Embarking on a career in HVAC in Hillsboro, OR begins with an apprenticeship, which combines hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships typically last about four to five years, requiring extensive training under licensed professionals. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a nationwide total of 762,600 HVAC technicians, with a significant presence in Oregon, and projects a 6% job growth from 2022 to 2032. Apprentices in Hillsboro earn an average of $1,450.50 per week, with an annual overtime average of $49,100. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Gild help aspiring HVAC technicians find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential—often exceeding $57,300 annually for experienced professionals.
Please note that this position is based on our campus in Madison, WI, and requires relocation to the area. We recruit nationally and provide financial relocation assistance. We're seeking a skilled and reliable Commercial Kitchen Equipment and Refrigeration Technician to ensure our state-of-the-art kitchens and onsite bakeries operate at peak performance. In this essential role, you'll be responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining a wide range of commercial kitchen appliances, refrigeration systems, and HVAC equipment for our 9 million square foot campus. Your expertise will help prevent equipment failures, minimize downtime, and support the seamless operation of our world-class culinary team. If you take pride in precision, problem-solving, and keeping essential systems running smoothly, we'd love to have you on our team. Key Responsibilities • Diagnose, repair, and maintain HVAC, refrigeration, and commercial cooking equipment • Install, calibrate, and optimize kitchen ventilation and appliance systems • Conduct preventive maintenance and safety inspections • Ensure compliance with OSHA, refrigeration, gas, and electrical safety standards • Use hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment to resolve technical issues Core Equipment You'll Work On • Refrigeration: Walk-in coolers/freezers, blast chillers, ice machines • Cooking Equipment: Commercial ovens, fryers, steam kettles, tilt skillets • Ventilation & HVAC: Exhaust hoods, rooftop HVAC units, make-up air systems • Dishwashing & Sanitation: High-capacity dishwashers, automated sanitation systems Live affordably in a city known for its rising tech talent. Epic is located just outside Madison, Wisconsin, the second fastest growing market for tech talent in the United States and home to the state capital and the University of Wisconsin. Madison, a city surrounded by water, has received accolades for being the greenest city in America (NerdWallet), the best city for renters (SmartAsset), the fittest city in America (Fitbit), and the third best metro in the US for young professionals (Forbes Advisor). More than just important work. Our uniquely themed campus was designed to heighten your ability to get stuff done in your office, a conference room, or by the fireplace in a comfy chair. All meals are restaurant-quality but cost only a few dollars, and they’re prepared by a team comprised of kitchen talent from restaurants around the country. And, after five years here, you’ll earn a four-week sabbatical anywhere in the world. Staff have kayaked in Patagonia, attended a Beyoncé concert in Ireland, built a library in Tanzania, and run a marathon in Antarctica. We offer comprehensive benefits to keep you healthy and happy as you grow in your life and career, and your merit-based compensation will reflect the impact your work has on the company and our customers. You'll also be eligible for annual raises and bonuses, as well as stock grants, which give you an even greater stake in the success of Epic and our customers. Healthcare is global, and building the best ideas from around the world into Epic software is a point of pride. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we know that inclusive teams design software that supports the delivery of quality care for all patients, so diversity, equity, and inclusion are written into our principles. Please see our full non-discrimination statement at https://careers.epic.com/EEO. • CFC Universal Certification • EPA 608 certification • Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship • Willingness to relocate to the Madison, WI area • COVID-19 vaccination • Minimum 3 years of experience with: • Commercial kitchen equipment service and repair • Installation and service of cooler/freezer refrigeration systems • Electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics • Gas-fired equipment and gas piping systems
See More Details >>Amentum is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic III - HVAC to join our Operations & Maintenance Team. This position is responsible for providing an intermediate level of expertise in responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and providing repairs to fixtures and systems in a manufacturing environment. Working under minimal supervision as a member of a self-directed work team, this is a multi-craft position that may perform machine repairs and general non-licensed maintenance work, as well as support other licensed trades as directed. Requires good working knowledge of all types and applications of equipment pertaining to maintenance and operations for assigned area, and the ability to work within machine tolerances. General maintenance, including minor duties in carpentry, painting, and sheet metal, may also be required. The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic III - HVAC must have the ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. General Maintenance of equipment will also be required. Responsibilities: • Performs planned maintenance on all building equipment and related services for specific area while being sensitive and responsive to customer needs. • Performs trouble-shooting techniques on mechanical equipment such as pumps, agitators, hydraulic systems, research laboratory vacuum systems, RO/DI purified water systems, compressed air and other gas equipment and distribution systems to determine problems and effect repairs as promptly and efficiently as possible to minimize downtime. • Performs