"The City of Reading is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment."

Help Wanted - Mechanical Inspector

The City of Reading is seeking to fill the position of Mechanical Inspector: Duties include inspection of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities for compliance with adopted mechanical codes, conduct mechanical plan reviews, investigate citizen complaints, and assure compliance with federal, state and local mechanical codes. In order to be eligible for this position the candidate shall have a minimum of 10 years experience in the heating/cooling/mechanical field, with some installation background and shall have the approval of the mechanical board. The candidate shall hold a current mechanical contractors license or master plumbers license (5 years mandatatory/10 years preferred).  The Mechanical Inspector shall not engage in any activities contrary to the provisions of the code, nor shall engage in any activities creating a conflict of interest.  The interested candidate must hold current Commonwealth of PA, Labor and Industry certifications in the following categories to be eligible. As mandated by Commonwealth of PA Act 45 – The Uniform Construction Code: 1) Residential Mechanical Inspector. 2) Commercial Mechanical Inspector. 3) Mechanical Plans Examiner.   Preference given to City residents.  Please submit resume and application to   Department of Human Resources, City of Reading, 815 Washington Street, Reading, PA  19601, email jobs@readingpa.org or FAX (610)372-3722.  Please submit resumes no later than July 8th, 2009.

The City of Reading is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.  Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensations, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

To apply for employment with the City of Reading, please forward a copy of your resume or download and complete an employment application here, specifying the type of employment/position you are applying for and send to:

Human Resources Department
City of Reading
815 Washington Street – Room 2-39
Reading, PA 19601
FAX: 610/372-3722
EMAIL: jobs@readingpa.org

Police Officer and EMS/Firefighter We often receive requests for information relative to applying for police officer and EMS/firefighters. These positions are governed by our Civil Service Board, an independent entity of the City of Reading. We can only accept applications for these positions when the Civil Service Board has announced a window period to do so. Any such announcement will appear under our employment opportunities listed above.

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