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HVAC MECHANIC (REFRIGERATION MECHANIC)

State of Arizona
Benson, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2025
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

HVAC MECHANIC

(REFRIGERATION MECHANIC)

Job Location:

Address

Arizona State Prison Complex - Willcox

15500 South Fort Grant Road

Willcox, AZ 85643

https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details

Salary: $48,000.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary

If you want a long-term career with a growing agency that offers competitive wages, a retirement plan, and medical benefits, then you may be the right candidate for this position.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking to hire a detail-oriented Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) mechanic to perform general electric, plumbing, and related maintenance work associated with repairing, servicing, or installing cooling and refrigeration equipment systems. Apply now!

Job Duties

  • Performs preventive maintenance and repairs as required on all HVAC and refrigeration equipment to include evaporative cooling, air conditioning, chiller units, walk-in freezers, heating or heaters (electric and natural gas), and refrigerators
  • Schedules and plans maintenance-related projects to include pricing material lists and equipment needs
  • Conducts inspections and evaluates inmate workers’ performance
  • Inspects, maintains and accounts for tools and equipment
  • Maintains records and completes documentation/reports
  • Drives on State business
  • Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

  • Operating principles of various types of cooling, refrigeration, and ventilation equipment and systems
  • Test equipment, tools, and procedures associated with diagnosing problems and/or malfunctions

- Procedures for inspecting, servicing, repairing, and installing a wide variety of cooling and refrigeration equipment and associated heating -

  • ventilation systems, including large-scale commercial systems

Skill In

  • Basic reading and interpreting sketches and schematics
  • Estimating costs and ordering materials
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Common safety practices
  • Maintaining records and preparing reports

Ability To

  • Lift/Carry 50lbs
  • Push/Pull 50lbs
  • Walk/Run 0.25 miles
  • Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships
  • Adhere to all Department rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
  • Adapt to changing priorities
  • Work in a prison environment

Selective Preference(s)

  • Two (2) years of work experience servicing, repairing, or installing cooling systems and refrigeration equipment
  • Four (4) years of journey-level experience

Pre-Employment Requirements

HVAC certification at time of appointment.

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, a drug test, and a medical/physical examination.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

  • Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
  • Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
  • Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
  • Exceptional retirement program
  • Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
  • An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Positions in this classification participate in the Correctional Officer Retirement Plan (CORP).

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

As a condition of participation in the CORP, you will be required to undergo a medical evaluation.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

Salary : $48,000

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