• Job Description

  Req#: 1560
  Position Type:
  Maintenance/Custodial/ HVAC/Plumber
  
  
  Date Posted:
  4/30/2025
  
  
  Location:
  Facilities
  
  
  Possess certification no less than (type 1 Technician)
  Completion of an accredited apprenticeship program or acceptable skill training, or combination of training and experience in heating, plumbing, ventilating and air conditioner installation and repair
  Must specialize in heating, air conditioning and building automation systems
  Have proficient knowledge in plumbing, electricity, computer literate and be able to read and understand schematics and blueprints
  Ability to work with little or no supervision and have a general knowledge of all trades
  Must be a team player and have good people skills
  Ability to lift 50-80 pounds
  Proficiency in the use of mechanic’s hand tools and equipment
  Diagnose and make repairs on any mechanical equipment within the school district
  Maintain, repair, trouble shoot and overhaul heating and air conditioning systems. Install parts as necessary and adjust controls and regulators, etc.
  Inspect and repair or replace plumbing, piping, fixtures, traps, valves, sweat solder copper connections, gauges, pumps, coils, gaskets and other related work
  Perform welding when needed
  Perform maintenance on air conditioning and heating equipment
  Knowledge to maintain and troubleshoot building automation systems
  Assist other maintenance staff when needed
  Maintain accurate records
  Perform work on preventive maintenance on controls and any other equipment; also energy conservation work
  Respond to any emergency calls
  Perform all other duties as assigned by the Supervisors of Maintenance
  Physical Demands: Ability to move equipment weighing 75 + lbs., climb ladders, and work in high places. Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to lift, carry, push or pull objects which may frequently exceed 75 pounds in a series of functional tests which clearly simulates the work environment.
  Work Environment: Ability to work after school hours including weekends and/or evenings
  Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to drive a vehicle, climb ladders, crawl under buildings, bend, stretch, stand, kneel, walk, stoop, crawl and extend legs
  Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to perform heavy physical labor in hot, cold and inclement weather conditions
  Sufficient physical ability, strength, balance, and tolerance of heights to work on rooftops, scaffolds and ladders at heights up to 50 feet
  Sufficient physical ability, mobility and stamina to work in small spaces with arms extended
  A valid PA Driver’s license and be insurable by Erie’s Public Schools
  Position Title: HVAC/PLUMBER
  Location: Service Center
  Salary: per LCL 1968 agreement
  Position Summary/Goal: To maintain the physical plant, in particular the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and plumbing systems, in a condition of operating excellence ensuring full educational use at all times.
  
  Qualifications:
  • Possess certification no less than (type 1 Technician)
  • Completion of an accredited apprenticeship program or acceptable skill training, or combination of training and experience in heating, plumbing, ventilating and air conditioner installation and repair
  • Must specialize in heating, air conditioning and building automation systems
  • Have proficient knowledge in plumbing, electricity, computer literate and be able to read and understand schematics and blueprints
  • Ability to work with little or no supervision and have a general knowledge of all trades
  • Must be a team player and have good people skills
  • Ability to lift 50-80 pounds
  • Proficiency in the use of mechanic’s hand tools and equipment
  
  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  
  Examples of work performed might include; but not limited to:
  
  • Diagnose and make repairs on any mechanical equipment within the school district
  • Maintain, repair, trouble shoot and overhaul heating and air conditioning systems. Install parts as necessary and adjust controls and regulators, etc.
  • Inspect and repair or replace plumbing, piping, fixtures, traps, valves, sweat solder copper connections, gauges, pumps, coils, gaskets and other related work
  • Perform welding when needed
  • Perform maintenance on air conditioning and heating equipment
  • Knowledge to maintain and troubleshoot building automation systems
  • Assist other maintenance staff when needed
  • Maintain accurate records
  • Perform work on preventive maintenance on controls and any other equipment; also energy conservation work
  • Respond to any emergency calls
  • Perform all other duties as assigned by the Supervisors of Maintenance
  
  
  Special Requirements:
  
  • Physical Demands: Ability to move equipment weighing 75 + lbs., climb ladders, and work in high places. Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to lift, carry, push or pull objects which may frequently exceed 75 pounds in a series of functional tests which clearly simulates the work environment.
  • Work Environment: Ability to work after school hours including weekends and/or evenings
  • Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to drive a vehicle, climb ladders, crawl under buildings, bend, stretch, stand, kneel, walk, stoop, crawl and extend legs
  • Sufficient physical ability, strength, mobility and stamina to perform heavy physical labor in hot, cold and inclement weather conditions
  • Sufficient physical ability, strength, balance, and tolerance of heights to work on rooftops, scaffolds and ladders at heights up to 50 feet
  • Sufficient physical ability, mobility and stamina to work in small spaces with arms extended
  • A valid PA Driver’s license and be insurable by Erie’s Public Schools
  
  Evaluation: Conducted annually
  
  This list intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties performed by the incumbent in this position. The employee will be required to perform any other position-related duties requested by the supervisor.
  
  
  

• About the company

  Erie's Public Schools serve the City of Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Erie is the state's fourth-largest city with an estimated population of 99,452. The school district enrollment is approximately 12,000 across 18 public schools. The City is the ...

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