HVAC Tech/Mechanic

Palto Alto, CA
Full Time
XX - Palo Alto Electricians and HVAC Techs
Experienced

Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting HVAC Tech/Mechanics to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Services will be delivered to all requesting departments throughout the facility on a range of shift schedules. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers. 

Position Pay: $57.07 - $62 /hr

Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

  • Repair, test, and calibrate central control consoles, including: Line balancing systems, Voltage sensing relays, Emergency power transfer relays, Supervisory trouble alarm circuits, Excelsior registers, Circuit monitoring relays, Maintain, install, modify, add, repair, troubleshoot, and test building electrical systems such as: Distribution panels, circuit breakers, power supplies, Switches and outlets, lighting fixtures, lamps, fans, Heating devices, appliances, buzzer and bell circuits, Temperature and pressure controls and regulators.
  • Install conduit, wiring, and cable, complete splices/connections, and test circuits for continuity and safety.
  • Perform routine maintenance, repair, service, and cleaning of high-voltage distribution systems: Switchgear, transformers, power supplies, Constant voltage regulators and systems, Emergency and alternate power systems and circuits.
  • Repair, service, maintain, install, modify, and troubleshoot electrical/pneumatic equipment, including: Automatic doors, Kitchen and laundry equipment, Engineering shop equipment, Solid-state circuits, flexible wiring, control panels
  • Operate, maintain, repair, and service: Emergency Power Generators (gasoline and diesel ),Automatic transfer switches, Fuel storage tanks
  • Make circuit analyses, calculate signal flow, adapt electronic principles, and design, install, and maintain complex alarm systems, adjust frequency, timing, power supply, sensitivity, and interference
  • Maintain, repair, and install a wide variety of electrical fixtures, appliances, and equipment
  • Maintain, repair, and install electrical distribution equipment up to 12,000 volts, including: Panels, transformers, circuit breakers, underground distribution systems, soldering and splicing work
  • Locate and diagnose trouble in: Fire alarms, lighting systems, buzzers, thermostats, heating equipment, shop equipment, laundry and medical ward equipment
  • Maintain, repair, and service: Diesel and gasoline generators and related equipment
  • Transfer switches, timers, voltage relays, and circuiting
  • Use and maintain a wide variety of tools and test equipment, including cable pullers, hydraulic benders, pipe threading machines, meggers, multi-meters, frequency meters, watt meters, power factor meters, vibro-grounds, phase rotation meters, audio tone location equipment, high potential testers, ground fault interrupter testers, circuit analyzers, etc.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of journeyman-level experience working on industrial HVAC systems.
  • Knowledge of proper inspection and maintenance practices, using manufacturers’ information, literature, trade guides, and manuals.
  • Knowledge of the principles and theories of air conditioning and refrigeration, including refrigeration cycling and heat transfer laws.
  • Knowledge of control elements, including: High and low side pressure, Temperatures of cooling units, Temperatures of liquid and suction lines, Running time of various mechanisms
  • Skill in applying test procedures and equipment common to the HVAC/refrigeration trade.
  • Ability to locate leaks and other issues via visual and/or audible equipment examination.
  • Knowledge and skill to use electronic meters and thermometers to determine/correct temperatures and air changes and to balance heat loads.
  • Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and applying: complex blueprints, wiring diagrams, rough sketches, manufacturers’ instructions and literature, work instructions and equipment specifications.
  • No sponsorship available 

All candidates must be able to:

  • Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
  • Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
  • Lift up to 20 lbs
  • Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
  • Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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