HVAC Refrigeration Technician

HVAC Refrigeration Technician

Are you ready to apply your HVAC and refrigeration skills in a fast-paced setting where reliable performance is essential? As an HVAC Refrigeration Technician for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, you will maintain, repair, and improve systems that support key operations. This position offers the chance to work with advanced controls, multiple fuel sources, and a wide range of specialized equipment. Your work will directly support mission readiness by keeping vital systems functioning safely and efficiently.

This role focuses on maintaining, adjusting, and repairing HVAC and refrigeration systems that support buildings throughout Fort Indiantown Gap. As an HVAC Refrigeration Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Preventive Maintenance: Perform scheduled maintenance on HVAC systems, including testing for leaks and servicing gas-fired units
• Control Calibration: Clean, test, adjust, and calibrate pneumatic and electronic controls, sensors, and actuators
• System Monitoring: Evaluate system performance and identify issues affecting efficient operation
• Airflow Adjustment: Calibrate air dampers, balancing valves, and modulating controls to maintain proper airflow and water flow
• Electrical Repair: Troubleshoot electrical controls, determine electrical loads, and install circuits following code requirements
• Blueprint Reading: Read blueprints and install wiring for heating and cooling systems, pumps, and motors

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Successful completion of the HVAC and Building Automation Technician trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of experience in the maintenance, repair, and installation of HVAC and refrigeration systems, units, and equipment including one year working with commercial or industrial HVAC or refrigeration equipment and controls; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year working with commercial or industrial HVAC or refrigeration equipment and controls.

Special Requirements:

• You must be in possession of an active motor vehicle license.
• You must obtain EPA Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification from an approved provider within 6 months of employment.

Additional Requirements:

• You must pass a favorable National Crime Information Center (NCIC) screening for admittance to Fort Indiantown Gap.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Willingness and ability to work in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
• Possession of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Universal Certification
• Possession of an Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints or wiring diagrams and schematics
• Experience making adjustments and repairs to heating systems (steam, hot water, and gas), as well as refrigeration and freezer units (reach-in and walk-in)
• Experience installing refrigeration or HVAC systems, units, equipment, and peripheral devices
• Experience performing preventative maintenance on all related equipment
• Experience responding to emergencies by going onsite and troubleshooting problems
• Experience making online or in-person adjustments as needed to maintain comfortable conditions
• Experience conducting building inspections to ensure adequate heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, and air circulation in buildings

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.