Service Technician Jobs in Louisiana
Service Technician jobs in Louisiana are consistently active, with strong demand concentrated in petrochemical plant maintenance, HVAC systems, and industrial equipment servicing across a range of experience levels from entry-level to senior field roles. The largest hiring volumes are in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lake Charles, where companies like Dow, Shell, and Entergy maintain substantial operations and hire service technicians on an ongoing basis. The most sought-after specialties in Louisiana are HVAC and refrigeration, electrical systems maintenance, and heavy industrial equipment repair. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Welcome to Aventiv! Please watch this brief video to find out if this is the place you want to be!
Aventiv Technologies – Where your future awaits - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXLNwQg5Y3g)
Job Purpose: Maintains and repairs telecommunication equipment, associated computers, networking, and electronic equipment and installs all Securus’ products, features and equipment. Position also provides support to our tablet customers by assisting in administering the program by making sure tablets are fully utilized and proper inventories are maintained, and extra inventory or damaged inventory is returned. Travels from location to location to resolve issues as stated above but could also serve as an onsite technician for a particular customer providing both technical and administrative duties or as a hybrid technician who is both on site and roving. Provides installation assistance, training or troubleshooting assistance to a FSA and/or FST1.
Essential Duties
- Repairs, maintains, programs and installs telecommunications hardware, associated LAN/WAN/networking hardware/software, various electronic equipment and wiring per specifications, codes, standards and operational procedures in correctional facilities
- Repairs/installs phones, kiosk, video terminals, WAP’s, tablets and other required equipment within correctional facilities within assigned area of responsibility.
- Maintain and provide operations support for site surveys, pre-bid meetings and/or sales conferences
- Communicates with dispatchers to receive work assignments and provides dispatchers with ETA for arrival and departure information
- Troubleshoots situations where standard procedures have failed in isolating or resolving problems while interfacing with multiple departments for problem resolution
- Required to assist in educating and training Securus customers, providing information to technical support and following direction given on Securus products & services
- Provide administrative services on as needed basis or when dedicated to a particular customer: data entry including PIN/PAN, blocks/unblocks, customer reporting, training, providing CDR reports, assisting with video visitation and burning recordings and/or video to CD/DVD per subpoena and testifying in court when required
- Maintains inventory of equipment and tools · Manages and maintains assigned company inventories and assets (tool, vehicle, parts inventory, laptop etc.)
- Demonstrates proficient skills with telephony–pulling cable, terminating cable, trouble shoot wiring, loading configuration files, install and maintain all Securus equipment
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrate the proficient understanding of the customers’ service needs and work to improve the operation of their facility with regard to all of Securus products such as: Inmate Calling System, Video Visitation, Kiosk and/or Tablets
- Working knowledge and the ability to learn of all applicable practices, standards and codes (electrical, cabling, fiber, wireless, networking, conduit, industry, and Securus equipment)
- Ability to work all tasks to completion with a high sense of urgency and the highest work quality
- Negotiates alternatives means of resolving issues and escalates issues when necessary.
- Responds to requests from management and customers via phone, e-mail and/or with reporting
- Adheres to Field Service Standards and all Company policies.
- Self-starting, able to self-train on telephony-based product line
- Excellent ability at multi-tasking, setting priorities and tracking issues concurrently
- Strong communications skills, written and verbal, for working with customers, dispatchers, technical support, specialists, other field technicians and management
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- 3 years of installation repair and maintenance of telecom and networking devices.
