HVAC Apprentice (Anticipated - Possible HVAC I Technician)

HVAC Systems Apprentice

SUMMARY: A semi-skilled position providing assistance to skilled craftsman. The employee is required to have a valid Alabama driver's license.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and at least twelve months related experience.

2. A general knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, and practices of the refrigeration and air conditioning trade.

3. Ability to read, write, and understand routine non-technical instructions.

4. Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts.

5. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

SALARY LEVEL: 13

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Director of Maintenance and Facilities/ HVAC Systems Mechanic I, II

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the system's approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the system.

REQUIRED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists HVAC Systems Mechanic with repairs, installation and general maintenance of HVAC equipment such as changing filters or belts, or other related repairs to HVAC equipment.
• Maintains clean and safe work area.
• Cleans and properly stores tools and equipment after use.
• Maintains and exhibits a high level of ethical and professional standards as expected of all personnel.
• Participates in in-service training as assigned.
• Other duties being assigned as necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work from ladders, roofs, and scaffolding.
• Ability to work with and around moving parts and power tools and to work under occasional adverse environmental conditions such as exposure to dust and/or fumes.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
• The employee is required to walk.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, or extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to extreme cold or risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually noisy.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

SOURCE: Dothan City Schools, Dothan, Alabama

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