HVAC Service Journeyman

Capstone Mechanical, LP.; Florida; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone Mechanical, LP. seeks a Journeyman HVAC Technician to install and maintain heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, including boilers, pumps, chillers, and hydronic equipment.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, diagnosing faults, performing routine repairs, testing systems for safety and efficiency, and coordinating with teams to ensure compliant operation. A high school diploma and 5 years of HVAC experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and 5 years of HVAC operation, maintenance & repair experience.
• HVAC knowledge including repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques, and familiarity with electrical circuits.
• Ability to read blueprints, diagrams, and schematics and perform math.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and troubleshoot the condition of operating HVAC equipment to ensure safe operation and life cycle performance.
• Perform routine repairs to pump seals, bearings, and related components.
• Inspect and test systems to verify compliance with plans and detect malfunctions.
• Determine customer concerns with current HVAC systems and provide solutions.
• Record and report faults, deficiencies, and work performed on orders.
• Install thermostats, humidistats, and related controls; balance system as recommended by manufacturers.
• Assist with other repair and maintenance tasks in coordination with teams.
• Generate and process work orders addressing deficiencies.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

HVAC installation

Electrical knowledge

Blueprint reading

Tool proficiency

Communication

Driver's license

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

The Journeyman HVAC Technician will install, and maintain heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This includes boilers (steam and hot water), pumps, chillers (air and water cooled), cooling towers, heat exchangers (flat plate and tube in shell), hydronic air handling units, hydronic systems and accessories. Applied HVAC Technicians perform tests and analysis of data to ensure the proper functioning of equipment and provide recommendations to customers as appropriate.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and troubleshoot condition of operating equipment and controls to ensure continued safe operation and life cycle performance.
• Perform routine repairs to pump seals, bearing, etc.
• Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.
• Determine customer concerns with their current applied HVAC systems.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area.
• Discuss heating-cooling system malfunctions with customers to isolate problems or to verify that malfunctions have been corrected.
• Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as the time and materials expended on work orders.
• Test pipe or tubing joints or connections for leaks.
• Adjust system controls to setting recommended by manufacturer to balance system.
• Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, lubricate parts, or changing filters.
• Install auxiliary components to heating-cooling equipment, such as expansion and discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, and stokers, following blueprints.
• Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams.
• Install, connect, and adjust thermostats, humidistats, and timers.
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction.
• Connect pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source, to form complete circuit.
• Assemble, position and mount heating or cooling equipment, following blueprints.

Required Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent and 5 years of HVAC level operation, maintenance & repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.

Competencies

• Knowledge of HVAC repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques, electrical circuits and wiring, operating principles of motors, and local electrical codes.
• Communicate effectively with internal team and customers.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Diagnose and resolve problems, follow written and verbal instructions, read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and written reference material, and perform math.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and clean criminal background.

Physical Demands

This position requires: stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those of medium work.

Work Environment

This job operates primarily alone on HVAC and boiler equipment in all environments, which includes extreme cold or heat depending on the time of year. Vehicles are used as the base of operations.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employee understands the above job description and agrees to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employee understands that the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand or change any and all responsibilities. Employee acknowledges that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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