HVAC Technician

Location : Main Campus - Baytown, TX
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: FY2300719
Division: Finance & Administration
Department: Maintenance
Opening Date: 08/13/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Position Overview
Under the guidance of the Executive Director, Facilities and Director, Physical Plant, this position will maintain heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems in facilities on and off main campus. The HVAC Technician will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, and general installation of all types of HVAC equipment including boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air handing units, fan coil units, direct expansion units, chilled and hot water pumps, condensate units, steam traps, heat exchangers, exhaust fans, fume hoods, water heaters, coolers, freezers, ice machines, and associated motors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain pumps, motors, piping, and controls for HVAC systems.
• Repair equipment including leaks, replace defective parts, and tune equipment for optimum operations.
• Evacuate and recharge refrigeration systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair 3-phase motor controls and related electrical components.
• Perform maintenance and repair of pneumatic, electric, and direct digital control systems.
• Work with specialized contractor services on large equipment and controls.
• Repair, replace, weld, and thread steel pipe and equipment directly related to HVAC systems.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Make deliveries to other facilities in and out of town by truck, trailer, and/or car.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
• Completion of a formal HVAC trade school or recognized apprentice program
• Six (6) months of HVAC experience
• Must be able to obtain an approved EPA Refrigerant Recovery certificate
• Must be capable of troubleshooting malfunctioning HVAC equipment by reviewing mechanical, electrical, and control drawings and troubleshoot using various test equipment
• Must have a valid Texas driver's license
• Must be computer literate
• Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions
• Must be familiar with and work within industry safety requirements for tools, equipment, and use of personal protective equipment
• Must be able to push, pull, lift, and/or carry loads of fifty (50) pounds for fifty (50) feet or more on a frequent basis
• Must be able to work from ladders, boom trucks, or man lift
• Must be able to stand, sit, kneel, squat, bend, stoop, twist, walk, grasp/squeeze for long periods of time
• Must be able and willing to work nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Standing, sitting, kneeling, squatting, bending, stooping, twisting, walking, grasping/squeezing.

Lee College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.
01


Do you have a High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)?

• Yes
• No

02


Have you completed a formal HVAC trade school or recognized apprentice program?

• Yes
• No

03


Do you have six (6) months of related work experience?

• Yes
• No

04


Are you able to obtain an approved EPA Refrigerant Recovery certificate?

• Yes
• No

05


Are you able to troubleshoot malfunctioning HVAC equipment by reviewing mechanical, electrical, and control drawings and troubleshoot using various test equipment?

• Yes
• No

06


Do you have a valid Texas driver's license?

• Yes
• No

07


Are you familiar with and work within industry safety requirements for tools, equipment, and use of personal protective equipment?

• Yes
• No

08


Are you able to push, pull, lift, and/or carry loads of eighty (50) pounds for fifty (50) feet or more on a frequent basis?

• Yes
• No

09


Are you able to work on ladders, boom trucks, or man lift?

• Yes
• No

10


Are you able to stand, sit, kneel, squat, bend, stoop, twist, walk, grasp/squeeze for long periods of time?

• Yes
• No

11


Are you able to work in hot, humid, wet, and/or cold conditions as warranted?

• Yes
• No

12


Are you available to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed?

• Yes
• No

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