HVAC Preventative Maintenance Technician

Job Title

HVAC Technician

Job Description

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. Keep it cool. Keep it safe. Keep it running. Do you enjoy hands-on work and being part of a team that keeps facilities operating safely and efficiently? Join our team and support HVAC and Life Safety services across County facilities. You'll perform hands-on maintenance, assist experienced trades professionals with skilled work, and work directly with vendors servicing critical systems and equipment. Build your skills, gain valuable experience, and make an impact behind the scenes every day. Apply today and grow your career with Sarasota County Government!

About This Role

Assist Skilled Trades II workers or Compliance/Technical Maintenance Specialists with repairs/maintenance to different building systems including HVAC, Life Safety, and other general maintenance items

Perform preventive maintenance checks and services on assigned or designated equipment and systems

Maintain and investigate minor repairs of multiple building systems in support of, or with, Skilled Trades II workers, or as assigned by Supervisor

Work Hours:

• Monday - Friday
• 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• *Participates in on-call rotation for any emergencies (with emergencies typically only occurring 2-3 times per year)

Provided with this position: Tools, full uniform, steel-toed shoes, all necessary safety equipment (PPE), County-issued phone, County-issued vehicle, and a laptop while at work

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent
• Two (2) years of experience in HVAC trade
• Valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire

Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

CJIS Clearance: **The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $20.10 (Step 1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.

Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

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Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.