The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District’s 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges – American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.

The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country – Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.

The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.

Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associates degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.

The Los Rios Community College District Facilities Management Department is responsible for facility planning, construction (new, modernization and renovation), maintenance and operations for all of the District’s education and administrative sites as well and maintaining the District’s entire vehicle and rolling stock fleet. Facilities Management (FM) is divided into two sub-departments, Facilities Planning and Construction and Facilities Maintenance and Operation. Each of these departments is led by a Director and these Directors report to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management.

The Facilities Planning and Construction Department is responsible for managing the District’s Capital Building Program which is funded through voter approved local and state-wide bond measures. Currently, the District is in the midst of implementing this program which totals approximately $1.2 billion in new construction and modernization type project on all our sites.

Under oversight of the Lead Maintenance HVAC Mechanic, perform journey level work installing, modifying, maintaining, repairing, and overhauling district-wide heating, refrigerated equipment, environmental, air conditioning, and all auxiliary systems at district facilities; and skilled refrigeration and air-conditioning, heating, ventilation, controls, water treatment, and auxiliary equipment services. For a detailed job description for this Service Employees International Union (Blue Collar) posting click here.

This job position is located at 3753 Bradview Drive, Sacramento, CA 95827.

Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days’ vacation yearly (with increases after 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers extensive professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked divided by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 12 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 12/12 = 1; 0.75/1 = 0.75 FTE). For the full SEIU contract agreement details, click here.

Incumbents inspect and examine heating/refrigeration and air-conditioning, chillers, boilers, air compressors, heat exchangers, and all auxiliary equipment to locate defects in operations; disassembles units and restore to operating condition; repair or replace condensers, compressors, pumps, valves, motors, bearings, belts and other parts; recycle and charge refrigerants as required; perform preventive maintenance on cooling towers and evaporative condensers; inspect and test refrigeration systems, safety devices, and controls for efficiency of operation and compliance with safety practices, laws and regulations; troubleshoot and take necessary corrective action for major malfunctions and breakdowns of heating/refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, pumps, air handlers, chillers, fans, ducts, dampers and grills; install, repair and maintain major heating/refrigeration and air conditioning units, coils, fans, subsystems and component parts; perform welding and soldering as needed; read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings and technical manuals. Incumbents order parts and supplies as needed; perform related work on all related and auxiliary Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and components; inspect equipment, building, utility systems or other facilities needing heating and cooling work; repair and adjust pneumatic controls, lines and fittings, change filters and belts, lubricate and oil equipment according to manufacturer’s specifications and industry standards, perform weekly, monthly, and annual preventive maintenance on high and low pressure boilers, chillers, towers, and all related equipment; maintain logs and records of equipment operations, repairs, preventive maintenance, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required records on refrigerants, and Air Quality required records on boiler operations; perform safety tests on equipment as required, maintain proper water treatment /chemistry in all systems; perform daily inspections of mechanical spaces; estimate time, materials, and cost involved for major equipment repairs, change-outs, and system upgrades; obtain quotes from vendors on equipment, repairs or services to be contracted out, and schedule and monitor the installation of these services manage/prioritize work orders; understand and operate computer based energy management system (EMS). Perform related duties as assigned.

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

Possess and maintain an EPA universal certification for handling refrigerants at the time of hire. Employment is contingent upon meeting the requirements of Los Rios Board Regulation R-8343, including possessing, at time of hire, and maintaining a valid California Driver’s License. This position may require operating a District or personal vehicle in order to complete assigned work within the scope of the position duties. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a medical evaluation.

EXPERIENCE: Completion of a formal apprenticeship and two years of experience as a journey level HVAC mechanic; OR six years of experience as a journey-level HVAC mechanic.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

Education must be from an accredited institution.

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

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Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for complete information on how to apply online with our District. Application services are available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during our business hours.

After hour inquiries should be emailed to HR@losrios.edu. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m., of the posting closing date.

Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited college/university must be submitted within 60 days of hire.

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