About the role
Join UBC Student Housing and Community Services as a Refrigeration Mechanic, maintaining and troubleshooting HVAC, refrigeration, cooling, and environmental control systems across SHCS facilities. Reporting to the Trades Manager, you will keep critical systems - from data centre cooling to lab environmental chambers - running safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Responsibilities

Diagnose electrical and mechanical failures on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment

Test and optimize equipment performance after repairs

Install and commission new HVAC machinery and equipment, such as heat pumps and air conditioners

Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and inspections

Maintain, calibrate, and repair data centre cooling and environmental control systems, environmental chambers, lab coolers and freezers, chillers, cooling towers, condensers, and heat recovery equipment

Read and interpret schematics, blueprints, and operating manuals; create written reports

Follow all maintenance procedures, regulatory codes,



and WorkSafe practices to keep a safe workplace

Act as a trainer and mentor for apprentices

Qualifications

Red Seal or BCTQ Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic certification

3-5 years of related experience in an industrial setting

Valid BC Class 5 driver's licence

Thorough knowledge of mechanical trades practices and procedures; demonstrated troubleshooting ability

Able to work in a team, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines

Desirable: 4th Class Power Engineer certificate

Pay & benefits

Annual salary $87,156.00

Overtime paid at double time where applicable

University pension: UBC contributes 9.4% of gross pensionable earnings

Vacation starting at 3 weeks, growing to 6 weeks, plus 3 additional days off between Christmas and Current Year

Tuition waiver of up to 12 UBC undergraduate (or approved non-credit) course credits

Access to UBC employee discounts and perks

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