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The Cornell University campus is widely admired as one of the world's most beautiful academic settings. The Division of Facilities and Campus Services is committed to providing the highest quality service to faculty, students, staff, alumni and visitors. With more than 260 major buildings enhancing the magnificent landscape of the Ithaca campus, approximately 1,000 highly talented and dedicated staff serve as steward of the campus resources and operations.

Facilities Management (FM) provides maintenance, grounds, and custodial services to the entire campus. FM serves as a partner within the zone structure for the Contract Colleges (CC), Endowed (EN), and Student and Campus Life (SCL) zones.

As a key steward of the University's facilities, FM is responsible for facility assessments, skilled trades, general construction, building care, grounds, recycling, asbestos, and the management of planned, corrective, and preventive maintenance.

All employees are accountable for supporting the organization's values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity; and supporting inclusive and sustainable practices in carrying out everyday responsibilities, supporting the organization's values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity.

What Will You Do

This position provides the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most knowledgeable journey-level refrigeration technicians in one of the most renowned Universities in the world. The position will require you to work on projects supporting campus activities and growth, provide maintenance and repairs throughout typical building HVAC/R infrastructure, and troubleshoot issues in one-of-a-kind situations. This is rewarding work, where no two days look the same. FCS ranges from student housing to academic buildings, cutting edge research labs to advanced dairy operations, and everything in-between, sometimes all in a single day. This is a great opportunity for a Journeyperson looking to advance their career, grow in their trade, and do rewarding work supporting the University mission.

Install, repair, and trouble shoot refrigeration, air conditioning, compressed air systems, and controls. Perform preventative maintenance on systems. Respond to emergency trouble calls.

This is an Endowed, union position within the Building Trades Council (BTC). The starting pay rate is $38.24/hour.

Cornell University provides excellent benefits that include professional development, access to many wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options and generous paid leave provisions: 3 weeks of vacation, health and personal leave; 13 paid holidays (including end of year winter break), and great retirement options. Cornell has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, well-being, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

We are a value-based organization where all employees are accountable for supporting the organization's values of truth, respect, excellence, teamwork, and integrity. Facilities and Campus Services employees are required to attend staff development trainings and participate in the performance evaluation process.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

• At least 5 years of experience in the refrigeration or related field.

• Apprentice certification desirable.

• Must be certified as a Universal Technician, per 40CFR Part 82 Subpart F and provide proof of certification.

• Must have basic working knowledge of computers.

• Must be a member of the local plumbers or electricians union or be willing and able to join the union within 30 days after starting employment at Cornell.

• Good customer relations, interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.

• Required to inspect and work in crawl spaces, attics, laboratories, ventilation equipment, mechanical rooms, mechanical shafts, sub basements and confined, isolated areas.

• Access to these may be by ladder or scaffold tower on platforms up to 100' high.

• Risk exposure to asbestos, toxic vapors, heat, cold, height and accumulated dirt.

• Use of employer provided safety equipment, including a respirator, is required.

• Must be available to work overtime as duties require, including weekends. Possibility of shift work.

• Delivers heavy material to job sites.

• Must have ability to ascend and descend heights, have agility and freedom of movement, ability to climb stairs, ladders and scaffold, and ability to move easily in confined spaces.

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license; may be required to operate a motor vehicle (your own vehicle or Cornell-owned) to travel to/from job sites.
  

Application Information

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• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

University Job Title:

ACRefrig Mech/Plumb

Job Family:

Building Trades Council

Level:

REG

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Danielle Hartman

Number of Openings:

1

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience.

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.

• Unique applicable skills.

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