Maintenance Technician - Maintenance

Hardin County School District Buildings and Grounds - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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• Job : 5960456
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Oct 14, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Immediately

This is a full-time position; 261 days per school year; 8 hrs/day - (for  school year) See description below

• Position is a dedicated commercial kitchen equipment maintenance position
• Required to troubleshoot HVAC, plumbing, and electrical equipment in school kitchen setting
• Required to repair and maintain all equipment and walk-in refrigerators and freezersin school kitchen
• Work with school staff to ensure needs are met in timely fashion
• Ability to work withpressurized steam equipment, open flames, heated surfaces, liquids, and risk of electrical shock in damp, humid, or freezing conditions
• Journey-level or master-level license in electrical, plumbing, or HVAC required
• Preferred experience in commercial refrigeration and/or commercial cooking equipment repair

BASIC FUNCTION:

Perform skilled maintenance, repair and construction of District buildings and equipment in one or more craft or trade; lead other Maintenance Technicians as necessary; work independently in trades such as carpentry, locksmith, mason, roofing and audiovisual repair.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
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The Maintenance Technician II class performs skilled crafts work in one or more specialties such as carpentry, locksmith, mason, roofing, and audiovisual repair and may lead other maintenance workers. The Maintenance Technician III class performs advanced skilled crafts working in one or more specialties such as electrical, plumbing, HVAC, steam fitter, electrical motor repair, welding, engine rebuilding and may lead other Maintenance Workers and Technicians.

The Maintenance Technician IV class performs advanced skilled crafts working ore or more specialties such as computer repair, electronic repair, energy system repair and telecommunications repair and may lead other Maintenance Workers and Technicians. The Maintenance Technician I class performs skilled crafts work in one or more specialties such as painting, glazing and plastering.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES/

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Inspect, repair, modify and install kitchen equipment including walk-in coolers and freezers, combi ovens, warmers, cook tops, burners, exhaust hoods, dishwashers, disposals, cold and hot serving lines, mixers, and fixtures.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning and kitchen equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
• Repair and rebuild semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors and compressors for…