HVAC Maintenance Technician, Residential

Job Description

Job Description

A entry level (Over 1 year of Experience) HVAC maintenance route with a written way out of it.

Most shops treat the maintenance tech as the person who does the tune-ups the service techs don't want. The posted maintenance ranges in this market top out in the mid-$20s, "there's room to grow" gets said in the interview, and two years later you're still doing tune-ups. We're hiring differently, and we'll put the terms in writing.

Green City Heating and Air Conditioning is a family-owned shop in Auburn — Jeff and Katrina Simonson started it in 2011, four family members run it today, and there are about twenty of us. We don't subcontract anything. Our team averages eight years of tenure , which in this trade tells you more than any culture statement could.

This seat starts at $25.00 – $34.00 an hour — above every posted residential HVAC maintenance range we could find in Pierce County — and it is built as the on-ramp to our Service Technician role, not a parking spot.

The numbers, up front

• $25.00 – $34.00 per hour base , depending on experience
• Uncapped performance pay — commission and spiffs on maintenance agreements, indoor air quality equipment, accessories, and system upgrades. No cap and no ceiling
• $2,000 sign-on bonus
• 401(k) with a 4% company match — a real number, not "401(k) with match"
• Your choice of a 4-day (4/10) workweek or a standard Monday–Friday. Your call, not a dispatcher's
• A documented path into our Service Technician seat , which pays $32.00 – $48.00 an hour plus uncapped performance pay, where our top technicians clear $100,000 a year
• Guaranteed 40 hours per week.

What you MUST bring

• 1+ years of hands-on RESIDENTIAL HVAC experience — maintenance, install helper, apprentice, or service all count
• Solid mechanical and electrical fundamentals, and real curiosity about why a system is doing what it's doing
• EPA 608 certification, or the ability to obtain it within 90 days — we'll pay for it
• An insurable driving record, since you'll be driving a company van to customer homes every day
• Comfortable working from a tablet and mobile field software
• Genuine care for the customer's home and the patience to explain what you found in plain language
• Ability to work in attics, crawlspaces, and tight mechanical rooms, and to lift up to 75 pounds
• Must pass a background check upon a conditional offer of employment
• Be a professional. Be ethical- have integrity. Communicate great. Attention to detail. Good Listener. Impeccable with your words. HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK .
  

You do not need: years of diagnostic experience, a completed apprenticeship, or a trade-school degree. If you have the fundamentals, have a track record of being a quick learner, a true professional, you want to become a service technician, we will train you into it.

What the work actually is

• Perform seasonal precision tune-ups and preventive maintenance on residential gas furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, and ductless mini-splits
• Take and record real readings — static pressure, temperature split, amp draw, refrigerant charge, combustion — and know what they're telling you
• Clean and service blowers, coils, burners, drains, and condensate systems
• Inspect electrical connections, capacitors, contactors, safeties, and controls, and flag what's degrading before it fails
• Identify and clearly document repair needs and system condition, and hand off a clean, complete write-up of findings to the customer
• Present our Comfort Care maintenance plan, indoor air quality solutions, filtration, and accessories — honestly, at the customer's pace, with no pressure
• Document every visit accurately in Housecall Pro on a company tablet, with photos
• Arrive on time, protect the home, and leave the work area cleaner than you found it
• Drive a company service van to customer homes across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Driving to customer sites is an essential function of this position.

The path out of the maintenance seat — in writing

We're not going to tell you there's "room to grow" and leave it there. Here's the actual structure:

• Where you start. Maintenance route with Senior Tech evaluating performance, riding your own van, on the tune-up and preventive-maintenance schedule. You learn our documented standard for how a call is run, top to bottom. Following our Standard Maintenance Protocol. In the first 3 weeks, you will have learned more than 6 months anywhere else.

• How you're developed. Paid training on company time, plus reimbursement for EPA 608 and NATE certification. Scheduled ride-alongs with our senior service technicians on live diagnostic and repair calls — you'll be on the truck for the work you're moving toward, not just hearing about it.

• How progress is measured. In a recurring service meeting we review your actual numbers — maintenance completion quality, findings documented, membership conversion, callbacks. Specific jobs, specific figures, on a regular cadence. You will never have to guess where you stand or wonder whether anyone noticed.
  

Where it goes. Service Technician at $32.00 – $48.00 an hour plus uncapped performance pay, and from there Lead Service Technician, Install, or Comfort Advisor — our top Comfort Advisor is on pace for more than $200,000 this year. The path is written down, the training is paid for, and the review cadence that measures your progress is already running. It is not something we invented for this posting.

About Green City

Family-owned and family-run since 2011, built on Jeff Simonson's 30-plus years in the South Sound trade. We hold 35+ industry awards , an A+ BBB rating , and Google Guaranteed status, and we've served 10,000+ customers from our Auburn home base. We're a Daikin Comfort Pro dealer , so you'll be working on premium, factory-backed equipment. Washington State License #GREENCH866B2 .

