Job Description
Job DescriptionAgency Overview:
Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family, and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life, and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members, ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance, to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.
MINIMUM DESCRIPTION:
The HVAC Technician, under the supervision of the Assistant Vice President of Facilities, is responsible for the general upkeep and repair of HVAC and other air quality systems of Commonpoint sites and related facilities. The technician must be able to install, maintain and repair heating, cooling and refrigeration systems. The specific responsibilities of
this full-time exempt position include:
Maintenance:
- Keep equipment clean, fixed and maintained.
- Create daily, weekly, schedules and checklist for service and repair.
- Create and implement a preventative maintenance plan for all units.
- Work in a hands-on capacity to repair and maintain all units.
- Locate any potential dangerous features.
- Responsible to respond to emergency calls quickly and promptly.
- Must have the technical knowledge needed to diagnose issues.
- Order all materials necessary for appropriate repair.
- Assist in supervision of work performed by all outside contractors.
Administration:
- Assist in setting goals, preparing and monitoring budgets for all HVAC systems of the agency.
- Maintain records.
- Purchase supplies, equipment, etc.
- Assist in maintaining a dashboard and ticketing system.
Agency Responsibilities:
- Participation in staff meetings and staff training sessions.
- Regular supervisory conferences with AVP of Facilities.
- Annual job performance evaluation by AVP of Facilities.
- Perform any other tasks that are required as determined by the Director of Facilities.
The HVAC Technician is required to be organized, hardworking, conscientious and personable and must always be a positive representative of the Agency to the community. It should be recognized that the HVAC Technician may be required to work at night or on occasion on the weekends. It should also be recognized that this job description may change, based on the needs of the agency.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- High school Diploma Required; Associates degree preferred.
- 5-10 years of experience preferably in a similar role with appropriate certifications (EPA 608, NATE, OSHA 10/30 hour)
- Possess outstanding social skills and emotional maturity.
- Possess incredible attention to detail.
- Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint and the G-suite including Gmail, Google Calendar and the Google Drive including the ability to live-edit documents.
- Demonstrate professionalism at all times and remain positive/upbeat when interacting with/responding to staff and constituents.
- Must be comfortable making repairs, speaking to staff, dealing with vendors and contractors.
- Must be detail oriented and well organized with the ability to follow up on all facility related issues.
- Must be flexible and able to handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations.
- Strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organizational skills.
- Ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.
- Ability to work independently on projects, from conception to completion.
- Must be able to work under pressure.
- Comfortable working within a fast-paced, demanding work environment.
- Ability to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion.
- Must be able to drive and be willing to travel between multiple agency sites and within the NY Metro area. Occasional weekend and evening hours will be necessary.
- Organized, hardworking, conscientious and personable and must always be a positive representative of the Agency to the community. It should be recognized that the HVAC Technician may be required to work at night or on occasion on the weekends. It should also be recognized that this job description may change, based on the needs of the agency.
Salary: $75,000
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume, as a Word or PDF document only, to David Slotnick at dslotnick@commonpoint.org. Please indicate “HVAC Technician” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Commonpoint reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.