Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Repair and maintain refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, services cold storage units, refrigerated systems, adjust valves, thermostats and pressure switches.
• Provide technical capability in troubleshooting energy management and other electronic controls.
• Install air conditioning equipment and ductwork in new construction projects.
• Performs preventive maintenance on air conditioning equipment, refrigeration and heating equipment.
• Maintains, installs, aligns, services and repairs electric motors serving HVAC units, compressors, vacuum pumps including associated drives, sheaves, couplings. Packs and repairs pumps and electric motors.
• Repair and maintain steam and hydronic boiler systems. Repairs home type appliances.
• Able to perform work on equipment in both the campus and Housing complexes.
• Drives a UTA vehicle.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including mandatory on-call shifts.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or the equivalent.
• Five (5) years of skilled journeyman-level experience in repair and maintenance of HVAC equipment and systems.
• Current EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification or mandatory to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire.
• Valid Texas Operator's License required with three (3) years of driving experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be accurate in all phases of work performed.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as... both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas.Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

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