and electronic formats. In addition, the job requires the ability to operate machine tools, motor vehicles (may include forklifts), hand/power tools, and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment. The position requires the ability to troubleshoot and to sequence tasks for specific assignments.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (¿USG¿) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual¿s race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, *** (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require a security clearance.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Work schedule: 8 am until 4:30 p.m.
Background Check
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.
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Seeking a career-building opportunity? The /C Mechanic II-Housing and Residence Life Department (Work hours 8 am to 4:30 pm) position is now open for candidates interested in the Refrigerator & AC Technician Jobs sector. This role in Atlanta offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Refrigerator & AC Technician Jobs is a plus.
