Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Job at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France, and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

To maintain, operate, repair, build, and rebuild plant infrastructure and systems pertaining to it. To assist all other crafts in the maintenance and construction of plant equipment within the Spirit-Wichita facility. This includes, but is not limited to, painting, carpentry, general labor, plumbing, HVAC/R, pipe fitting, tinning, welding, millwright work, operation of boilers and compressed air systems, operation of wastewater systems, and operation of process water systems, within the individual's skill set and/or with proper training.

• Troubleshoot and repair all refrigerant, gas, steam, and hydraulic systems.
• Install, repair, replace, rebuild, troubleshoot, adjust, and balance all HVAC/R equipment including chillers, hydraulic, oil, and spindle coolant chillers, degreasers, cold boxes, comfort air systems, and paint booth air handling units containing cooling medium.
• Manage controls and components associated with HVAC/R equipment feeding from the main power disconnect (480 volts nominal or lower), such as pneumatic, electrical, electromechanical control components, variable frequency drives, and motors.
• Monitor, diagnose, and repair building systems and controls related to HVAC/R equipment, including chilled water, hot water, condenser water, and cooling towers.
• Monitor, record, and analyze pressures and temperatures to recognize out-of-specification conditions.

Qualifications

Required:

• Must have an EPA Refrigerant Card.
• Majority of new hires will be hired on 1st shift.
• All applicants must be willing and able to work any shift, including alternative work weeks.

Preferred:

• Minimum of 2 years of commercial HVAC experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing refrigerant, gas, steam, and hydraulic systems.
• Experience installing, repairing, replacing, rebuilding, troubleshooting, adjusting, and balancing HVAC/R equipment, including chillers, hydraulic, oil, and spindle coolant chillers, degreasers, cold boxes, comfort air systems, and paint booth air handling units.
• Knowledge of controls and components associated with HVAC/R equipment, such as pneumatic, electrical, electromechanical controls, variable frequency drives, and motors, feeding from main power disconnects (480 volts nominal or lower).
• Ability to monitor, diagnose, and repair building systems and controls related to HVAC/R, including chilled water, hot water, condenser water, and cooling towers.
• Ability to monitor, record, and analyze pressures and temperatures to identify out-of-spec conditions.

Kansas Tax Credit

Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race.