Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Hiring for HVAC/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC at United States Full Time

HVAC/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC

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HVAC/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC

Salary

$2,723.00 – $4,883.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Department

LDH-Office for Citizens with Development Disabilities

Job Number

PSSC 22-193-RJ

Closing

8/23/2022 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

PSSC 22-193-RJ

Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER.

Location: Area Maintenance

Shift: 7:30am – 4:00pm Pass Days: Sat. & Sun.

List ALL prior employment – INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

HVAC/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC: $15.71hr. – $28.17hr.

This position may be filled by Detail,Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Robert L. Jones

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center,

P.O.Box 5191

Pineville, Louisiana 71360

[email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience in the installation and/or maintenance of heating, ventilating, or air conditioning systems.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in the installation, operation or maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration systems will substitute for the two years of required experience on a month for month basis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

As of November 14, 1994, employees must possess the appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).

NOTE:

Additional information regarding technician certification requirements and programs may be obtained by calling the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Hotline at (800) 296-1996 (10am-4pm Eastern Time, Monday-Friday except federal holidays) or by visiting the EPA’s Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Web Site at www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide skilled installation, maintenance, and repair on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration units in large office buildings, hospitals, and multi-building complexes.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a HVAC/Refrigeration Foreman or maintenance supervisor of higher grade.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Trades Apprentice by presence of journeyman level duties.

Differs from HVAC/Refrigeration Master Mechanic by lack of responsibility for major overhaul and modification of complex large tonnage, high horsepower centrifugal chillers, and other advanced HVAC/Refrigeration systems.

Examples of Work

Repairs and maintains heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment in buildings or complexes requiring total HVAC capacity of 20 tons or more.

Performs preventive maintenance duties on motors: adding coolant, adjusting controls, changing filters, etc.

Recharges air conditioning systems with proper amount of lubricant or refrigerant.

Overhauls and repairs pumps, motors, control systems, piping, and other equipment used in refrigerating and air conditioning systems.

Reports temperatures produced by machines and makes necessary adjustments to produce desired temperatures.

Installs, replaces, adjusts, and calibrates major components of refrigeration units: compressors, condensers, expansion valves, service valves, thermostats, coils, and drive assemblies.

Maintains records, log sheets, inventory, etc.

Services equipment with lubricants and chemicals.

Benefits

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to “make a difference” through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits and have access to a great professional development program.

Flexible Working Arrangements – The flexibility of our system allows agencies to implement flexible working arrangements through the use of alternative work schedules, telecommuting and other flexibilities. These arrangements vary between hiring agencies.

Professional Development – The Comprehensive Public Training Program (CPTP) is the state-funded training program for state employees. Through CPTP, agencies are offered management development and supervisory training, and general application classes on topics as diverse as writing skills and computer software usage.

Insurance Coverage – Employees can choose one of several health insurance programs ranging from an HMO to the State’s own Group Benefits Insurance program. The State of Louisiana pays a portion of the cost for group health and life insurance. Dental and vision coverage are also available. More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Deferred Compensation – As a supplemental retirement savings plan for employees, the State offers a Deferred Compensation Plan for tax deferred savings.

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor. State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org), Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others. LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system.

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PSSC – Are you currently employed by Pinecrest Supports and Services Center?

• Yes

• No

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  PSSC – Can you work overtime?

• Yes

• No

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  PSSC – Incomplete applications will NOT be considered! Have you listed ALL prior employment (entire work history starting after High School or College) with complete name of all employers (no abbreviations), your job title, complete address, & phone number of each employer?

• Yes

• No

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  PSSC – You will be selected for interview based on your application. Explain any gaps in employment of 3 months or longer (Example: January/1999 – May/1999 = taking care of sick parent or stay at home parent etc.). If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.

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  PSSC – Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes

• No

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  PSSC – If “YES”, give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.) the offense, place, and disposition of case. If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.

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  PSSC – Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying. Have you listed ALL prior work history (entire work history starting after High School or College)?

• Yes

• No

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Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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