HVAC Mechanic

About Us: RED-Rochester is a multi-utility generation plant and district energy supplier to one of the world’s most comprehensive industrial parks: the Eastman Business Park. Supporting a 1,200-acre campus, RED-Rochester has the utilities, infrastructure, technical services, support services, space and complementary regional resources to benefit a wide range of industry verticals. We are seeking an HVAC Utilities Mechanic to support maintenance and improvement among tenant businesses of the Eastman Business Park microgrid.

RED Rochester is a proud supporter of the US Armed services and a participant in the SkillBridge program for transitioning service men and women.

Summary: Responsible for replacement, maintenance and/or repairs of HVAC equipment in or around all RED-Rochester Operated facilities located within Eastman Business Park.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintain Clear and Consistent Communication relating to the current status, performance and needs of your assigned location with RED-Rochester team supervisor, maintenance planner and operations staff. Ensure all RED-Rochester customer communicated concerns are immediately communicated and appropriately responded to.

Assists Maintenance Planner to develop standard preventive maintenance routines to ensure maximum equipment uptime and lifespan is attained for all responsible systems.

Assists Maintenance Planner to develop corrective (repair) maintenance job plans as needed to ensure all equipment repairs are completed in a timely basis to maintain all system redundancies for optimum emergency performance.

Coordinates with Maintenance Planner, all shutdown planning (routine & emergency) for the execution of maintenance activities to include Customer end-user notifications.

Complete all planned maintenance routines for assigned locations, documenting all actions within the RED-Rochester work order management system (MAXIMO®).

Complete all assigned corrective maintenance actions, documenting all actions within the RED-Rochester work order management system (MAXIMO®).

Assist with any Plant Overhaul, Upgrade or Modernization Activities being completed within assigned locations.

Supervise any outside Contractor executing work within your assigned work location to ensure compliance with RED-Rochester safety policies and that the RED-Rochester standards for workmanship are maintained.

Work, as needed within the larger team structure for Red-Rochester major emergencies or catastrophic failures.

Assist in the development and implementation of Health, Safety, Environmental, Safety procedures as required for the execution of assigned work duties.

Complete appropriate record keeping for numerous governmental agencies is up-to-date and accurate (ie: DEC, EPA, etc).

Required Equipment Competencies:

Building Environmental: HVAC systems: to include, air-handling units, package cooling units, computer room air conditioning units, fan-coils, unit heaters, warehouse style hanging heaters, exhaust fans, recirculating fans, associated equipment such as dampers, dampers, vents and valves.

Building Environmental: HVAC building control systems, both electronic and pneumatic – and all subcomponents such as Thermostats, control valves, actuators.

General site equipment, such as: Instrument air compressors, Air dryers, Steam & Electric boilers, Steam traps, condensate return systems, etc.

Soft skills Competencies:

Excellent and Clear Communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to work independently or within a team environment.

Demonstrated Mechanical system aptitude and abilities.

Demonstrated ability to read and comprehend blueprint or Autocad® based system drawings.

Demonstrated conceptual and practical trouble shooting skills.

Ability to follow procedures, work instructions and safety/environmental regulations.

Ability to read and understand prints and drawings that pertain to all systems.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma/GED.

Applicable Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Demonstrated ability (minimum 48 months), working on, servicing and repairing building Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Qualifications or Licenses:

Must have an EPA Section 608 Universal Refrigeration License.

Must maintain required safety operator licenses, as needed for fork truck, man lift and scissor lift (Employer Provided as required).

Must maintain OSHA 10hr certification every 2 years.

Must maintain OSHA 30hr certification every 5 years.

Must obtain and maintain City of Rochester, Refrigeration R-4 license within 2 years.

Must have an unencumbered valid NYS drivers’ license.

Work Environment:

Industrial indoor and outdoor working environment; potential exposure to weather conditions common to Rochester New York; potential for work in confined spaces.

Physical Demands:

Position requires core body strength due to strenuous effort, climbing, and crawling to accomplish equipment isolation and movement of material.

Lifting and carrying of a variety of equipment weighing up to 50 lbs is sometimes necessary along with moving large valves and piping weighing more than 50 lbs.

Potential to enter manholes underground (Confined spaces) and the Utilities tunnels.