Technician - Chiller

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Queensland; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Professional development

Work-life balance

Employee referral program

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking an experienced Chiller Technician to join the Service Team in Australia, offering autonomy, technical challenges, and leadership development across diverse projects.

Role focuses on maintaining and commissioning chillers and HVAC systems, with a strong emphasis on diagnostics, reporting, and customer liaison. Requires 4+ years in HVAC or industrial cooling and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience as a technician in HVAC or industrial cooling.
• Strong background in maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting.
• Mechanical and/or electrical expertise within HVAC.
• Ability to read schematics and produce clear reports.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Current driver’s license.
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and background checks.

Responsibilities

• Respond to system breakdowns and perform scheduled preventive maintenance.
• Commission Chillers/HVAC equipment on customer sites.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues.
• Overhaul and fault-find across reciprocating, screw, and centrifugal systems.
• Document and report equipment results accurately.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Provide training and operational advice to customers.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Electrical & mechanical HVAC

Reading schematics

Communication skills

Driver’s license

Pre-employment checks

Job description

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

Why Join Us?

Work-life balance and flexibility are core values at JCI.

• Comprehensive support with remote tech assistance and structured training
• Career growth opportunities across HVAC, BMS, Project Management, and Sales
• Additional benefits such as RDO or overtime options

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Chiller Technician to join our Service Team and support our ambitious growth strategy. This role offers autonomy, technical challenges, and opportunities to develop leadership skills while working on diverse projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to system breakdowns and perform scheduled preventive maintenance
• Commission Chillers/HVAC equipment on customer sites
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues
• Overhaul and fault-find across reciprocating, screw, and centrifugal systems
• Document and report equipment results accurately
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships
• Provide training and operational advice to customers

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years’ experience as a technician in HVAC or industrial cooling
• Strong background in maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting
• Mechanical and/or electrical expertise within HVAC
• Ability to read schematics and produce clear reports
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Current driver’s license
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and background checks

Our Culture & Benefits

Across our 12 branches in Australia, we foster a supportive, diverse culture with access to world-class products and opportunities for growth.

• Benefits include:
• Competitive remuneration package
• Professional development through internal and external training
• Work-life balance focus
• Employee referral program

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Pre-employment checks (medical, criminal record, drug & alcohol testing) apply.

Shape the future of smart infrastructure with Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings

Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission.

Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.

At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.