- Experience working with Windows OS, VOIP, Adtran Fortinet, AOS, Cisco IOS and wireless technology
- Telephony experience - including but not limited to: pulling cable (Cat3 & Cat5), terminations (110, 66, Krone, RJ11 & RJ45) up to 100 pair cables and troubleshooting wiring / T1 / CO dial tone problems
- Experience and knowledge of network (cat3, cat5, cat6) cabling configuration, troubleshooting and installation standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in conduit bending (EMT and Rigid)
- Microsoft Certifications (A+, N+, MCSE etc…)
- Cisco Certifications (CCNA etc…)
- Electronics / Electrical Certification or Degree
- 6 years or more of related experience
- Wireless technology experience
- Fiber termination experience
- Previous experience working in law enforcement or correctional environment
Physical Requirements
Standing, sitting, walking, speaking, listening, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping and manipulating tools, typing, using peripheral computer tools. May be required to lift up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Salary and Benefits:
At Aventiv, our salary and benefits are designed to fit you as a whole person. We offer a salary range based on experience and qualifications to ensure your unique contributions are met with our most competitive offer.
- $24.89 -$28.37/hr
- Health Insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Benefits
Aventiv Privacy Policy:
www.aventiv.com/privacy (http://www.aventiv.com/privacy)
Equal Employment Policy:
Aventiv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination and other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender presentation, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We do not discriminate based on genetic information in accordance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Welcome to Aventiv! Please watch this brief video to find out if this is the place you want to be!
Aventiv Technologies – Where your future awaits - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXLNwQg5Y3g)
Job Purpose: Maintains and repairs telecommunication equipment, associated computers, networking, and electronic equipment and installs all Securus’ products, features and equipment. Position also provides support to our tablet customers by assisting in administering the program by making sure tablets are fully utilized and proper inventories are maintained, and extra inventory or damaged inventory is returned. Travels from location to location to resolve issues as stated above but could also serve as an onsite technician for a particular customer providing both technical and administrative duties or as a hybrid technician who is both on site and roving. Provides installation assistance, training or troubleshooting assistance to a FSA and/or FST1.
Essential Duties
- Repairs, maintains, programs and installs telecommunications hardware, associated LAN/WAN/networking hardware/software, various electronic equipment and wiring per specifications, codes, standards and operational procedures in correctional facilities
- Repairs/installs phones, kiosk, video terminals, WAP’s, tablets and other required equipment within correctional facilities within assigned area of responsibility.
- Maintain and provide operations support for site surveys, pre-bid meetings and/or sales conferences
- Communicates with dispatchers to receive work assignments and provides dispatchers with ETA for arrival and departure information
- Troubleshoots situations where standard procedures have failed in isolating or resolving problems while interfacing with multiple departments for problem resolution
- Required to assist in educating and training Securus customers, providing information to technical support and following direction given on Securus products & services
- Provide administrative services on as needed basis or when dedicated to a particular customer: data entry including PIN/PAN, blocks/unblocks, customer reporting, training, providing CDR reports, assisting with video visitation and burning recordings and/or video to CD/DVD per subpoena and testifying in court when required
- Maintains inventory of equipment and tools · Manages and maintains assigned company inventories and assets (tool, vehicle, parts inventory, laptop etc.)
- Demonstrates proficient skills with telephony–pulling cable, terminating cable, trouble shoot wiring, loading configuration files, install and maintain all Securus equipment
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrate the proficient understanding of the customers’ service needs and work to improve the operation of their facility with regard to all of Securus products such as: Inmate Calling System, Video Visitation, Kiosk and/or Tablets
- Working knowledge and the ability to learn of all applicable practices, standards and codes (electrical, cabling, fiber, wireless, networking, conduit, industry, and Securus equipment)
- Ability to work all tasks to completion with a high sense of urgency and the highest work quality
- Negotiates alternatives means of resolving issues and escalates issues when necessary.
- Responds to requests from management and customers via phone, e-mail and/or with reporting
- Adheres to Field Service Standards and all Company policies.
- Self-starting, able to self-train on telephony-based product line
- Excellent ability at multi-tasking, setting priorities and tracking issues concurrently
- Strong communications skills, written and verbal, for working with customers, dispatchers, technical support, specialists, other field technicians and management
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- 3 years of installation repair and maintenance of telecom and networking devices.