Compensation and benefits

Pay and other compensation

• $25.00 – $34.00 per hour base, depending on experience
• Uncapped commission and spiffs on maintenance agreements, indoor air quality products, accessories, and system upgrades
• $2,000 sign-on bonus
• Overtime paid at time and a half
  

Health and retirement

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% company match
  

Time off

• 40 hours (1 week) of paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure
• 6 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave — 1 hour accrued for every 40 hours worked
  

Set up to do the job right

• Take-home company service van and fuel card
• Company tablet, uniforms, and a tool program
• Paid training, plus EPA 608 and NATE certification reimbursement
• Steady, year-round work — we run heating and cooling maintenance in both seasons, so this isn't a summer job

How to apply

Apply here with your resume and a short note telling us where you want to be in this trade in three years. We read every one and respond fast — typically within one business day. If it's a fit, you'll talk with our Service Manager and then meet the owners.

Green City Heating and Air Conditioning is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Green City Heating and Air Conditioning is a family-owned HVAC and electrical contractor in Auburn, Washington. Jeff and Katrina Simonson started the company in 2011. Four family members run it today, and the whole team is around twenty people — the size where the owners know your name and what you're working toward.

We serve homeowners across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties — Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Renton, Tacoma, Bellevue, and Seattle — installing and servicing furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, boilers, ductless systems, water heaters, and indoor air quality equipment, plus residential electrical including panel upgrades and EV charger installations. We're a Daikin Authorized Dealer, and every job is done by our own crews. We don't subcontract. The work stays in-house, and so does the standard.

What it's actually like to work here
You'll know exactly what's expected. Every service call runs against a documented, step-by-step standard. Every technician gets coached on real performance data in a recurring service meeting — specific numbers, specific jobs, not vague feedback six months late. If you've worked somewhere that ran on guesswork, this is the opposite of that.

You'll be paid for what you deliver. Technicians earn a competitive hourly base plus performance pay on the work they complete and the solutions they bring customers. Your truck goes home with you.

You'll have somewhere to go. There's a defined Lead Service Technician path, and we pay for the training and certifications that get you there.

Benefits and perks
Medical, dental, and vision insurance · Paid time off and paid holidays · 401(k) · Take-home company vehicle · Company-provided tools and uniforms · Paid training and certification support · Employee of the Month recognition

We're growing our service department, and we're hiring technicians who take pride in diagnosing correctly, explaining clearly, and leaving a home better than they found it.

Washington State License #GREENCH866B2

Company brief description
Green City Heating and Air Conditioning is a family-owned HVAC and electrical contractor in Auburn, WA, serving King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties since 2011. Around 20 of us — no subcontractors, every job done in-house. Technicians get an hourly base plus performance pay, a take-home truck, medical/dental/vision, PTO, 401(k), paid training, and a defined Lead Tech path. Clear standards, real coaching, and owners who know your name.

Company Description

Green City Heating and Air Conditioning is a family-owned HVAC and electrical contractor in Auburn, Washington. Jeff and Katrina Simonson started the company in 2011. Four family members run it today, and the whole team is around twenty people — the size where the owners know your name and what you're working toward.\r\n\r\nWe serve homeowners across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties — Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Renton, Tacoma, Bellevue, and Seattle — installing and servicing furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, boilers, ductless systems, water heaters, and indoor air quality equipment, plus residential electrical including panel upgrades and EV charger installations. We're a Daikin Authorized Dealer, and every job is done by our own crews. We don't subcontract. The work stays in-house, and so does the standard.\r\n\r\nWhat it's actually like to work here\r\nYou'll know exactly what's expected. Every service call runs against a documented, step-by-step standard. Every technician gets coached on real performance data in a recurring service meeting — specific numbers, specific jobs, not vague feedback six months late. If you've worked somewhere that ran on guesswork, this is the opposite of that.\r\n\r\nYou'll be paid for what you deliver. Technicians earn a competitive hourly base plus performance pay on the work they complete and the solutions they bring customers. Your truck goes home with you.\r\n\r\nYou'll have somewhere to go. There's a defined Lead Service Technician path, and we pay for the training and certifications that get you there.\r\n\r\nBenefits and perks\r\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance · Paid time off and paid holidays · 401(k) · Take-home company vehicle · Company-provided tools and uniforms · Paid training and certification support · Employee of the Month recognition\r\n\r\nWe're growing our service department, and we're hiring technicians who take pride in diagnosing correctly, explaining clearly, and leaving a home better than they found it.\r\n\r\nWashington State License #GREENCH866B2\r\n\r\nCompany brief description\r\nGreen City Heating and Air Conditioning is a family-owned HVAC and electrical contractor in Auburn, WA, serving King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties since 2011. Around 20 of us — no subcontractors, every job done in-house. Technicians get an hourly base plus performance pay, a take-home truck, medical/dental/vision, PTO, 401(k), paid training, and a defined Lead Tech path. Clear standards, real coaching, and owners who know your name.