Company Overview
Upchurch is a rapidly growing, full-service building engineering company providing mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical services across the southeastern United States. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Horn Lake, MS, Upchurch has grown through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, establishing a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and service excellence. We offer end-to-end solutions?from design and installation to ongoing maintenance and emergency support?helping clients maximize building performance, energy efficiency, and equipment lifespan.
Through our Data Center Mission Critical (DC|MC) business unit, Upchurch provides specialized operations and maintenance services focused on uptime, reliability, and lifecycle performance of data center infrastructure.
This role supports colocation, hyperscale, enterprise, and edge data centers by executing disciplined preventive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance on mission-critical cooling and mechanical systems.
Position Summary
The Mechanical HVAC Mission Critical Service Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and servicing mechanical and HVAC systems that directly support data center uptime and reliability. Unlike traditional comfort-cooling roles, this position operates in high-availability environments where procedural compliance, redundancy awareness, and precision execution are mandatory.
Technicians perform scheduled preventive maintenance (PM), corrective maintenance (CM), and emergency response activities on mission-critical cooling based on SLAs of 2-8 hours and mechanical systems while adhering to strict Method of Procedure (MOP), safety, and change-management standards.
Key Responsibilities
Follow strict safety protocols (LOTO, PPE, site rules, confined space, etc.).
Level Differentiation & Expectations
Level I ? Foundational Mission Critical Technician
Primary Focus: Execution, safety, learning
Supports inspections, filter changes, belt replacements, lubrication, and visual checks.
Typical Experience
Level II ? Intermediate Mission Critical Technician
Primary Focus: Independent execution, troubleshooting
Typical Experience
Level III ? Senior Mission Critical Technician
Primary Focus: System ownership, leadership, reliability
Typical Experience
Qualifications
Ability to read:
P&IDs
Mechanical schedules
OEM documentation
MOPs and SOPs
Preferred / Differentiators
Physical & Work Environment
Career Progression
Upchurch intentionally designed this role as a progressive technician pathway, supported by:
Expansion into:
Lead Technician
SME (Cooling, Pumps, Liquid Cooling)
Service Manager
Integrated Systems Operations roles
Benefits:
Competitive pay based on experience.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid time off and holiday pay.
Opportunities for professional development and certification assistance.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Upchurch Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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