HVAC Maintenance Supervisor Job Questions & Answers

There is so many opinions out there about what the difference is between these two and which one has more oppurtunities and so on. I would love to know what the most direct difference is between these two fields, they seem so similar. Obviously the name Operations Manager hints at managing, but to me it seems like it is a more business-like approach to industrial engineering.

1 answer - Asked By: Nate - 4/1/2013

Please dont give me a google defintion of what they what they do because I have read basically all of them. If you do give me a defintion explain what it means in detail. Also, do they design?

2 answers - Asked By: chaunty - 8/19/2012

I want to become maintenance manager in a manifactruing company ( electronics manifactruing) , pls let me know what are maintenance manager responsibality, any books , links to know more, thanks for your time,

1 answer - Asked By: Your friend - 6/12/2008

I was laid of from my previous job. I am a mechanical engineer and I was working as a maintenance supervisor. It was the worst job in the world. Having to deal with ignorant people with unrealistic expectations and having to smile day in and out. I am done with manufacturing and want to get into design. But am having difficulty getting those jobs since I lack experience. What do you suggest I do?

3 answers - Asked By: qweerwqer - 10/18/2012

Summary of Qualifications •Project Engineer, projects of national Interest and its maintenance •20 years experience designing, building and commissioning machineries •Designed, fabricated and installed, piping, heat transfer and mechanical systems and their control systems •Experience with structural design, mechanical drive systems, hydraulics and PLC control •Excellent experience of leading & supervising large unionized team in and outside Canada •Good experience of developing and implementing preventive maintenance program to enhance useful life of equipment and plants •Well conversant with modification process to reduce down time of plant •Adept and qualified in Quality Control and Quality assurance •Excellent project manager with hands on, solid experience •Excellent leadership qualities, interpersonal skills and effectual team player •Effective conflict elucidator and self organizer •Outstanding training, leadership and communication skills •Excellent knowledge of sanitary, sewerage and piping system •Good knowledge of OHSA/WHMIS Professional Experience Vault Supervisor-Brink's Canada, Toronto 05 to present •Maintenance and testing of electrical & mechanical security systems •Over-see, manage and supervise cash logistic operational activities •Supervise safe transportation of millions of dollars, everyday •Supervise opening/closing of facilities with electrical and mechanical systems •Schedule staff to cover vacations and book off •Implement policies, operating procedures and audits for smooth operations •Promote positive work environment •Manage budgeted labors targets •Contingency management as and when needed Assistant Director Maintenance (Army) Sep 99 - Aug 04 •Provided direction and leadership to maintenance staff •Evolved, Planned and implemented financial policies •Assisted and advised the coordinators for policies, procedures, guidelines and business processes •Responsible for conducting technical inspection of piping system, HVAC, plants and equipments •Designed and establish new facilities in the workshop •Evaluated technical trials for induction of equipments in various organizations •Designed, modified, fabricated, tested and commissioned mechanical system for specific applications •Resolve safety concerns and implemented ergonomic improvements Education •05, Degree program (masters) in Engineering Management (in progress), completed 3 credit hours courses each in Engineering project management, Quality control and quality assurance in technical organizations, Finance for technical manager and managing the technical organizations. •85, Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from NED University Karachi Pakistan •01, Post Graduate Diploma (one year) in Information Technology from National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan •94, Masters in International Relations from University of Balochistan Pakistan •93, Diploma in Transportation and Logistics from Army School of Logistic, Murree Pakistan •86, Advance equipment maintenance, one year training from college of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Rawalpindi, Pakistan •06,Use of force training from Brink's Canada Limited including Possession & Acquisition of Firearms license •Engineering qualifications are evaluated and accepted by the Canadian council of professional engineers References will be made available of request

