Professional Service Technician

Are you motivated and eager to grow your career in refrigeration? Hussmann’s team of Technicians maintains, diagnoses, and repairs HVAC/R in supermarkets, convenience stores, and cold storage facilities. Build your career with industry leaders since 1906. Join our team of refrigeration experts and discover your potential.

• Bi-annual bonuses based on performance
• Paid training and access to online training videos
• Paid drive time (including overtime)
• 22 days paid off - 10 days of vacation, 12 company holidays
• Company vehicle provided
• On-the-job, hands-on training opportunities for Technicians, electric and mechanical theory, and model-based training
• Sign-on bonus available

• Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repair of refrigeration, heating & air-conditioning systems commonly installed in supermarkets, convenience stores and cold storage facilities. Operates independently with minimal direct supervision. Develops first line customer relations and identifies potential sales opportunities.
• Performs prescribed, routine maintenance procedures on supermarket refrigeration system and self-contained temperature-controlled merchandisers.
• Gathers system knowledge to match customer needs with potential sales opportunities and completes rapid/accurate diagnostics.
• Manages truck inventory. Orders, receives, bills out and maintains parts responsibly with minimal waste. Manages assigned vehicle within all company guidelines. Maintains a clean vehicle and performs required maintenance on time.
• Completes necessary documents and electronic communications in a thorough, accurate, professional and timely manner. Demonstrates the ability to use a hand-held device to complete paperwork and invoicing requirements.
• Ability to systematically utilize mirror and flashlight to check joints, install PVC drain pipes, set and trim cases, install and adjust glass doors and frames, use temperature sensors, and apply brazing and soldering techniques; determine proper coil layout in complex boxes.
• Identify pipe size and fittings by sight; perform system refrigerant and oil conversions; test oil during conversion and electric weld a variety of metals and joint types.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and correctly size thermostatic expansion valves.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of pressure regulators as they pertain to pressurized gases, refrigerant flow controls, TEV troubleshooting and replacement, and tracing complex schematic diagrams.
• Demonstrate understanding of low/high pressure oil systems, split condensing/low ambient controls, refrigerated equipment startup, EMS controls, CO2 refrigeration, new retail store refrigeration startup, air flow characteristics and testing, motor VFDs, all system defrost types, recovery setup, torch setup, compressor operating parameters, conventional refrigeration system layout, and parallel rack system layout, and advanced wiring diagrams.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of gauge, scale, recovery, ECM, shaded pole, PSC, three phase motors, compressor operating parameters, oil differential pressure valves and oil level controls.
• Detect and repair leaks on conventional systems and parallel racks, solder with copper-to-brass and copper to-steel, conduct compressor diagnosis and replacements, troubleshoot and repair more complex service calls, check/adjust oil management system and compressor oil level control.
• Serve as a mentor to other technicians and lead HVAC/R PM programs.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

• Formal
  
  Education:
  
  High School Diploma/GED required; HVAC-R Technical School Degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  External candidates need 7 years in the field or 5 years with certification from a Technical School.

• Must have a Valid Driver’s License and maintain a safe driving record in accordance with the Fleet Policy.
• Must be physically able to walk distances, bench and crouch, climb ladders, work at high elevations and lift/carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented and highly motivated.
• Strong mechanical aptitude including knowledge of basic maintenance tasks and use of hand tools.
• Must…