HVAC/R Technician (Second Shift)

About the position

Facilities Management keeps an 86-acre campus with 14 buildings running, from the 1912 steam radiators in Founders Hall to the chilled-water plant serving the Jarvis Technology Center’s server rooms. The second-shift HVAC/R technician is the trades person on duty when the day crew goes home: answering evening comfort calls, nursing the Health Sciences Center’s pressure-controlled rooms, and making sure the walk-in coolers in The Forge dining hall are holding temperature before the overnight custodial crew arrives.

The mechanical trades team is seven technicians and a lead; the trades supervisor works a split schedule to overlap with second shift two days a week.

Position number

PF-26-0450

Department

Facilities Management — Mechanical Trades

Category

University staff (skilled trades)

Appointment

100% FTE, permanent, second shift, Monday–Friday 2:30–11:00 p.m., with a rotating on-call week roughly once every six weeks

Salary

$31.50–$36.25 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour second-shift differential and on-call pay.

Anticipated start

As soon as possible after hire

Benefits

Full benefits eligibility; see the benefits summary.

Duties and responsibilities

• Diagnose, maintain, and repair boilers, chillers, air handlers, rooftop units, heat pumps, and commercial refrigeration equipment.
• Respond to work orders and alarms from the building-automation system; adjust schedules and setpoints and log every change.
• Perform preventive maintenance on a scheduled route, including filter changes, belt and bearing replacement, and coil cleaning.
• Handle refrigerants in compliance with federal recovery and record-keeping rules.
• Follow lockout/tagout and confined-space procedures set by Environmental Health & Safety.
• Serve in the on-call rotation for after-hours emergencies, with a 45-minute response time to campus.

Qualifications

Required

• Completion of a two-year HVAC/R technical program or a registered apprenticeship, or four years of equivalent full-time commercial HVAC/R experience.
• EPA Section 608 Universal certification (or Type II and III) by the start date.
• A valid driver’s license and a driving record that meets state fleet requirements.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders, and work on rooftops and in mechanical spaces.

Preferred

• Experience with direct digital control (DDC) building-automation systems.
• Wesconsin refrigeration or boiler operator credential.
• Experience in a hospital, laboratory, or campus environment.

Meet the required list? Apply. The preferred list is what separates strong finalists, not a filter applied at the door.

How to apply

Apply through the employment portal linked from Work at Porter, citing position number PF-26-0450. Upload: a résumé and copies of any certifications or licenses; a cover letter is optional. Review of applications begins October 19, 2026 and continues until the position is filled; applications complete by that date are guaranteed full consideration.

Interviews include a 30-minute hands-on troubleshooting exercise on a training rooftop unit in the Facilities shop.

Questions about the position go to the hiring supervisor, Gary Ostlie, Mechanical Trades Supervisor, Facilities Management, at ostlieg@uwporterfalls.edu or (715) 555–0235. Questions about the portal or an accommodation in the application process go to Human Resources at (715) 555–0216.

Equal opportunity and background check

UW–Porter Falls is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, arrest or conviction record (subject to the job-related exceptions in state law), military or veteran status, or any other protected status. See the university’s nondiscrimination statement.

The finalist must complete a criminal background check and a misconduct reference check with prior employers before an offer is final; a motor vehicle record check is also required because the position drives a state vehicle. A conviction record is reviewed for its relationship to the duties of this position and is not an automatic bar. This is a university staff position: an eligible veteran who meets the minimum qualifications is guaranteed a first-round interview. Under state open-records law, the names of up to five finalists may be released on request.