preventative maintenance inspections. • Develops and implements planned maintenance procedures, performs job estimates, maintains spare parts inventory. Keeps stock persons informed as to parts consumed from inventory. • Assists in installing, inspecting new equipment and servicing installations. • Provides support to co-workers, contractors, vendors, project managers, building managers, and engineers as necessary to support project and renovation work. • Complies with all governmental, company, and industrial regulations, codes, and standards, health safety practices, and permit systems. • Performs preventive maintenance as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). • Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations and industry standards. • Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance. • Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and wearing PPE as required. • Operates various measuring, diagnostic and testing instruments to help provide energy efficiency solutions. • Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work. • Maintains a strict schedule in order to be successful in the assignment, yet demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities and scheduling for the benefit of the customer. • Other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor. Minimum Requirements: • High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent. • Three years of maintenance experience in one of the following trades or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience: Industrial HVAC/ Industrial Mechanical Machine Repair, or Automotive Repair. • Ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher. • Must be willing to work overtime when required. • May be required to work holidays and weekends. • May require additional licensing per state regulations Physical Requirements: • Some tasks will require repetitive wrist movement. • Some tasks will require the ability to walk extensively throughout facilities during a workday. • Requires the ability to climb extension ladders, roof ladder, stepladders, and stairs as needed during a workday. • Requires the flexibility to bend/stoop, squat, kneel, reach/stretch, and move in a 90-degree fashion during workday. • Requires the ability to differentiate colors pertaining to wire color-coding. • Requires ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen. • Requires ability to use a variety of office equipment and to operate a computer keyboard to access data bases, to send/receive messages and to prepare documents. • Requires ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to other Amentum, customer and/or vendor locations in the area, as well as some air travel to more distant locations. • Requires the ability to communicate with others on the telephone and in one-on-one or group discussions, meetings and presentations. • Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line. • Requires some moving of light to medium weight materials into desks, filing cabinets and other storage locations. • Requires the ability to interact with all clients in a professional and friendly manner despite periods of stress. Special Requirements: • Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed. • Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained. Other Attributes: • Must be willing to work overtime when required. May be required to work holidays and weekends. Work schedules can change based on critical business needs. • Work schedules can change based on critical business needs. Additional Information: • Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. • This position may require a valid Driver’s License. • This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization. • This position will require the ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
See More Details >>This position is open until filled and may close at any time without notice. The City of Hillsboro is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Specialist who specializes in the HVAC trade industry. In this role you will work independently and alongside a team on a wide range of activities, such as new installations, replacements, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance. As a full service City we are handling a wide range of projects and repairs to ensure our facilities are running efficiently. This team is currently comprised of 3 team members. We have a Mechanical Controls Specialist, a Preventative Maintenance Specialist, and a Coordinator that oversees all the mechanical systems citywide. We pride ourselves on the work we perform and are passionate about maintaining these systems that help support the employees that work within the facilities. This position offers flexibility to a work / life balance with 4-10 schedule of Tuesday - Friday. While you will have regular tasks and duties assigned, there is the ability to prioritize the manner in which they are scheduled and performed. Current/Upcoming Projects: • Facility Shutdowns - Perform maintenance on equipment during shutdowns. • VRF Replacement - Assist with contractual work that will take place at various sites. • Building Control Replacement - Assist with contractual work that will take place at Hillsboro Civic Center. • Continual work on building our Asset Management system for our Equipment. • Weekly Boiler Checks, inspections. • Inspections on Mechanical Systems. The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform specialized maintenance and/or operational activities in assigned area of responsibility. Responsibilities as assigned may include providing customer service; performing routine maintenance and repair of specialized equipment, infrastructure, and/or related items; operating motorized vehicles and equipment; inputting data into computerized systems; and preparing logs and records. This classification is distinguished from that of the Senior Facilities Maintenance Technician by the specialized nature of the maintenance work being completed requiring the incumbent to hold an electrical license. To review the full job classification details click here: Facilities Maintenance Specialist About the Company: City of Hillsboro
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