Air Quality Technician 2 - 20022348

Work Location: 11271 State Route 762, Orient, Ohio 43146. Contact: Personnel Director, 614-585-5016, DRC.CRCRecruit@drc.ohio.gov. Classified position, Union: OCSEA.

About the role

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Serves as lead worker (e.g., provide work direction and training) over lower-level air quality technicians and/or incarcerated individuals engaged in installation, preventative maintenance, maintenance and repair of HVAC systems
• Performs highly skilled maintenance and installation work on HVAC equipment
• Periodically inspects operation of equipment; performs preventative maintenance schedules as assigned
• Repairs air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating systems
• Replaces or repairs pumps, fan motors, thermostats and filters
• Welds metal
• Inspects and tests installed equipment for proper assembly of components and checks for needed repairs
• Determines and completes materials needed, cost estimates, and submit requests to purchase
• Reads blueprints and/or schematic diagrams
• Maintains inventory of HVAC supplies
• Maintains tool count of tools used by incarcerated individuals (e.g., completes tool control forms daily, maintains strict inventory of tools)
• Performs other maintenance and/or miscellaneous duties (e.g., performs semi-skilled carpentry, painting, electrical, sheet metal, HVAC)
• Ensures compliance with security regulations
• Serves on institutional committees
• Attends training, seminars and/or meetings
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement)
• Performs other duties as assigned (e.g., snow and ice removal and grass cutting)

Qualifications

• Appropriate type (i.e., Type I, Type II, Type III or Universal) of certification as 'technician' issued by EPA approved certifying organization per Section 608 of Clean Air Act
• 6 months verifiable experience in heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration maintenance, repair & installation
• 1 course or 3 months experience in blueprint reading
• 1 course or 3 months experience in hand & power tool operation
• 1 course or 3 months experience in minor welding operation
• Or 6 months experience as Air Quality Technician 1, 52291 with appropriate type (i.e., Type I, Type II, Type III or Universal) of certifications 'technician' issued by EPA approved certifying organization per Section 608 of Clean Air
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Skills

• General Maintenance
• HVAC Trade
• Building Maintenance
• Trades
• Problem Solving
• Flexibility
• Time Management

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Pay

$25.61 per hour

Schedule

Permanent - Full Time