HVAC Refrigeration Technician - Loysville Youth Development Center

Are you ready for a position that expands your hands-on expertise, sharpens your mechanical abilities, and keeps vital systems running? As an HVAC Refrigeration Technician with the Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services, you will play an important role in maintaining reliable heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems. This position lets you solve problems, work with advanced technology, and support facility operations. You will respond to service calls, ensure equipment is functioning properly, and contribute to a safe environment. If you enjoy technical challenges and hands-on work, this role provides a rewarding experience.

This position focuses on installing, maintaining, and repairing refrigeration and HVAC systems within youth facilities. The role involves responding to service needs, monitoring equipment, and ensuring safe and effective system performance. As an HVAC Refrigeration Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• System Maintenance: Install, repair, and maintain refrigeration and HVAC units, equipment, and related devices
• Emergency Response: Resolve urgent issues by troubleshooting onsite and addressing immediate safety concerns
• Equipment Monitoring: Use automated systems to track temperatures, humidity, and system performance
• Supply Management: Request tools and materials needed to complete repairs and maintain inventory levels
• Refrigerant Handling: Recover and recycle refrigerants and service equipment in accordance with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and guidelines
• Technical Inspection: Interpret diagrams, schematics, and instructions to support installation, repair, and redesign work

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Work hours may vary based on operational needs. In this role, you will be subject to emergency call-ins.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,827.00 (before taxes).
• FREE parking!
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Successful completion of the HVAC and Building Automation Technician trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of experience in the maintenance, repair, and installation of HVAC and refrigeration systems, units, and equipment including one year working with commercial or industrial HVAC or refrigeration equipment and controls; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year working with commercial or industrial HVAC or refrigeration equipment and controls.

• You must obtain EPA Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification from an approved provider within six months of employment.
• You must be in possession of an active motor vehicle license.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.