15% hiring bonus! New employees may be appointed at any step in the pay range depending on qualifications.
Required Education:
High School
Internal Number: 7J02-20240916-OC-00
Announcement Date
09/16/2024
Close Date
10/11/2024
New employees are eligible for 15% hiring bonus. That’s over 8,000! The City is hiring experienced HVAC mechanics with EPAUTC certification to join our winning team. Apply by October 11, 2024.
This is full performance level mechanical work in the maintenance, repair, operation and installation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems (HVAC), and related utility components. An employee in this class performs a variety of tasks associated with the maintenance and repair of the systems and equipment, and related utility components. Work includes performing preventive maintenance of the systems and equipment, and monitoring and regulating the systems equipment operations in accordance with an established schedule. This class is differentiated from the lower level class in the series by the responsibility for independently performing the full scope of work involved in troubleshooting, repairing, calibrating and installing HVAC pneumatic and electronic control systems and equipment. Work is performed under the supervision of a higher level maintenance superior and involves physical effort and exposure to disagreeable environmental conditions.
CERTIFICATION Possession of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technician Certificate for the proper handling of CFCs.
AND OPTION 1
EDUCATION: Equivalent to the twelfth school grade.
AND EXPERIENCE: Four years of experience in the maintenance and repair of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating and ventilation systems and related HVAC primary and peripheral utility equipment.
OR OPTION 2
EDUCATION: Completion of a post high-school HVAC and/or Refrigeration and Air conditioning trades program from an accredited technical institute, trade school or college, including possession of a diploma indicating completion of all program curriculum requirements.
AND EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience in the maintenance and repair of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating and ventilation systems and related HVAC primary and peripheral utility equipment.
Required Licenses & Certifications
Possession of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technician Certificate for the proper handling of CFCs at the time of application and appointment and during tenure of employment for employees hired after December 13, 2013.
Possession of a grade “A” Steam Boiler, Stationary and Refrigeration Engineer license or a grade “B” Refrigeration Engineer license issued by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections if required by work assignment.
Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as a HVAC Mechanic, if required by work assignment.
Employees are required to obtain any license or certification by federal, state, or municipal mandate if required by work assignment.
The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.Learn more about the history of public health in Philadelphia.
