HVAC TECHNICIAN - BUILDING MAINTENANCE - City of Weslaco

Job Summary

Responsible for performing skilled journey-level air conditioning and heating work, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of heating, ventilating, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintain regular and prompt attendance; physically present to work.
• Performs after hours work as required (nights and weekends)
• Assist with emergency response as needed by city hall and local EOC.
• Installation and maintenance of air conditioning & heating systems.
• Performs a range of manual labor including the digging of trenches, pouring of concrete, painting buildings and move furniture and appliances from different establishments.
• Employee is required to be on-call to respond to emergency situations.
• Other related job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• Applicant must have current valid Class "C" Driver's License and be insurable.
• Must have High School diploma, or equivalent (GED), associate's degree/trade school certificate in related area preferred.
• Must have and maintain state HVAC-R licenses/certifications.
• Five (5) years of related work experience to perform such job.
• Applicant must pass pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen at City's expense.
• Must successfully complete Emergency Management and Incident Command Training within first three months of hire date.
• Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skill

• Air conditioning systems.
• Building codes.
• Construction material.
• Laws and regulations to position functions.
• Multi-task.
• Read and interpret plans.
• Plumbing, electrical, painting and routine carpentry.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Agility and physical strength, such as moving in or about construction sites or over rough terrain, or standing or walking most of the work period.
• Occasional lifting, moving, or positioning objects up to 60lbs.

Any applicant selected for employment with the City of Weslaco must receive satisfactory results from pre-employment drug testing, references, background checks, and credential verification.