Facilities Maintenance Utility III - HVAC

Position Summary

Ready to take your career to the next level? Join Kellogg Community College (KCC) as a Utility III-HVAC Technician and become an essential part of a team that maintains a safe and thriving campus environment. Reporting to the Manager of Facilities, this role offers the perfect blend of hands-on technical expertise and fulfilling contributions to a vibrant academic community.

What Sets KCC Apart?
We believe in nurturing your personal and professional growth. At KCC, you won't just work-you'll thrive. Here's how:

• Generous Vacation Time: Start with 13 vacation days to recharge and pursue your passions.
• Ample Paid Holidays: Enjoy 15 paid holidays each year to celebrate and relax with loved ones.
• Comprehensive Sick Leave: Rest easy with 12 sick days available to take care of your health.
• Floating Holiday: Customize your time off with one floating holiday each year.
• Summer Fridays: Delight in three-day weekends during June and July, giving you extra time for summer adventures and relaxation.
• Valued Commitment: Longevity eligibility starts at just five years of service and grows every five years thereafter.
• Learn More, Earn More: Your hourly wage increases as you gain credentials, such as related licensure, certifications, and trade certificates, such as OSHA 10 and OSHA 30.

Why You'll Love This Role
As a Utility III-HVAC Technician at KCC, you'll take pride in using your skilled trade expertise (certified, journeyman, licensed, etc.) to ensure our facilities are functioning at their best. Travel to regional centers to perform utility duties is required. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and performing preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
• Responding swiftly to immediate safety and emergency conditions, ensuring the well-being of our campus community.
• Tackling general maintenance and repair tasks, including event setups and equipment moves, when specific trade expertise isn't required.

Join us and experience the difference that a balanced work life can make!

Physical Demands

The job responsibilities are performed in an office area and presentation venues. Travel by car required. The job has intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, climbing, lifting material or equipment, some of which may be heavy or awkward up to 75 pounds. Ability to work from heights (on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms). Moving heavy equipment, materials, structures, and furniture.

Typically requires regular use of one or more physical senses of medium intensity and long duration. Must meet reasonable deadlines, quotas or demands for accuracy, and may be involved in some mildly unpleasant situations.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED equivalency.
2. Completion of Journeyman Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) certification (with appropriate trade school certifications and completion of apprenticeship training) OR LARA-licensed Mechanical Contractor OR five or more (5+) years of continuous experience, qualifications, and ability to independently service, install and maintain commercial, industrial, and/or residential HVAC equipment.
3. Possess and maintain a valid unrestricted and insurable driver's license, pass the college-approved Safe Drivers course, and able to drive a vehicle.
4. Possess basic computer competence.
5. Ability to work from heights (on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms), stand for long periods, and move and lift heavy equipment, materials, structures, and furniture.
6. Able to obtain and maintain a valid forklift license and safely and correctly operate a forklift.
7. Able to effectively communicate and work in a public environment with a diverse population.
8. Demonstrated experience working with chillers, boilers, air handlers, hydronics, and/or VFDs.
9. Demonstrated experience working with manuals, diagrams, blueprints, project layouts, specifications, and troubleshooting.

Preferred but not Required

1. Refrigeration Transition and Recovery, EPA Section 608 Type III or Universal Certification or certification attained within 90 days of employment. (If certified, please attach proof of certificate).
2. Training, certification, and experience with building management systems, preferably Trane.
3. OSHA 10 and/or 30 Certifications.
4. Demonstrated experience performing maintenance in one of the following: school/college/university, plant, or similar industrial environment.

Proposed Salary

According to the updated maintenance salary schedule, Classification Utility III, (2025-2026 hourly rates up to $37.35 - not including continuing education certifications and licensure incentives) as referenced in the Maintenance Union Michigan AFSCME Council 25, Local 331.06 bargaining agreement.

Special Instructions to Applicants

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all required materials are submitted. If you would like your application to be reviewed to ensure completion and all required documents uploaded correctly, please feel free to contact Human Resources at hr@kellogg.edu or 269-565-2074.
Only online applications will be accepted - any paper applications will be rejected and returned to the applicant. If you have questions regarding our online application process, please call 269 565-2074 or email hr@kellogg.edu.

Job Duties

Essential Function: HVAC Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and install hot water modular boilers, chillers, and VAV distribution systems and components, water treatment equipment, low-pressure chillers.
• Work with building automation systems, such as Trane Tracer Summit and Ensemble.
• Demonstrate ability to work to close tolerances and specifications.

Essential Function: General Work Order Responsibilities

• When not performing trade-specific work, perform work as needed including general repairs and duties associated with the maintenance of the physical plant infrastructure of a higher educational institution.
• Plan, estimate time, labor and material, utilizing appropriate math, calculations and requirements to complete work orders. Provide written documentation on work and related maintenance information.
• Maintain and safely utilize various trade specific instruments, tools, and methods including the use of power and mechanical machinery, within required specifications.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of safety, regulatory and construction requirements, principles, practices and codes to ensure compliance and safe work and workspaces for self and surrounding employees, students and community.
• Maintain knowledge of occupational hazards and special procedures applicable to the work.
• Interpret plans, blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and job specifications; circuit diagrams stock, maintain and may operate a college service vehicle.

Essential Function: Emergency Response

• Respond to emergencies and take immediate measures to prevent additional damage or personnel injury. These duties could include but are not limited to initial cleanup of water, sewage, or other non-hazardous waste associated with a broken pipe, drain overflow, sewage lift station overflow, and HVAC equipment; coil or pipe joint leak; application of ice melt or salt on sidewalks; disposal of trash and other materials.
• (NOTE: Detailed cleaning of floors and other areas will be performed by the cleaning contractor.)

Essential Function: Special Events

• Perform special/unique setups for college events.
• Other duties within the capabilities of the individual as assigned by the Department of Institutional Facilities management staff or assigned designee.