*** This posting will close at 5 pm on Thursday, February 8th, 2024 ***

Klamath County is located in beautiful southern Oregon and home to the city of Klamath Falls, known as the state’s City of Sunshine with over 300 days of sunshine annually! Klamath County offers everything for outdoor adventurers as well as a unique and diverse art community. We are home to Oregon Institute of Technology and Kingsley Field Air Base, where the 173^rd Fighter Wing resides. For more information about living in this community, please visit https://lifeinklamath.com/.

Klamath County seeks to find candidates who want to make this beautiful area their home and are looking for a position where their contributions are valued and recognized. Below is a brief overview of the HVAC Maintenance Technician. Please contact Human Resources for a more in-depth description of the job and more details on our extensive benefits package.

General Position Summary
This position installs, maintains, and repairs all HVAC equipment, electrical equipment, and geothermal pumps. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment. Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine. Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts. Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment. Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment. Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment. Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers. Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools. Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts. Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.

Qualifications

Education, Certification, & Experience

One-year certificate from college or technical school; four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
High school or GED certificate, completion of technical or vocational program; must have mechanical knowledge of air handlers and other related equipment; must have knowledge of geothermal valves, electric controls, devices, pumps, pneumatic controls, heat pumps, thermostats, heat exchangers, and various other related devices; must have working knowledge of chiller and boiler systems; must have, or be qualified to obtain, certification and limited low voltage electrical license. Basic computer operating skills.
Oregon Driver's License
Refrigerant License
EPA License
Limited Low Voltage Electrical License (may obtain after employment)

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DRIVING: Occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time)

Salary and Benefits
This is an hourly, non-exempt position, with a wage range of $ 25.69 - $ 32.49 per hour. The pay range listed here reflects the FULL pay range for this position for the current fiscal year. Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Klamath County also offers a generous benefits package, including County contributions to health insurance, County contributions to a retirement plan, paid life insurance, paid short term disability, paid time off and more!

Klamath County recognizes and understands the importance of being able to care for yourself and loved ones when your health and safety are affected. To show our support during those difficult events, Klamath County offers all of its employees up to 12 weeks of fully employer paid leave per benefit year for qualifying events.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Work Schedule
The normal work schedule is 8.00 hours per day 5 days per week; exact schedules are assigned by management. It is the attendance standard of the employer that all employees be present and on time each shift they are scheduled to work. Full or partial absence during any scheduled shift, arriving late, or leaving early, for whatever reason, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Time off may be approved if allowed by applicable policies covering illness, injury, or other personal emergency.

Pre-screening Requirements

DMV Records Verification
Fit-for-Duty Physical Exam
Klamath County Background Investigation
Criminal Justice Information Services Clearance

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