Installation Technician Trainee

Cosby Heating & Cooling; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free uniforms

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Cosby Heating & Cooling in Mount Vernon, Ohio, is seeking an Installation Technician Trainee to assist with HVACR installations. This role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, and enrollment in a post-secondary HVACR program. Responsibilities include supporting installation tasks, learning from experienced technicians, and performing increasingly complex duties as training progresses. Candidates should possess good verbal skills, physical abilities to handle loads, and a commitment to learning. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent, with HVACR program enrollment or completion required.
• Ability to read and apply manufacturers' instructions clearly.
• Physical capacity to handle significant loads and operate under varying weather conditions.
• Demonstrated initiative to advance HVACR skills.
• Valid operator's license with ability to operate corporate vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct HVACR installation jobs efficiently as part of the Installation Department.
• Assist in basic HVACR installation tasks under supervision.
• Perform more complex technical tasks as skills develop.
• Complete assigned trainee duties per the Installation Manager's direction.

Skills

Good verbal and reading skills

Physical ability to lift and carry 100 lbs

Interest in maintaining HVACR skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Enrolled in or graduate of HVACR program

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Overview

The Installation Technician Trainee reports to the Installation Manager and is responsible for performing a range of HVACR installation jobs for industrial, commercial, and residential customers. This role requires traits of decisiveness, initiative, tact, judgment, integrity, dependability, and the ability to communicate in a technically credible manner. Job-related contact can occur with virtually all demographic groups, with the majority of working contacts being customers, other Cosby Heating & Cooling technicians, the Installation Manager, the Estimator and the Parts Runner.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a member of ad hoc Installation Department teams which are organized to conduct HVACR installation jobs in an efficient and timely manner.
• Performing supervised and unsupervised basic HVACR installation support activities (after having been shown all safety-related aspects of the role and the expected standards); e.g. fabricates simple fiberglass and sheet metal ducts and transitions, installs sheet metal and fiberglass components, hangs registers and grilles, stocks parts, installs refrigeration line sets including soldering and brazing, installs power and control wiring, assists Installation Technicians and Senior Installation Technicians.
• Performing progressively more difficult technical roles than noted in the preceding paragraph, under the direct supervision of an Installation Technician or Senior Installation Technician; e.g. measures and threads piping, uses basic test equipment, assists in start-up/charge/test/balance, performs home rough-ins, installs residential units (gas, oil, electric furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps).
• Performing related trainee duties as directed by the Installation Manager.

Job Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent, and enrolled in or a graduate of, a post-secondary formal HVACR program of instruction.
• Good verbal and reading skills, including the ability to read and apply manufacturers' instructions, and to clearly communicate with customers, suppliers, employees of other job-site contractors, and Cosby Heating & Cooling employees.
• Physical ability to perform all duties noted above under the conditions, circumstances and weather extremes found in (state). Examples include the ability to lift and carry a 100 lb. load (of the size and shape of an item encountered on an HVACR job) a distance of 50'; carry a 100 lb. motor up a fully extended 32' ladder; and safely erect a 32' extension ladder. Must not have a fear of heights and high places (acrophobia).
• Interest and initiative in maintaining and advancing his/her HVACR skills through a combination of self-study, company training, manufacturers' workshops, and other professional development activities.
• Current (state) operator's license and the ability to operate all types of vehicles in the corporate fleet within 30 days of initial employment. Incumbent must be insurable by Cosby Heating & Cooling insurance carrier.
• Ability to work efficiently given time pressures, non-standard schedule, extreme weather conditions, varying customer needs and demands, and backlog constraints.

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