1 answer - Asked By: syed asif - 5/17/2007

7\1\08 I found on the first day my boss had marijuana in his company truck ashtray I land this new job im happy to be there we work on property commercial real estate im suppose to get my own truck. so i wont be riding with him often but on my first day of work we took a drive in his truck because there was an emergency at one of the sites when i noticed his ashtray is sitting wide open and there are like 50 marijuana joints in it so i said "Do you roll your own cigarettes? He says yea and chuckles" and pulls out a cigarette out of a pack 2 minutes later. So now im thinking I should report this to human resources when I went for the job they gave me a drug test and a hand book of how they run a tight ship. no sexual harassment, no under the influence, keep your vehicle clean, furthermore I had to take a drug test for the job and then this bull crap ...why isn’t this guy leading by example. What has this world come to? Then we stop and have lunch and he’s sitting there calling woman cunts and cursing like a drunken sailor and calling me Bro total lack of respect for anyone not to mention were eating at a clients restaurant (quiznos) to the point Jeff converse has to say “would you please watch your mouth your offending me”. The whole episode was straight appalling 7\9\08 Ok so today I go thru my normal routine things are all good I handle the daily routine issues a few emergencies at 2:30 I decided to go by the other sites and make the rounds visual inspections and possibly light maintenance of those site.and if time permits I will vacuum out the rear of the vehicle and bring it up to company standards,(or as was explained to me) and stop into the office to drop off my paper work see Stacia to make sure she had all the information she needed from me to complete my employment process so I get to the main office @ 3:30 attempt to vacuum out the company van and I find the power inverter will not power the vacuum I tried to power it from the other van and it did not work there either …so I proceeded to finish my work log report then at 3:45pm I stopped into the main office. Allison the receptionist was there I asked if Stacia was in she said she was not. Then I asked for Jeff converse to review the days HVAC issues in the Genzyme Building …Allison said he was not in so I said ok then I guess im done here thanks have a good night. Now its 3:50Pm I go get into my personal vehicle and get ready to leave and Jeff walker pulls in the parking lot I pulled over to him to see if he needed anything last minute and to ask him questions of how the power inverters work ..and he says to me “you cant leave at quarter of and they asked me to watch you so im going to have to report this” to which I explained yesterday I stayed a few minutes late and I wasn’t complaining and Jeff converse felt free to call me at 4:30 and I had absolutely no problem speaking to him regarding the days issues I also explained that the office asked me keep my cell phone on and to except calls regargding company business after hours and check the company computer for HVAC issues after hours & I was offered absolutely no compensation for these services therefore 10 minutes is a wash pretty much and he replied “oh you have to do that” to which I was a little confused by the reply . and when I was interviewing for the position Jeff converse explained he didn’t want a robot employee and micro management wasn’t going to be an issue because I could be called upon at any given moment to stay a little late to help out on projects or emergencies and he would like my cooperation in return in these cases or on knowledge I might have regarding past experiences ect reply and I acknowledged that it wouldn’t be a problem at all im very flexible. During emergencies or even for extra projects. so Jeff walker then stated he would address it with Jeff converse and I said I would also do the same I wasn’t trying to cheat the company in any way shape or form so I immediately asked him if he could assist me for the final 5 minutes with the power inverter to operate the vacuum and he explained the inverter would not provide enough power enough for what I was trying to do and we conversed about a project behind the metro 9 property Jeff walker provided me his insight and we wrapped up for the evening. 4:00PM wondering should i just speak to the human resource lady or should i just snd them a certified letter voicing my concerns? i feel like if i let them go on .a pattern will begin

