Facilities Systems Technician

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Bryce Jordan Center is searching for a full time Facilities Systems Technician to join their team. Duties include:

• Analyze building environmental control problems such as, but not limited to, temperature, humidity, static pressure, air flows, noise, and air quality
• Recommend solutions for implementation
• Evaluate building automated systems, electrical systems, HVAC systems
• Plan, layout and perform installation
• Modify or replace with new systems as required
• Adjust building and room controls to maintain prescribed temperature on heat and reheat systems to include operations requiring heat and reheat in all seasons
• Operate, schedule and maintain chilled water cooling systems
• Clean, adjust and maintain equipment such as, but not limited to, chillers, pumps, sumps, valves, traps, piping, heat exchangers
• Adjust and maintain electronic controls and devices such as fire pump, dry and wet sprinkler systems and fire alarm panel
• Service, maintain, repair and replace domestic and commercial heating, ventilating systems, and auxiliary components
• Service, maintain, repair and install dampers, their drives, control mechanisms and sensing devices
• Inspect and repair duct work
• Service, maintain, repair, install and replace domestic and commercial refrigeration, air cooling equipment, chilling units, refrigerated food service equipment and their respective auxiliary components
• Run gas lines and other lines as required
• Maintain lighting system through usage of a web based system
• Install temporary wiring for shows and events
• Work with design professionals, consultants, promoters, tour agents, event managers, etc. to obtain specific details regarding jobs to be completed
• Refer problems to supervisor
• Set up and calibrate building systems as required for events, renovations or customer needs
• Clean, adjust, and maintain large equipment such as heat and chilled water motors and pumps, heat exchangers, steam valves and traps
• Clean, adjust, inspect, and maintain transformers, switch gears, etc.
• Direct the work of lower grade employees as required
• Operate motor vehicles as required

Job Requirements: Requires the use of advanced shop mathematics, together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, handbook formulas, all varieties of adjustable measuring instruments and the use of broad training in a recognized trade or craft. Equivalent to a complete accredited, indentured apprenticeship or equivalent to high school plus a 2-year technical college education. Over 3 years up to and including 5 years of effective experience.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVER`S LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Work Schedule: Various

Days Off: Various

Penn State University offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition discounts for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, paid time off, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more. Penn State University, the land-grant university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is consistently ranked among the top public universities in the country. Penn State has 24 campus locations, 19 academic colleges, 17,000 faculty and staff, and 100,000 students, including a medical college, two law schools, a health system, and an online World Campus.

This position is part of the bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local Union No. 8 and has a starting hourly wage of $30.70. After six (6) full pay periods (bi-weekly) from the date of hire, the rate increases to $32.64 per hour. More information can be found here: Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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