Heating and Air Conditioning Fitter
Published Date: Dec 9, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$53.56 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Application open date: 12/09/2025
Application close date: 12/24/2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Heating and Air Conditioning Fitter inspects, installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces complete direct gas-fired, steam, hot-water, air conditioning, heating, and ventilating systems, including control instruments and equipment.
Some of the core duties will require that a job incumbent:
- Inspects, installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces hot-water, high- and low-pressure steam, and direct gas-fired heating systems; chilled-water and direct-expansion air conditioning systems, including condensers and cooling towers; variable refrigerant flow systems; and pressure cooking equipment.
- Inspects, installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces pipes, traps, boilers, pumps, valves, coils, radiators, air and refrigeration compressors, space heaters, furnaces, vents, fans, blowers, safety controls, and related equipment.
- Inspects, installs, maintains, tests, checks, adjusts, repairs, and replaces temperature and combustion controls, instruments and systems.
- Determines the amount and type of material and makes simple sketches for the emergency repair of heating and air conditioning equipment.
- Assists in determining repairs needed to prevent equipment deterioration.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
- Manual dexterity and strength to use tools of the trade
- Visual acuity to read and calibrate instruments
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull and safely lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds
- Ability to work at heights including the use of ladders, scaffolds, and other related equipment
- Ability to work safely in confined space
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of:
- Gas and oil fuels and combustion
- Pipe fittings, solder, flux, tools, and materials of the heating and air conditioning trade
- Construction, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of all types of steam and hot-water heating and food processing fixtures and appliances
- Chilled-water, direct-expansion, and variable refrigerant flow systems as applied to air conditioning and heating systems
- Design, construction, and functions of mechanical, pneumatic, electrical and electronic control systems, including energy management systems
- Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and air distribution systems and equipment
- State and local regulations relative to gas-fired equipment installations, and high-and low-pressure boilers and related heating and air conditioning systems
- Safety precautions required in the repair of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and related equipment
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to effectively:
- Interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches
- Follow written and oral instructions
- Work effectively with others
- Use and operate a computer, tablet, or other computing device
- Identify and troubleshoot malfunctions of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
- Operate electronic testing equipment such as meters, electronic scales, and related heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The assessment process for this classification will tentatively consist of a Written Test, Performance Test, and Technical Interview.
This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well qualified candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely relates to this position in the on-line application. In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach evidence of graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency demonstrating you meet the EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section). Please be sure to includecorrespondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the'MyLAUSD Career' section of our website at
http://www.lausdjobs.org.
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Marlyn Sanchez at Marlyn.Sanchez@lausd.net.
APPLICATION PROCESS
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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