HVAC Technician

JOB SUMMARY

The HVAC/R Technician is responsible to Management or the HVAC/R for the efficient performance of a wide range of service-related HVAC/R activities for industrial and commercial customers.

Customer‑based activities require an individual who possesses traits of decisiveness, initiative, tact, judgment, integrity, dependability, and the ability to communicate in a technically credible manner. An HVAC/R Technician must be able to diagnose equipment problems accurately and quickly and organize a job efficiently to the mutual benefit of the customer and the company. Job‑related contact can occur within virtually all demographic groups, although most interacting contacts will be with customers and other company co‑workers.

Daily job stress will range from minimal to extreme based on factors such as weather, site considerations, time constraints, sales potential, travel requirements, and customer needs. An average workday will be moderately stressful.

Physical/

Environmental Conditions:

This position requires working primarily in customer places of operation. Ability to work with scaffolding, lifting and moving equipment, and ladders. Being physically fit and good hand/eye coordination are required.

Cognitive/Mental Requirements: This position requires the abilities in reading, writing, simple arithmetic, initiative, tact, judgment, dependability and the ability to diagnose problems. Skills in refrigeration theory, welding, brazing, soldering, electrical circuitry, and wiring diagrams are required.

Equipment, Tools, Materials Used: Technicians' tools and equipment used in this position include electrical meters, thermometers, hand tools, power tools, pipe cutters, shears, scales, vacuum pump, refrigerant recovery equipment, torches, forklifts, power‑lifts, heavy materials handling equipment, and mobile radio system.