HVAC/Maintenance Technician

Restaurant Havc/Maintenance Technician

The Restaurant HAVC/Maintenance Technician assists management in achieving and maintaining outstanding interior and exterior restaurant cleanliness and maintaining restaurant equipment. As a member of the Maintenance Team, the restaurants you support will provide you with the tools needed to succeed. MUST BE HVAC CERTIFIED.

Responsibilities

Prioritizes assigned service calls to ensure all work is completed in a timely manner.

Acts as point of contact for emergency situations that affect the restaurants as needed.

Performs preventive maintenance service, cleaning A/C coils and replacing filters every three months, along with all refrigeration equipment in the restaurants, will report this maintenance to the service manager to keep a log and schedule, emergency repair, and cosmetic repair on restaurant equipment and property; performs necessary modifications to equipment installations.

Repairs and maintains plumbing, electrical, and mechanical equipment within the restaurant, motors, pumps, conveyors, belts, fans, faucets, hoses, air conditioners, etc.

Performs regular inspections of all assigned restaurants and reports the condition of equipment and property, as well as maintenance status daily to the service Manager.

Examines mechanical equipment to diagnose trouble.

Disassembles machines and repairs or replaces broken parts.

Cleans and lubricates parts and orders replacement parts.

Repairs and maintains appliances.

Inspects completed repairs.

Performs all work with adherence to safety procedures.

Requisitions new parts and equipment, with the approval of the service Manager, both the tech and service Manager will be responsible for accurate inventory of parts, and will do a weekly inventory, assuring the right parts are charged to the right store, all labor and part cost will be reported to the store GM for their budget control.

Interact with and monitor performance of outsourced vendors and contractors to ensure work is completed according to specifications, will maintain the use of outside vendors to the minimum, any outsourced work will have to be approved by the service manager.

Log and maintain preventative maintenance program and monitor progress of open work orders.

Assists supervisor with recommendations regarding capital budget expenditures for equipment, building and property repair or replacement.

Perform other duties assigned.

Expected work week 50 hours, on call for after hour emergencies, and will be on call every other weekend.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Must be able to effectively communicate with Restaurant Management and vendors.

Must be organized and provide deliverables in support of project plans.

Ability to prioritize.

Able to work independently without direct supervision.

Able to walk, bent, stoop, balance, crawl, and reach for extended periods of time.

Able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Willing and able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Basic knowledge of commercial plumbing and electrical.

Knowledgeable of hand tools, electrical meters, and power tools.

Basic knowledge of OSHA regulations.

A good knowledge of all chemicals used for servicing refrigeration, and HVAC equipment, their use, and safety procedures.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.

HVAC Certified.

Physical Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently bending, stooping and kneeling. This position is very active requiring occasional crawling and climbing. Ability to lift/move 50 pounds.

Regular exposure to video terminal display. Travel in personal vehicle leading to exposure to all driving conditions and hazards. Frequent standing for long periods of time. Ability to talk and hear.

The employee is regularly required to talk and hear and can use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.

Vision abilities of close vision, distance vision and adjust focus. Ability to frequently taste or smell.

The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level is usually loud.