HVAC/R Technician

Dakota Refrigeration Inc; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dakota Refrigeration Inc. seeks a skilled HVAC/R Technician to perform service and installation tasks for industrial and commercial customers.

You will work under management or the HVAC/R supervisor to ensure efficient, safe operations, including on-call duties as required. Requirements include a high school diploma with 2+ years HVAC/R education, 3+ years field experience, EPA refrigerant handling certification, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High school graduate; HVAC/R training of two or more years.
• Three+ years of HVAC/R experience, preferably as a service or installation technician.
• Good writing, verbal, and reading skills, including the ability to read manufacturers' instructions.
• Ability to clearly communicate with customers, management, suppliers and co workers.
• Active member of RSES pursuing certificate member status.
• Current refrigerant handling certification approved by the US EPA.
• Maintain HVAC/R skills through training, or workshops.
• Current state vehicle operator's license; ability to operate all fleet vehicles safely.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine HVAC/R service and installation activities with limited supervision on/off site.
• Leads or participates in major HVAC/R service or installation jobs to be efficient and profitable.
• Supports other HVAC/R activities including non-service work.
• Operates and secures company vehicle as required per Handbook.
• On-call after-hours duty as needed.
• Diagnose and correct refrigeration, electrical, heating and air conditioning problems.

Skills

HVAC/R experience

Customer communication

Safety compliance

EPA refrigerant cert

Driver's license

Education

HVAC/R training two+ years

High school diploma

RSES certificate pursuit

Job description

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.

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.

Essential Functions

• Performs routine HVAC/R service and installation activities with limited or no supervision on or off site.
• As Assigned serves as a member or leader of a company team organized to address major HVAC/R service or installation jobs in an efficient, timely, and profitable manner.
• As assigned, conducts non-service work in support of other company HVAC/R activities.
• When required operates, maintains and secures a company vehicle in accordance with instruction discussed in the Company Employee Handbook.
• When required conducts periodic on call (after-hours work) duty.
• Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• High school graduate; graduate of a post-high school HVAC/R institution of two or more years in duration.
• Three or more years of successful and full-time HVAC/R experience, preferably as a service or installation technician.
• Good writing, verbal, and reading skills, including the ability to read and apply manufactures' instructions.
• Ability to clearly communicate with customers, management, suppliers and co workers.
• Physical and sensory ability to perform the duties noted above under the conditions and extremes found in the day to day operations of the company.
• Active member of RSES pursuing certificate member status.
• Current refrigerant handling certification approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
• Requirement to maintain personal HVAC/R skills and knowledge through a combination of self-study, company training, or manufactures' workshops.
• Current and unblemished State vehicle operator's license; ability to operate all vehicles in the company fleet safely after proper instruction and training; insurable.
• Knows and practices good work and safety habits.
• Ability to work successfully under the pressures of time, adverse weather conditions, customer demands, and diverse scheduling.
• Occasional overnight travel or extended period away from home.
• Able to diagnose and correct all service problems regarding refrigeration, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems.
• Needs little supervision and limited instruction.
• Must have confidence in abilities.

Difficulty Of Work

Customer-based activities require an individual who possess traits of decisiveness, initiative, tact, judgment, integrity, dependability, and the ability to communicate in a technically credible manner. A 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 working contacts will be served customers, and other company co workers. Daily job stress will range from minimal to extreme based on such factors as the weather, site considerations, time constraints, sales potential, travel requirements, and customer needs. An average workday will be moderately stressful.

Working Conditions

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 the areas of reading; writing; simple arithmetic; initiative; tact; judgment; dependability and 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 includes electrical meters, thermometers, hand tools, power tools, pipe cutters, shears, scales, vacuum pump, refrigerant recovery equipment and torches, forklifts, power-lifts, heavy materials handling equipment. Mobile radio system.