HVAC Technician - Iowa Veterans Home

State of Iowa•Marshalltown - 50158 - Marshall County, IA

About The Position

The Iowa Veterans Home is hiring a full-time HVAC Technician. Regular hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with rotating on-call responsibilities for the General Maintenance Shop. The technician maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and performs scheduled preventative maintenance on air-conditioning, refrigeration, and associated equipment at the institution. The position also requires rotating weekend and after-hours boiler operations and responses to an alarm pager. The technician tests equipment using audible, visual, and mechanical methods to assess operation and diagnose malfunctions. Duties include inspecting oil levels, belts, insulation, refrigerant levels, and filters; reading pressure and vacuum gauges; and adjusting controls. The technician cleans and maintains evaporator, condensing, and chilled-water coils, as well as dampers, blowers, motors, pumps, pneumatic and electrical controls, valves, switches, humidification, and emissivity systems. The role includes maintaining preventative-maintenance records in software to document equipment history and support operational evaluation, parts inventory, and replacement planning. The position requires five years of qualifying full-time HVAC-related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A license for electrical work, a Fire Sprinkler Installer and Maintenance License, a Class B commercial driver’s license, and relevant HVAC, boiler, refrigeration, forklift, or material-handling certifications or permits may be required or must be obtainable as specified.

Requirements

Five years of full-time experience in installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, boilers, refrigeration, ancillary equipment, and building automated systems related to HVAC; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting 30 semester hours of accredited post-high-school HVAC education for each year of required experience, up to a maximum of two years.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Must be able to obtain a Class B commercial driver’s license.
Must be able to obtain certifications required by regulatory authorities pertaining to HVAC, boilers, and refrigeration.
Must be capable of obtaining forklift and other material-handling equipment operator permits as necessary.
Must be willing to work weekends and after hours on a rotating basis performing boiler operations and responding to an alarm pager.
May be required, within a period determined by the appointing authority, to obtain a license to perform electrical work under Chapter 103, Iowa Code.
Certain employees may be required, within a period determined by the appointing authority, to obtain a Fire Sprinkler Installer and Maintenance License under Chapter 100D, Iowa Code.
Applicants are subject to criminal background, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse checks.

Responsibilities

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair air-conditioning equipment at the institution.
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on air-conditioning, refrigeration, and associated equipment.
Test equipment to determine operational status and diagnose and isolate malfunctioning components.
Inspect oil levels, belts, insulation, refrigerant levels, and filters; observe pressure and vacuum gauges; and adjust controls for proper equipment operation.
Clean and maintain evaporator coils, condensing coils, and chilled-water coils.
Maintain dampers, blowers, motors, pumps, pneumatic and electrical controls, valves, switches, humidification, and emissivity for proper operation.
Document preventative maintenance for each unit in software, maintaining equipment history for operational evaluation, parts inventory, and replacement-life-cycle planning.
Participate in rotating on-call coverage for the General Maintenance Shop.
Perform boiler operations and respond to alarm pager calls on a rotating basis during weekends and after hours.

Benefits

Paid sick leave and vacation time, plus nine paid holidays per year.
Medical insurance, including Iowa Choice and National Choice options; employee premiums and state contributions are listed for Iowa Choice for 2027.
Dental insurance; employee premiums are listed for 2027.
Optional flexible spending accounts for health and dental expenses and dependent care.
$20,000 basic life insurance at no cost.
IPERS retirement package.
Optional 401(a) plan with state matching contributions of $1 for every $1 contributed, up to a $75 monthly maximum.
Wellness program with access to an onsite fitness center 24/7 for $36 per year.
Opportunity for professional growth and development.
Team-oriented, positive work environment.