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HVAC/REFRIGERATION MASTER MECHANIC

Salary

$3,904.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS6.25.24HVACRM

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

06/25/2024

Closing Date

7/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Maintenance Department at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees), by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected for a full-time position.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please listallwork experience.

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.

The State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers (https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/WFD/B&CSC_Contacts.pdf) , and at our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at (225) 925-1911 or Toll Free: (866) 783-5462 during business hours for additional assistance.

(Please note: Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process. Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process. Such questions should be directed to our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available. Information is also provided on our job seeker website at www.jobs.la.gov).

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, LA 70748

225-634-0225

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three 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 a maximum of two years of the 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 perform major repairs and highly complex and technical installation and modification work (larger tonnage, multifunction electronic and electro-pneumatic controls, complete system installations, system modification, etc.) on all types of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration equipment for a large complex or to serve as lead worker for a group of journeyman HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanics.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

General from a HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic Foreman.

Supervision Exercised:

Lead worker over HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanics, apprentices, and helpers.

Location of Work:

May be used by any state agency.

Job Distinctions:

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

Differs from HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic Foreman by lack of responsibility for full supervision of at least three subordinate mechanics and apprentices.

Examples of Work

Performs advanced repairs, troubleshooting, and modifications to all types of HVAC and refrigeration systems.

Performs major complete system overhauls of large tonnage, high horsepower centrifugal and reciprocating chillers and refrigeration equipment used in comfort conditioning and in large walk-in food coolers and freezers.

Performs highly specialized electrical power installations; pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls; and sheet metal and plumbing installations relative to each job.

Performs major replacements, new installations, and modifications of HVAC and refrigeration equipment of all sizes.

Assists in the training of HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanics and apprentices.

Regulates flow and starts and stops pumps, chillers, hot water systems, etc. associated with HVAC and refrigeration systems.

Operates, regulates, and adjusts domestic and hot water boilers, circulating pumps, chillers, and refrigeration systems associated with building operation.

Performs air balancing in HVAC distribution systems.

Oversees work of subordinate HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanics.

Estimates time and material for HVAC/Refrigeration repair jobs.

Inspects and approves work of contractual employees.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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). 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

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Please provide a brief summary describing your three years of experience in the installation and/or maintenance of heating, ventilating, and/or air conditioning systems.

  02

  Are you a current employee of ELMHS?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

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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