Building Systems Refrigeration Technician ll

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A Brief Overview
The Bldg Systems Refrigeration II Technician is an advanced position responsible for the operation, installation, troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and documentation of refrigeration systems at CHOP. Duties and skills include advanced expertise in the installation, maintenance, and repair of refrigeration systems and documentation of these activities.

What you will do

• Independently troubleshoot commercial, residential, and industrial refrigeration systems including refrigerators, freezers, ice machines, walk-in-boxes, and other related refrigeration equipment.
• Complete in a timely and complete manner all preventative maintenance assigned to you. Preventive maintenance tasks are to be recorded using hospital electronic maintenance management systems (ARCHIBUS). Submit work orders for all necessary follow-up work identified during preventative maintenance.
• Maintain equipment and related facilities in accordance with preventative maintenance standards and manufacturer's standards.
• Provide prompt and courteous response to all service calls. Confirm repair, adjustment, or need for follow-up with service requestor before leaving area. Fully document service repairs/adjustments performed through accurate and complete descriptions on work orders in hospital electronic systems. Communicate all pertinent equipment and operation information to the Refrigeration Supervisor and/or Manager.
• Routinely monitor using electronic systems and accurately document refrigeration equipment status. Take immediate action to correct variances and/or report to Building Systems Refrigeration Supervisor or Building Systems Refrigeration Manager when appropriate.
• Provide detailed communication both written and verbal to supervisor and co-workers about equipment and system abnormalities and changes.
• Record your time daily in ARCHIBUS to accurately reflect your activities. ARCHIBUS recorded time must match your time recorded in the timekeeping system (KRONOS)
• Prepare and submit CHOP Hot work permits and impairment requests
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all Hospital and Department Emergency Response Procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment throughout the facility and follow safety guidelines as directed by CHOP Environmental Health and Safety.
• Other duties to support the department mission as directed

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED - Required
• Technical Diploma in a Trade field of study - Required

Experience Qualifications

• At least five (5) years experience in installing, repair, troubleshooting and maintenance of refrigeration systems. Required
• At least five (5) years experience on ice machines, walk-in-boxes, water coolers, refrigerators, freezers, and low temperature freezers. Required

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate a working knowledge and ability to operate all: ice machines, walk-in-boxes, water coolers, refrigerators, freezers, and low temperature freezers. Install, troubleshoot and correct malfunctioning refrigeration systems.
• Ability to read and use equipment operation and maintenance manuals, wiring schematics, ladder diagrams, and other technical documentation as necessary to perform the duties of this role.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbally to customers and co-workers.
• Operate hand and power tools.
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to act independently.

Licenses and Certifications

• EPA Class 4 Certification - Vocational School granting EPA Certification - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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