Chiller Technician Jobs

Job Summary:

More about the Division of Facilities, Planning, & Management (FP&M):
The Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is a full-spectrum service organization that builds, maintains, and operates the physical environment of UW-Madison in support of the university's education, research, and outreach activities. We are responsible for everything from the building projects that change the face of campus to the flowers that beautify the grounds.
More about the Physical Plant Department and the Heating & Cooling Plant:
Physical Plant is the largest FP&M organizational unit and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of campus buildings, grounds, and utilities. Design resources, construction by the trades, and specialized facilities services are available for departmental requests and remodeling projects on a fee-for-service basis.
The Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant and the Walnut Street Heating & Cooling Plant supply steam, chilled water, compressed air, electricity, and soft domestic water to the UW campus, as well as to UW Hospital & Clinics, the US Forest Service Forest Products Laboratories, and the Division of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital, and some other non-campus customers.
Our plant operators also coordinate with the West Campus Cogeneration facility (which produces electricity for Madison Gas and Electric customers) on steam and chilled water needs for heating and air-conditioning on campus.
More about the Chiller Technician position:
The Chiller Technician will troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, tune, and perform preventive maintenance to the chillers on site as well as the chillers that the UW owns at the West Campus Cogeneration facility. The Chiller Technician will play a key role in maintaining critical chilled water to UW-Madison in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner.

Responsibilities:

• 25% Receives, prioritizes, and responds to service requests according to established timelines and policies
• 5% Inventories, orders, and performs safe handling of various types of refrigerants
• 25% Identifies, prioritizes, troubleshoots, and escalates system problems, equipment malfunctions, and repair needs
• 5% Develops and schedules operational work plans for staff occasionally
• 25% Performs scheduled preventative and routine maintenance and documents activity on equipment and systems to ensure optimal and safe operation
• 15% Monitors, tests, maintains, and repairs Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, related equipment, and controls according to established policies and procedures

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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Education:

Preferred
H.S. Diploma

Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday
06:00AM to 2:30PM
Occasional Nights, weekends, holidays

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $36.05 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see below for more information: University Staff: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/univstaff.pdf

Additional Information:

A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of your appointment, and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout your appointment.
We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, education, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.

How to Apply:

To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button.
Please submit a resume or UW FP&M Work History document within the online application system. The Work History document is available to download at https://go.wisc.edu/7srmox.

In your application materials, detail your experience as it pertains to the Chiller Technician position.
We also require contact information for three professional references.

Contact:

Passion Malotky
[email protected]
608-890-1852
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

HVAC Mechanic(FP043)

Department(s):

A71-FACILITIES PLNG AND MGMT/PP UEM/UTIL & ENERGY MGMT

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

277229-CP