Looking for More Than a Job? Start a Career that Makes a Difference at Watkins!
We're a family-run HVAC tradition spanning three generations - with a mission of bringing honest, quality comfort to our neighbors. We are not owned by a private equity company or a national chain and our owner works in the building with us. That means our decisions are made locally, our customers are our neighbors, and our name is on every job we do. With around 50 highly-trained team members and 4.9 stars on 3,400+ Google reviews, Watkins is one of the top rated heating and cooling companies in Ohio. We're proud to always be growing and improving, and we're looking for great people to join our family!
Family Atmosphere
It truly feels like a family here. Started by the Watkins family 3 generations ago, and still run by the Watkins family today! We have regular company events like picnics, Top Golf, Go Karts, and a ton of our team members hang out outside of work because we get along so well!
Top Pay & Flexible Hours
Our pay scale is one of the best in local HVAC. We don’t believe in sales pressure, so we give bonuses for quality jobs, NOT commissions on sales quotas. We offer highly competitive wages and regular raises. Plus you choose your schedule from four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days, with PTO and understanding flexibility.
Caring Culture
Our mission is to bring comfort to our neighbors in a way that honors Jesus. We even have our own “Caring Team” that supports our employees and customers through things like care packages, fundraisers and house visits when life gets tough.
Ongoing Training & Growth
We help you sharpen your skills and grow in the HVAC field through hands-on training from Watkins managers and industry experts. We pay you to train on the job, help you get certifications, and give you clear paths to move up and become an expert tech.
Ready to join our team? Our application process is easy. Don't waste another day at a dead-end job!
Our Full Benefits Package for You
Technical Training - Discover a place you can grow
Many small HVAC contractors are in survival mode and don't have the resources or the time to offer solid training. Bigger companies focus on simple offerings to maximize profits and focus their classes on sales training. In either environment, a new apprentice can struggle for years to become a journeyman. Good service techs find themselves stuck at mid-level for years with no clear path to advance to mastery.
At Watkins, we're constantly training. In addition to hosting factory instructors and a large online learning system (LMS), we have many professionals on staff who are experts in various areas of our trade. Through our structured classes, they share their real-world experience to help you advance in your HVAC career.
Refine your skills on working systems in both our Dayton and Mason locations. You'll have the opportunity to work hands-on with both the latest inverter technology as well as the 20 year old relic. Our offerings included the latest from Trane, Waterfurnace geothermal, zoning, oil heat, hydronics, light commercial, and much more! Trade school only teaches the basics. Where else will you have an opportunity to master your craft?
Your team leader will meet with you regularly to track your growth and insure that you have a goal and a path to get there. In this learning environment, apprentices advance to journeyman 3-5 years ahead of their peers, and mediocre service techs quickly become masters. Our vision is to be the best place to work for the best technicians in town.
Leadership Development and Mentoring
In this year-long program, a cadre of current and future leaders journey through five leadership books together with our CEO. These core books cover foundational leadership topics from healthy team dynamics and servant leadership to emotional intelligence and self-awareness. As our graduates practice their new leadership skills, they improve the lives of everyone around them and create a healthy culture. Everyone wins when a leader gets better!
Are you receiving leadership training? Do you have a clearly defined path to the next level and the tools to get there? If nothing changes, nothing changes!
