HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING MECHANIC (2310)

Industry: Classified, Financial / Accounting / Business Staff

Company: Glendale Unified School District

About the Employer

In Glendale Unified schools, we focus on maximizing student achievement, fostering students’ social and emotional growth, and creating a vibrant, inclusive environment where all children can learn and thrive. Glendale Unified is the third largest school district in Los Angeles County. We proudly serve 25,000 students in preschool through 12th grade and beyond.

We proudly offer dual immersion programs in seven languages; Armenian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Glendale Unified also offers six magnet schools focused on technology, world languages, and visual and performing arts, and a wide variety of Career and Technical Education pathways beginning in middle school. Through a collaborative partnership with Glendale Community College, Glendale Unified offers students multiple opportunities to earn college credit before they graduate from high school, including our Hoover Early College Academy and Glendale High Cloud Computing and Computer Science Academy. We are excelling together to provide our students with endless pathways for success! Several of our schools are recipients of prestigious awards such as: National Blue Ribbon Schools, California Distinguished Schools, California Gold Ribbon Schools, and Title I Academic Achieving Schools.

Glendale Unified is a diverse school district that welcomes students and families from all over the world. Our students come from a wide range of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds and speak 35 different languages.

Job Summary

Performs skilled work in the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration and related equipment.
Possession of a valid EPA Rule 608 Technician’s Universal Certification is required. Applicants must scan and attach a copy of this document to the online application.

Job Description / Essential Elements:

GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASS DESCRIPTION

HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING MECHANIC

DEFINITION

Performs skilled work in the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air- conditioning, refrigeration and related equipment.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General supervision is provided by an assigned craft Regional Maintenance Ssupervisor or a high-level maintenance management position.

Assignments may require the indirect supervision of general maintenance personnel.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Inspects, maintains, services, and repairs heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration equipment; and other related appliances.

Repairs, adjusts, and replaces compressors, coils, condensers, and motors.

Analyzes electrical and pneumatic control systems and determines appropriate installation and maintenance requirements of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment.

Performs computer operations related to the input, monitoring, and field maintenance work in the repair of energy management system components.

Operates and supervises the operation of steam absorption heating and air-conditioning equipment at large facilities.

May provide technical or functional supervision to general maintenance personnel.

Performs related work as required.

CLASS QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Materials, tools, equipment, and methods of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigeration, and electrical trades.

Codes, ordinances, and regulations pertinent to the maintenance and repair of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and other related equipment.

Safe work practices.

Ability to:

Install, repair, and maintain refrigeration systems, electrical equipment, and electrical and pneumatic control systems.

Balance heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and related equipment.

Read, interpret, and work from plans and specifications.

Learn to operate a computer and related software.

Maintain routine records.

Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Climb ladders.

Lift, load and unload heavy objects.

Reach overhead, above shoulders and horizontally.

Bend at waist, kneel or crouch.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Five years of experience in the installation, repair and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems of up to one-hundred-ton capacity with at least one year at the journey level.

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE

Possession of a valid State of California Class C driver’s license and the ability to be insured and maintain standard vehicle liability and property damage insurance.

Possession of a valid EPA Rule 608 Technician’s Universal Certification.

Successful completion of the Energy Management Familiarity and Response Training programs utilized by the District within five months of date of hire.

OTHER
Incumbent may be required to work a shifting workweek. Workweek will include five (5) consecutive days that may start and end on any day of the week.

05/21/80 – Classification established by Personnel Commission.
05/06/87 – Minor Change – Insurability.
01/16/96 – Modification of Job Duties and Employment Standards.
06/21/10 – Revision of Title, Job Duties, Class Qualifications, and Employment Standards
05/13/15 – Minor Revision

Requirements / Qualifications

Recruitment Type: Open Competitive
CURRENT VACANCY: Three (3) full-time permanent positions (8 hrs/day, 12 mos/yr), with full benefits, at the Facilities Maintenance Department.

IMPORTANT: Possession of a valid EPA Rule 608 Technician’s Universal Certification is required. Applicants must scan and attach a copy of this document to the online application.

Minimum Requirement:
Five years of experience in the installation, repair and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems of up to one-hundred-ton capacity with at least one year at the journey level.
License and Certificate:
-Possession of a valid State of California Class C driver’s license and the ability to be insured and maintain standard vehicle liability and property damage insurance.
-Possession of a valid EPA Rule 608 Technician’s Universal Certification. Applicants must scan and attach a copy of this document to the online application.
-Successful completion of the Energy Management Familiarity and Response Training programs utilized by the District within five months of date of hire.
Desirable: Written and oral proficiency in a second language.
Note Regarding Work Schedule:
Incumbent may be required to work a shifting workweek. Workweek will include five (5) consecutive days that may start and end on any day of the week.

No online application process available through EDJOIN. To apply: Visit www.gusd.net: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/gusd. Phone inquiries are welcome at (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1378.
Incomplete applications are disqualified. Attached resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed district application. If desired, resumes and other supporting documents may be scanned and attached to supplement a completed application form.
A review of applicants’ experience and qualifications will be conducted. Based on the evaluation, those whose qualifications best meet the current needs of the district will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. The examination will include a technical qualifications appraisal interview. Qualified candidates will be provided with more details at the appropriate time.
Salary: Salary amounts listed above indicate the fourth and last steps of the range. New employees in this classification are hired at the fourth step of the salary schedule.
Probationary period: 130 days of paid service.

Comments and Other Information

After an offer of employment, a candidate must submit evidence of freedom from tuberculosis, fingerprint clearance with the Department of Justice, and a pre-employment physical exam (district paid). Statement of Non-discrimination (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973): The Board of Education is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, sexual preference, ancestry, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, physical or mental disability, marital or parental status, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or sexual harassment in any district service, program and/or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that unlawful discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. The District will take steps to assure that the lack of English will not be a barrier to admission and participation in district programs. A copy of the District’s Uniform Complaint Policy is available by calling (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1457. Complaints alleging noncompliance with this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the following personnel:
Title IX Coordinator: Dr. Kelly King, 223 N. Jackson St., (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1209, titleix@gusd.net
Section 504 Coordinator: Dr. Narineh Khemichian, 223 North Jackson, (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1500, nkhemichian@gusd.net
Title II/ADA: Dr. Kelly King, 223 N. Jackson St., (818) 241-3111, Ext. 1209, kking@gusd.net