Trade Specialist III - Facilities Maintenance (Multiple Positions)

at Sedgwick County in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

The Trade Specialist III works at a journeyman or Master Level with a variety of mechanical systems and associated electronic controls on county properties. This position performs installation, maintenance, diagnostic troubleshooting, and repairs. This position works with refrigeration equipment, air-conditioning equipment, steam and hot water boiler systems, warm-air furnaces, combination roof-top equipment, cooling towers, pump motors, plumbing and electrical fixtures, supply/drain lines, high/low voltage systems, and other such equipment operated in a County facility. In addition to hands-on work with equipment, this position also utilizes a computer-based Facility Management Software (FMS) to monitor, diagnose, and adjust systems as needed. This position is a manual, physically demanding work done both indoors and in extreme temperatures of the outdoors as required.

HVAC

• Independently troubleshoot and repair HVAC/mechanical/control malfunctions
• Keep accurate records of refrigerant usage and loss
• Design and layout primary wiring service for motors and equipment
• Fabricate and install sheet metal ductwork
• Diagnose, evaluate present condition and repair high and low pressure duct systems
• Make needed modifications to gas supply lines as needed

Electrical

• Install and repair a variety of electrical fixtures, devices and equipment
• Test and repair special circuits such as GFCI, control circuits, switch legs, and other electrical circuits
• Troubleshoot and repair breakers, terminals, relays, contactors, and related equipment
• Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices
• Perform preventative maintenance on assorted electrical, security, and mechanical equipment
• Install conduit and electrical boxes, and install and connect wiring
• Service and repair cameras and security monitors

Plumbing

• Install a variety of plumbing fixtures, devices, and equipment
• Repair existing plumbing and gas systems and devices
• Replace, clean, and repair flush valves, radiator valves, steam traps, faucets, water-temperature regulators and other devices
• Troubleshoot and maintain and repair supply & stagnate sanitary systems, sewer ejector pumps, sewer pits, floats and related equipment
• Cut, thread, solder, silver-solder, braze, weld, and hang pipe
• Perform preventative maintenance on assorted plumbing equipment and mechanical equipment

General Building Maintenance

• Perform carpentry work in repairing buildings and furniture
• Repair flooring, wallboard, ceilings and ceiling tiles, roofs, exterior walls, and concrete
• Move office furniture
• Possess the ability to safely and properly operate power equipment such as saws, grinders, drills, sand blasters, welders, fork lifts, and a variety of other equipment
• Paint rooms, hallways, and ceilings; patches holes; primes area for painting
• Drives trucks and operates equipment in the loading of trucks
• Remove snow and ice using hand shovel or snow equipment, possibly starting early in the morning depending on timing of storm
• Performs related work as required

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