1 answer - Asked By: benjamin_kindell - 7/9/2008

Curriculum Vitae Gian Cus Birth in Trieste, 26th of may 1962 Resident in: Italy Prospect, 1 Yerevan – Armenia (member of AIRE) Drivers license: type D Mobile Italy: e-mail: Course of study 2006 Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Belford University 1981 Technique degree for the heat gained at the 'Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale A. Volta" of Trieste Training courses Heating plants conductor in the second degree to a potential greater more than 230 kW. - Regional Training Institute ENAIP of Trieste - over 100 hours Maintenance of condensing boilers of various potential - at the factory boiler Remeha in Holland - course of 32 hours Solar panels for hot water and heating - at the headquarters of “Paradigma” of Modena Italy – course of 12 hours Professional experiences 1998-2006 Owner of a company for the construction and design of thermo hydraulic, air conditioning, gas and electric plants, construction of thermal and cooling power stations. I have gained experience of heat conduction of large installations buildings, design construction of heating and electrical equipment housing, industrial and commercial buildings, I have specialized in high-technology and alternative energy sources. My responsibilities were to coordinate the implementation of the various stages of construction, from the design stage, then to manage relationships with customers and suppliers and direct the workforce needed to finish the work. 2007 – 05/2011 Employed at the company Renco spa as a construction engineer for electro mechanical and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning plants) equipment, construction of thermal and cooling power stations, as well as like a site manager in some sites and technical supervisor in a field camp in Karabatan (Kazakhstan). My responsibilities were enforcing, coordinating the various teams of local workers, the directives of the project manager overseeing the work in the site for the electro-mechanical parts and, sometime the civil works, and eventually proposing the necessary modify to the details of the job, moving in various foreign countries as required. I am also responsible for the maintenance of all electric and mechanical systems of these plants. In these last years I have cooperated to built: I worked like an electro mechanical and HVAC construction engineer in the extension of the River Palace Hotel in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. I supervised the electro-mechanical works at the Training Center of 'AGIP’ in Atyrau. At the field extraction Karabatan I planned and follow, in compliance with the safety guidelines in the field, some technical jobs. Site manager for civil works, electro-mechanical and HVAC construction for the American Company Synopsys in Yerevan, Armenia. Site manager for the construction of two branches of HSBC Bank, in Yerevan, for both the civil works, electro-mechanics and HVAC plants. Technical manager for the electro-mechanical, water, gas and HVAC construction of the Yerevan Palace, a building of 8 floors of offices. Technical manager for the electro-mechanical and HVAC construction for the processing center of the HSBC Bank in Yerevan. I was transferred to Zanzibar in Tanzania as a technical manager for the electro-mechanical and HVAC construction of one of the largest conference center on East Africa. I returned to Yerevan for the completion an commissioning of the Yerevan Plaza building and for the commissioning of the electro mechanical plants in the Computing Center for the HSBC Bank. I moved to Yuzhno Sakhalin, in Russia, like site manager and technical director for the electro-mechanical, water, gas and HVAC construction of the Mira Hotel. I were temporarily transferred to Yerevan for overseeing the electro-mechanical and HVAC construction of a branch of Ameria Bank. I went back to work in Yuzhno Sakhalin to finish the electro mechanical construction in the Mira Hotel. Returned to Yerevan to overseeing the partial renovation of two hotels, both with regard to the electro-mechanical systems and the civil works. Site manager for the construction of the another branch of Ameria Bank for both civil, electro-mechanical and HVAC works. Technical manager, with other colleagues, for the construction of the electro mechanical plants in the residential and commercial complex “Piazza Grande” in Yerevan. Technical manager for the construction for the electro mechanical plants for the cableway Halizor-Tatev in Armenia. Technical manager for the electro-mechanical construction of the Pan Armenia Bank. Languages English: fluent spoken and written Russian: good knowledge spoken and written Italian: mother tongue

2 answers - Asked By: Cus! - 5/9/2011

I score pretty well on the mechanic portion of the asvab and my recruiter told me that I could have a job in that area. My only concern is that I have a daughter and a wife and I'm wondering if I will be spending time with them (weekends, holidays, after work) or if I will be working to much(or deploying) without even having a chance to see them. I know that the military is not necessarily for persons with families. I Love the Air Force and serving my country, but my family is very important to me. I just want to make the right decision. I will appreciate any help and thank you for your time. My top choices are: 1. Tactical Aircraft Maintenance 2. Air Transportation 3. Fuels 4. HVAC 5. Fuel Systems 6. Aerospace Ground Equipment 7 Aerospace Maintenance Will any of this jobs help as a civilian?

3 answers - Asked By: RDK - 11/6/2011

I've been in the hvac industry for a little over 3 years. It's been mostly rough. In that time, I've had 3 jobs. The first for 9 months then laid off as helper, second 7 months, then laid off as helper, 3rd job worked for a very small company just owner and me. He is plagued with illnesses and so work was sporadic depending on when he felt up to working. By now, I was a 3rd yr helper. He told me I had learned a great deal in the year plus, I worked for him. I would have stayed with him but hours even in the height of the season were less than 30 and I really need a full time job. So, now, I applied for and was hired for another company in NYC. Been there a few days...no complaints but was promised full time and of course, today, not working. Is this just the nature of the trade? I'm gettin' nervous. Job is mostly commercial.- new construction Would they decide against me in 3 days? I am a hard worker and that's what they said they were looking for even if I didn't have a lot of experience.

2 answers - Asked By: NNN - 8/3/2012