Plant Utilities Assistant
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Apply now Job No: 496641Department: FM&DLocal Title: Plant Utilities AssistantBudget Title: Plant Utilities AssistantWork Type: Full TimeLocation: Brooklyn, NYCategories: Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world.

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Plant Utilities Assistant. The Plant Utilities Assistant, as a semiskilled employee, performs routine tasks in the operation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and mechanical equipment inside and outside of a physical plant.

Illustrative Tasks:

• Monitor equipment consoles:
  • Read, analyze, and follow up on all console readings, charts, and trouble calls.
  • Adjust equipment controls to correct malfunction when indicated.
  • Read and record gas, steam, water, and electrical meter readings.
  • Fill out plant logs and reports.
  • Advise supervisor when repairs are required.
  • Receive and distribute fuel supplies.
• Perform preventive maintenance on HVAC systems:
  • Use specific chemicals to treat water in HVAC systems as instructed.
  • Clean strainers and coils.
  • Maintain steam traps and change filters.
  • Install, remove, wash, and store window air conditioners.
  • Identify refrigerant needs for refrigeration systems.
• Perform minor repairs and assist Plant Utilities Engineers in maintenance tasks.
• Perform semiskilled plumbing, electrical, and refrigeration work under supervision:
  • Repair water regulator valves and install pipes.
  • Assist in monitoring and operating building management systems.
  • Respond to mechanical, electrical, or plumbing breakdowns during off-hours.
• Provide instruction to Facility Operations Assistants on routine jobs.

Required Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers, HVAC, or auxiliary plant utilities equipment in commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities.

Salary Grade/Rank: SG-9

Salary Range: Hiring Rate: $41,399-$50,884 Base Salary plus $3,400 Location Pay

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources at ...@downstate.edu

Advertised: December 19, 2024 Eastern Standard TimeApplications close: Open until filled