Journeyman - Sheet Metal- Springfield, IL

Ameren; Springfield, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Airmasters Heating & Cooling is seeking a Journeyman – Sheetmetal to install and maintain HVAC systems at our Springfield, IL facility. You will handle boilers, pumps, chillers, and related components, performing tests and analyses to ensure proper operation and provide customer recommendations.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED and 5 years of HVAC operation, maintenance, and repair experience, with a focus on safety and quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required with 5 years HVAC experience.
• Experience in HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair.
• Ability to read schematics, blueprints, and wiring diagrams.
• Familiar with electrical codes and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and test HVAC systems for compliance with plans and specs and to locate malfunctions.
• Determine customer concerns with current HVAC systems.
• Follow safety procedures and maintain a clean work area.
• Discuss malfunctions with customers to verify corrections.
• Record faults and materials used on work orders.
• Test joints and connections for leaks and balance system controls.
• Install components and accessories per blueprints.
• Assist with other repair and maintenance tasks as needed.
• Install, connect, and adjust thermostats and timers.
• Generate work orders addressing deficiencies.
• Connect pipes to equipment and fuel, water, or refrigerant sources.
• Mount heating or cooling equipment per blueprints.

Skills

HVAC knowledge

Communication

Reading blueprints

Math

Tool use

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Posted: May 21, 2026

Company: Airmasters Heating & Cooling

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Installer

Certification Required:Other

Education Required: High School/GED

City: SPRINGFIELD

County: SANGAMON

Salary Range: $55000-$65000

Located in our Springfield, IL facility and reporting to the Service Manager, our Journeyman – Sheetmetal will install, and maintain heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This includes boilers (steam and hot water), pumps, chillers (air and water cooled), cooling towers, heat exchangers (flat plate and tube in shell), hydronic air handling units, hydronic systems and accessories. Applied HVAC Technicians perform tests and analysis of data to ensure the proper functioning of equipment and provide recommendations to customers as appropriate

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.
• Determine customer concerns with their current applied HVAC systems.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area.
• Discuss heating-cooling system malfunctions with customers to isolate problems or to verify that malfunctions have been corrected.
• Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as the time and materials expended on work orders.
• test joints or connections for leaks.
• Adjust system controls to setting recommended by manufacturer to balance system.
• Install auxiliary components to heating-cooling equipment, such as expansion and discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, and stokers, following blueprints.
• Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams.
• Install, connect, and adjust thermostats, humidistats, and timers.
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction.
• Connect pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source, to form complete circuit.
• Assemble, position and mount heating or cooling equipment, following blueprints.

Desired Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent and 5 years of HVAC level operation, maintenance & repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.
• Knowledge of HVAC repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques, electrical circuits and wiring, operating principles of motors, and local electrical codes.
• Communicate effectively with internal team and customers.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Diagnose and resolve problems, follow written and verbal instructions, read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and written reference material, and perform math.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.

Physical Demands

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including electronic and diagnostic tools, recovery equipment, and various other HVAC equipment. Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or materials. This position requires:? stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those of medium work.