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If you are looking for new challenges to take your career further, consider the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
*Job Duties/Responsibilities:*
* A Heating and Air Conditioning Fitter installs, repairs, and replaces complete direct gas-fired, steam, hot-water, air conditioning, heating, and ventilating systems, including control instruments and equipment.
* Some of the core duties that job incumbents will perform, may require that he/she: Installs, repairs, and replaces hot-water, low-pressure steam, and direct gas-fired heating systems; chilled-water and direct-expansion air conditioning systems, including condensers and cooling towers; variable refrigerant flow systems; and pressure cooking equipment.
* Installs, repairs, and replaces pipes, traps, boilers, pumps, valves, coils, radiators, air and refrigeration compressors, space heaters, furnaces, vents, fans, blowers, safety controls, and related equipment.
* Installs, tests, checks, adjusts, repairs, and replaces temperature and combustion controls, instruments and systems.
* Determines the amount and type of material and makes simple sketches for the emergency repair of heating and air conditioning equipment.
* Assists in determining repairs needed to prevent equipment deterioration.
*Minimum Requirements*
Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
Experience: Successful completion of a recognized heating and air conditioning or refrigeration apprenticeship program or six years of experience in the installation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning or refrigeration equipment, of which one year must have been at the journey-level.
Special:
Possession of a certificate of competence of chlorofluorocarbon
License type Universal in accordance with EPA Rule 608, Clean Air Act.
Special Physical Requirements:
Manual dexterity and strength to use tools of the trade.
Visual acuity to read and calibrate instruments.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull and safely lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work at heights including the use of ladders, scaffolds, and other related equipment.
*Desirable Qualifications *The ideal candidate for this position will possess the knowledge of:
* Gas and oil fuels and combustion.
* Pipe fittings, solder, flux, tools, and materials of the heating and air conditioning trade.
* Construction, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of all types of steam and hot-water heating and food processing fixtures and appliances.
* Chilled-water, direct-expansion, and variable refrigerant flow systems as applied to air conditioning and heating systems.
* Design, construction, and functions of mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and electronic control systems, including energy management systems.
* Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and air distribution systems and equipment.
* State and local regulations relative to gas-fired equipment installations, and high-and low-pressure boilers and related heating and air conditioning systems.
* Safety precautions required in the repair of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and related equipment.
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to:
* Interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
* Follow written and oral instructions.
* Work effectively with others.
* Use and operate a computer, tablet, or other computing device.
* Identify and troubleshoot malfunctions of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
* Operate electronic testing equipment such as meters, electronic scales, and related heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $41.
50 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
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