- Experience working with Windows OS, VOIP, Adtran Fortinet, AOS, Cisco IOS and wireless technology
- Telephony experience - including but not limited to: pulling cable (Cat3 & Cat5), terminations (110, 66, Krone, RJ11 & RJ45) up to 100 pair cables and troubleshooting wiring / T1 / CO dial tone problems
- Experience and knowledge of network (cat3, cat5, cat6) cabling configuration, troubleshooting and installation standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in conduit bending (EMT and Rigid)
- Microsoft Certifications (A+, N+, MCSE etc…)
- Cisco Certifications (CCNA etc…)
- Electronics / Electrical Certification or Degree
- 6 years or more of related experience
- Wireless technology experience
- Fiber termination experience
- Previous experience working in law enforcement or correctional environment
Physical Requirements
Standing, sitting, walking, speaking, listening, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping and manipulating tools, typing, using peripheral computer tools. May be required to lift up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Salary and Benefits:
At Aventiv, our salary and benefits are designed to fit you as a whole person. We offer a salary range based on experience and qualifications to ensure your unique contributions are met with our most competitive offer.
- $24.89 -$28.37/hr
- Health Insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Benefits
Aventiv Privacy Policy:
www.aventiv.com/privacy (http://www.aventiv.com/privacy)
Equal Employment Policy:
Aventiv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination and other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender presentation, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We do not discriminate based on genetic information in accordance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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Service Technician Job Market in Louisiana
A snapshot from current Louisiana openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Lane Valente Industries11
- Louisiana CAT4
- Kenworth Louisiana3K
- NOV2
- NCR Atleos2
What Louisiana Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in service technician jobs across Louisiana.
- Active Louisiana HVAC or electrical contractor license issued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Proven hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical or electrical systems
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to reach customer or plant sites
- Ability to read technical schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals
- Familiarity with OSHA safety standards and lockout/tagout procedures
- High school diploma or equivalent with completion of a vocational or technical training program
Service Technician Jobs in Louisiana: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a service technician in Louisiana?
The path depends on your specialty, but most service technicians in Louisiana complete a vocational or technical program at a school like Baton Rouge Community College or Northshore Technical Community College, then enter an apprenticeship or employer training program. HVAC technicians must obtain licensure through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. EPA Section 608 certification is required for anyone handling refrigerants. Electrical and industrial specialties may require additional trade-specific credentials recognized in Louisiana.
Which companies hire service technicians in Louisiana?
Employers hiring service technicians in Louisiana right now include Lane Valente Industries, Louisiana CAT, and Kenworth Louisiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Louisiana's petrochemical corridor along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast energy sector mean industrial and plant maintenance technician roles are particularly steady and recurring.
Which Louisiana cities have the most service technician jobs?
Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport have the most service technician openings in Louisiana. Baton Rouge leads because of its concentration of refinery and chemical plant operations, New Orleans draws demand from commercial HVAC, hospitality facilities, and utilities, and Lake Charles reflects ongoing industrial expansion tied to liquefied natural gas and petrochemical projects in the region.
Are there remote service technician jobs in Louisiana?
Yes, but they're rare. Service technician work is fundamentally hands-on and site-based, so the large majority of roles require a physical presence at a customer location, facility, or plant. About 33% of service technician openings tied to Louisiana are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to be in technical support, diagnostics coordination, or field service management rather than direct repair work.
How can I get hired as a service technician in Louisiana with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry point is completing a trade or technical program at a Louisiana community college, then applying directly to employer apprenticeship or helper programs. Large industrial employers in the Baton Rouge and Lake Charles areas regularly hire entry-level maintenance helpers and technician trainees who work alongside senior staff. Obtaining your EPA Section 608 certification before applying gives you a measurable edge for HVAC roles, and a commercial driver's license opens doors at field service companies throughout the state.
Where can I find and apply to service technician jobs in Louisiana?
You can find and apply to service technician jobs in Louisiana on Migrate Mate, which lists current Louisiana openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your experience and location, and apply directly to each employer through the listing.
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