HVAC/Plumbing Systems Technician

Merrimack County

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Primary Purpose
To perform the technical maintenance and repair of building systems such as heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing or general building maintenance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Director of Merrimack County Facilities and direct supervision of a Foreman, within established County and Department policies and procedures, the Facilities Technician performs the following functions:

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

1. Installs, repairs, and maintains air-conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, heating and ventilating systems for county-owned buildings and facilities.

2. Calibrates and adjusts hydraulic, pneumatic, electric and electronics controls and motors to ensure efficient operations.

3. Tests, cleans, lubricates, and chemically treats heating and cooling systems on a scheduled basis.

4. Orders materials and supplies and maintains inventory.

5. Maintains records, logs, and job costs to provide for budgetary information.

6. Monitors outside contractors to ensure compliance with stated specifications.

7. Examines property, grounds and equipment on a regular basis to ensure safety and proper maintenance or improvement.

8. Responds to emergency calls to maintain safe and proper operating condition.

9. Regular attendance is required.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

1. Remove refuse and/or snow.

2. Perform other similar or related duties as required or directed.

3. May be called upon for Supervisor On-Call rotations.

4. Assist with Maintenance work orders during down time.

Competencies
Individual must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the primary functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, using some other combination of skills and abilities with or without the aid of mechanical devices, to safely perform the primary functions of the job.

1. Knowledge of electronic temperature and humidity controls, including maintenance and repair procedures.

2. Knowledge of occupational and safety precautions employed in mechanical, electrical and building trades.

3. Knowledge of brazing, soldering and welding of various metals.

4. Knowledge of basic chemistry.

5. Requires skill in developing formats and procedures for special applications or investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized function.

6. Requires knowledge of business practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.

7. Requires responsibility for achieving direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies or procedures.

8. Requires partial supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions, and checking work.

9. Requires performing regular job functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee’s capacity for completing work assignments. This level includes work-related accidents or assault.

10. Requires summarizing data, preparing reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by the administrative-level managers in making decisions.

11. Requires coordinating a combination of diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical department goals. This level also requires considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.

12. Requires objective assessment in analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional or administrative standards.

Required Education & Experience
EDUCATION: Associate’s degree from a recognized technical school with a major in mechanical or electrical technology or maintenance or on the job experience.

EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years experience in the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical equipment used in buildings or any combination of education and experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledges, skills and abilities.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License is required.

Other Duties & Responsibilities
Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License is required. Journeyman Plumbing license or HVAC Training/Gas License preferred.

Physical Demands
Requires medium work, including continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination in operating machines or equipment.

Climbing-Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

Balancing-Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

Stooping-Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Kneeling-Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching-Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crawling-Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching-Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing-Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking-Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one worksite to another.

Pushing-Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling-Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting-Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

Fingering-Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Grasping-Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling-Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking-Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

Hearing-Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Medium Work-exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Requires visual acuity to perform an activity where seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature with ability to distinguish color codes.

Subject to environmental conditions with activities that occur inside and outside. Subject to extreme heat and extreme cold. Subject to noise and vibration.

Subject to hazards-Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

Additional Details
EXPECTED WORK HOURS: Generally, Monday through Friday, 7 am to 3 pm, occasional weekends/evenings/holidays. On Call occassionally or in some circumstances on a regular rotation.

TRAVEL: Between both County campuses and buildings.

EEO STATEMENT: The County of Merrimack provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or national origin. In addition to federal law requirements, the County of Merrimack complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which it has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.