HVAC Technician

TrulyHired; Thorndale (PA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

TrulyHired is seeking an HVAC Technician for a full-time role. You will maintain heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems across school district facilities to keep spaces safe, attractive, and functional for students and staff.

The position offers an 8-hour day, 260 days per year, and a starting rate of $30.89 per hour with $31.89 per hour after probation. Qualifications include HVAC certification, hands-on HVAC experience, and familiarity with applicable codes.

Qualifications

• Certification in HVAC or equal.
• Must have experience in HVAC.
• Familiar with codes pertaining to this trade and how to apply them.
• Knowledge of reading blueprints, pneumatic drawings, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all HVAC, refrigeration, and water cooling systems in district facilities.
• Read blueprints and schematics to plan and execute work.
• Work safely at all times and coordinate with other trades.
• Install, inspect, and repair HVAC equipment; test and adjust as needed.
• Keep tools and vehicles clean and organized; report material needs.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

HVAC Certification

Job description

Job Description

Position: HVAC Technician

Schedule: Full-Time (8 hours/day, 260 days/year)

Salary: $30.89 Per Hour ($31.89 hr after probationary period)

Make a Meaningful Difference Every Day

The position of the HVAC Technician is to provide students and employees with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to work, learn, play, and develop.

Qualifications:

Certification in HVAC or equal.

Must have experience in HVAC.

Be familiar with codes pertaining to this trade and how to apply them.

Essential Functions:

• To keep in a safe and working condition all Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Units, water coolers in facilities owned or operated by the School District.
• Be familiar with any codes pertaining to this trade and how to apply them.
• Work and practice safety at all times.
• Know how to read blueprints, pneumatic drawings, and schematics of this trade.
• Perform all work in a workmanship-like manner, clean up after each job, maintain tools in good order, keeping vehicle assigned to him/her in a clean and orderly condition, inform his/her Supervisor of materials needed to be ordered for that trade.
• Learn how to work well with other trades on the same job and get along with them.
• Be familiar with HVAC fittings, controls, pneumatic/electric switches, circulator pumps, and exhaust fans and able to repair same.
• Familiar with different pipes and materials (where and how to use them, name type, materials, and size used).
• Familiar with operation of air compressor, ATC system thermostats (pneumatic and electric) and similar controls.
• Install, inspect, maintain, adjust, and rebuild all types of refrigeration, air conditioning, air cooling, and heating unit systems and accessories, water coolers, and ice maker unit throughout the School District. Perform related electrical work.
• Work with blueprints, drawings, wiring, and manuals. Make sketches, diagnose problems and plan work method, use test equipment to diagnose trouble.
• Connect and disconnect duct work systems associated with the installation of air conditioning, refrigeration, and air heating HVAC equipment, install and repair brushes, tips, contractor control boards, fuses, sensors, etc. Connect and disconnect (related electrical controls).
• Test and add proper gases and refrigerants and lubricate equipment.
• Hook and unhook material in conjunction with repairs.
• Know how to solder or braze a joint (copper, silver solder or brazing rod).
• Do any job assigned to him/her by Supervision.

Required Clearances (External Candidates Only)

Clearances must be uploaded with the application and be dated within 1 year:

• Act 34 - PA State Criminal History Clearance
• Act 151 - PA Child Abuse Clearance
• Act 114 - FBI Fingerprinting Clearance