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Your role as a Senior Facilities Engineer, Chilled Water Technician:
The Chilled Water Technician is primarily responsible for operation and maintenance of the ballpark cooling plant. The primary role is for chilled water plant troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs. The position requires exceptional knowledge and experience with chillers, cooling towers, water treatment, air handlers, and chilled water piping. Additionally, as a Senior Engineer, you will lead general ballpark repairs and special events, including working in building trades, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical.
All the responsibilities we will trust you with:
Provide prompt, professional, and courteous responses to all requests, including those from food and beverage service provider, other contracted building service providers and Ballpark patrons
Assist to ensure compliance with all City, State and Federal safety and environmental laws, codes, standards, and regulations
Expert knowledge of chilled water plant including chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, and chemical treatment systems
Ability to determine when plant adjustments and repairs are necessary according to load requirements and or equipment problems
Display knowledge building management automation systems (BMS) and the use of direct digital controls to operate and monitor chilled water lant and HVAC systems
Ability to secure plant during utility outages in order to protect equipment
Ability to read mechanical drawings, supervise repairs, and installation of new mechanical systems
Performs scheduled maintenance including start-up and shutdown of cooling towers and chillers. Performs routine preventive maintenance of chiller plants and boiler systems in accordance with industry best practices
Observes operation of chiller plant systems and associated equipment/ components to detect potential failures and identify causes of malfunctions. Inspects equipment for changes in calibration, dimensional requirements, and manufacturers' specifications. Performs maintenance, troubleshooting tests and calibrates HVAC systems, subsystems and components using precision measuring equipment
Performs maintenance on chiller cooling towers, service fan motors, and belts. Blows down and cleans cooling tower sumps, strainers, header, trees, and nozzles. Replaces and installs pipe and check valves in water feed systems, strainer/water filters/piping, and fittings. Cleans chiller tubes and controls during the off-season, to ensure work is performed safely and industry best practices are implemented
Dismantles, inspects, and replaces pumps, bearings, seals and other related parts. Collects and tests samples of chiller plant systems to determine if proper levels of acidity, causticity, and alkalinity are maintained in accordance with manufacturer guidelines and procedures
Treats water according to test results with tannin, phosphate, caustic soda or sodium sulfate for control of corrosion and scale formation. Treats cooling tower water for bacteria and collects samples for laboratory tests
Operates special shop equipment such as drills, grinders, fork trucks, hoists, and cranes. Removes, replaces, repairs defective or worn parts; lubricates, cleans and recharges chiller equipment; conducts leak detection tests; maintains chiller plant service controls solders/brazes tubing and piping; installs and replaces filters, metering devices and solenoids. Adjusts and calibrates pneumatic equipment to manufacturers' specifications, using approved procedures and test equipment
Maintains HVAC electrical components (circuits, wiring, starters, relays, and motors) and mechanical components (compressors, fire boxes, valves, pumps, condensers). Performs removals, replacements and repairing defective or worn parts; cleans and lubricates components. Calibrates and adjusts electrical control devices such as thermostats, humidistats, modulating valves, relays, and controllers
Completes required documentation and reports for the operation and maintenance of chiller equipment and related components. This includes completing proper forms, logs, tags and updating automated databases to record maintenance work completed
Prepares parts requisitions for the supervisor's approval
Perform maintenance on chilled water air handlers and fan coils
In addition to the chilled water plant, facilities engineers must be able to operate, maintain, and perform repairs on MEP and life safety equipment throughout the facility as outlined by Director, Facilities including, but not limited to:
Pumps
Boilers
Air Handling Units
Fan Powered Terminals and Terminal Boxes
Plumbing and Sewer Systems
Test, adjust and repair sewer diverters as needed
Life Safety Systems
Act as a first responder to fire alarm signals
Provide assistance to fire department
Assist contractor with periodic testing of fire alarm system
Test fire sprinkler systems
Test smoke fire dampers
Aid in training and development of fellow engineers
Maintain, without flaw or exception, plant logs and files to include, but not limited to:
Boiler room machine logs
Chemical usage logs
Non-company personnel logs
Maintenance of time logs
Operating engineers' logs
Maintain superior appearance and working condition of all the MEP systems assigned to the Engineering Department
Compose written, factual reports of occurrences and incidents on property, including appropriate and prompt completion notices relative to all assigned work orders
Proactively search for opportunities to improve the physical facility, including identifying problem or deficient areas, developing immediate solutions and recommending workflow efficiencies
Ability to successfully troubleshoot unplanned challenges and offer cost effective, safe, and compliant solutions
Perform all Maintenance in a safe manner and comply with all written company policies
Assist emergency authorities and response teams
Represents the Club in a positive and professional manner at all times
Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most:
Knowledge of chemical treatment situations and ability to operate and troubleshoot system
Clear understanding of OSHA regulations and the ability to proactively ensure compliance with such regulations
Proficient computer skills including experience with MS Office products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc., and general knowledge of office equipment
Proven ability to:
Read and understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form, including shop manuals and drawing
Read and use all types of refrigeration test equipment, analog digital multi-meters, pressure and temperature indicating and recording devices, air flow measuring devices, and leak detection devices
Knowledge of basic hand tools (i.e., socket sets, wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, saws, and hammers, etc.)
Knowledge of power tools (i.e., pneumatic, electric or engine drive), drill motors, saws, grinder, impact wrenches, etc.)
Maintain calm demeanor in emergency situations
Ability to use deductive logic for troubleshooting equipment
Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and effectively work well with all employees and outside vendors in a collaborative, respectful manner
Exceptional time management and organizational skills with proven ability to multi-task and manage projects on strict deadlines
Experience in with Tridium Niagara HVAC controls a plus
Experience with LEAN Six Sigma philosophies and practices are a plus
Consistent, punctual and regular attendance
Maintain professional demeanor with a high degree of discretion, integrity, and accountability
You will be required to meet the following:
Must be at least 18 years of age by the start of employment
Minimum high school diploma or GED equivalent
Minimum 5 years of previous engineering experience, including Chiller training and certification
Must possess a valid California driver's license and clean driving record
Able to work unsupervised on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shifts, as needed
Must be available to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. This includes the ability to work baseball games, non-baseball events, and traditional office hours, whichever is needed at any given time
Minimum physical requirements: able to travel to and gain access to various areas of the ballpark (indoor and outdoor) for prolonged periods of time in a variety of weather situations; position requires standing 100% of the time, the ability to lift and transport 25lbs or more, climb up and down stairs and ladders, access remote work areas and confined spaces ( i.e. crawl spaces, roofs, etc.), and the ability to use full range of manual dexterity (i.e.: sitting, squatting, bending, kneeling, lifting and walking)
As a condition of employment, you must successfully complete all post-offer, pre-employment requirements, including but not limited to a background check and drug screening
Pay and additional compensation:
Per the California pay transparency law, the base hourly range for this full-time position is $40.00 to $45.00. Eligible overtime as applicable. As a candidate for this position, your pay and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, job-related skills, and any other factors the San Diego Padres considers relevant to the hiring decision for this position.
In addition to the base pay, the Padres believe in providing a very competitive and generous compensation and benefits package for its employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to:, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match + automatic company Safe Harbor contribution, Basic Life Insurance (with option to purchase Supplemental Life Insurance), Pet Insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday program, paid employee parking, onsite barista service, lunch provided weekly, employer provided game tickets to home games, onsite fitness classes and experiences, ballpark discounts on food and retail, work from home Fridays (during the offseason and when team is on the road), smart casual dress code and so much more! All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and the terms of official plan documents which may be modified or amended at any given time.
