Highlights
This position performs preventive and corrective maintenance on centrifugal, screw, scroll, and absorption chillers, as well as associated equipment including cooling towers, pumps, motors, controls, and refrigeration components. The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills and is committed to maintaining reliable and efficient building operations.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1909 |
| Website | http://www.abm.com/ |
Description
The Chiller Mechanic/Technician is responsible for the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation of commercial and industrial HVAC chiller systems. This position performs preventive and corrective maintenance on centrifugal, screw, scroll, and absorption chillers, as well as associated equipment including cooling towers, pumps, motors, controls, and refrigeration components. The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills and is committed to maintaining reliable and efficient building operations.
Shift: Monday - Friday: 7am-3pm
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Pay rate: $65 hourly rate | Weekly pay
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Benefit Information:
This position is part of LOCAL 501. LOCAL 501 will provide the benefits, pension, and 401(K).
Responsibilities:
- Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair commercial and industrial chiller systems.
- Perform preventive maintenance on centrifugal, screw, scroll, and reciprocating chillers.
- Diagnose and repair refrigeration, electrical, mechanical, and control system issues.
- Monitor chiller performance and adjust operating parameters to optimize efficiency.
- Service associated HVAC equipment, including cooling towers, condenser water systems, chilled water pumps, expansion tanks, and piping systems.
- Perform refrigerant recovery, charging, leak detection, and repairs in compliance with EPA regulations.
- Conduct vibration analysis, oil testing, and equipment performance assessments.
- Maintain and calibrate temperature, pressure, flow, and control systems.
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Respond to emergency service calls and equipment failures.
- Document maintenance activities, repairs, inspections, and equipment performance data.
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and facility management teams on major repairs and projects.
- Ensure compliance with all safety regulations, environmental standards, and company policies.
- Assist in equipment upgrades, retrofits, and capital improvement projects.
- Support overall facility operations and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Technical school certification in HVAC/R, Mechanical Systems, or a related field preferred.
Experience
- 3+ years of experience servicing commercial or industrial chillers.
- Experience working in commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, or data centers preferred.
- Experience with building automation systems (BAS/BMS) is desirable.
- EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification required.
- HVAC/R Certification preferred.
About Company
ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.
We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.
Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.
Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.
With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.
With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.
ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)
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