Regional Technical Service Manager (HVAC)

DAIKIN COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES DIST INC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits on day one for all full-time

Training programs for skill growth

Growth opportunities

Global company backing

Job summary

Daikin Comfort Technologies Dist., Inc. is seeking a Regional Technical Service Manager (HVAC) to support COD branch operations within the San Antonio, TX region.

The role oversees technical support, training, and field service activities for dealers, distributors, and manufacturers' reps, ensuring customer satisfaction and regional goals. The position requires strong communication, training, problem-solving and field oversight with travel across Texas.

Qualifications

• Public speaking and customer-facing communication.
• Excellent customer service and relationship management.
• Proficiency with MS Office365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable, prompt technical support to customers and support sales growth and training needs in the region.
• Offer technical expertise for product reliability investigations.
• Gather customer feedback to monitor quality issues and support field visits.
• Complete field service reports documenting issues and resolutions.
• Evaluate product installation and operation at customer sites using Daikin manuals for validation.
• Support service bulletins and corrective action implementations.
• Oversee warranty replacements and labor allowances.
• Train and audit distributor trainers and technical managers as needed.
• Lead technical training sessions for dealers and contractors on installation, startup, commissioning, service and troubleshooting.

Skills

Public speaking

Customer service

MS Office 365

Written and verbal communication

Detail-oriented

De-escalation

Organizational skills

Project management

Remote troubleshooting

Prioritization

Technical aptitude

Education

High School Diploma or GED

HVAC certification or 2-year HVAC degree

Tools

MS Office365

Job description

Regional Technical Service Manager (HVAC) | Job Listings

Daikin Comfort Technologies Dist., Inc. is seeking a professional skilled individual for our Technical Service Manager (HVAC) position to support our COD branch operations located remotely but local to the San Antonio, TX region. The Regional Technical Service Manager supports internal and external customers who install, repair, and maintain heating and air-conditioning systems for an assigned geographical region. The Technical Service Manager is responsible for conducting seasonal training classes to enrich new and existing customers as a technical subject matter expert. This candidate will routinely work with company owned branch employees, Territory Sales Managers, as well as external customers such as Dealers, Independent Distributors and Manufacturer Representatives to ensure positive customer satisfaction while meeting departmental goals and objectives.

Why work with us?

• Benefits are effective on day one for all full-time direct hires.
• Training programs are available to help guide team members and develop new skills.
• Growth Opportunities - there are immense opportunities to grow your career.
• You will be part of a Global Company - our family brands are backed by Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reliable, prompt, and empathetic technical support to our customers. Resolve technical issues, support sales growth and technical training needs of the region.
• Provides technical expertise for product reliability investigations.
• Gather “Voice of the Customer” to proactively monitor for early signs of quality issues, and support through job site visits to address customer needs and provide resolutions.
• Completes field service reports via current software workflows with pertinent data to document field reported issues to ensure product integrity.
• Evaluation of product installation and operation at customer sites when required while using Daikin installation, service, and engineering manuals for validation.
• Service Bulletin support to internal and external customers and provides implementation of corrective action plans.
• Provides oversight for warranty unit replacements, and labor allowance dollars.
• Train & Audit Independent Distributor trainers and technical managers, when required.
• Participate in additional projects/activities to support ongoing business needs as assigned by Divisional leadership.
• Responsible for conducting Technical Training Sessions for dealers and contractors on proper Installation, start up, Commissioning, Service & Troubleshooting of Daikin products, with a focus on targeted dealers with failure rates to ensure product integrity.
• Provide technical guidance to field technicians for installations, repairs, and system optimizations. Helps in understanding Daikin technology, mobile apps, technical manuals, schematics, piping and wiring diagrams.
• Maintain detailed records and reports of customer interactions, issues resolved, and solutions provided.
• Document recurring problems and suggest preventative measures.

Completion of Daikin STEP (Service Technician Excellence Program) program, Daikin D-STAR testing requirements and assigned professional development.

Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills:

• Public speaking.
• Excellent customer service, relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office365 including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with attention to detail.
• Ability to de-escalate customer issues with calm demeanor and problem-solving.
• Excellent organizational, time and project management skills.
• Rational strong work ethic and integrity are required for this fast-paced environment.
• Remote Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues with HVAC systems by communicating with on-site technicians or end-users through phone, email, or remote software tools.
• Ability to prioritize and facilitate multiple projects to a high degree.
• Possess strong business and technical acumen.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years technical support experience required.
• Minimum 1-year technical training experience preferred.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• HVAC certification or two-year HVAC college degree preferred.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Must be able to perform all essential and additional job responsibilities.
• Ability to climb ladders and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to travel up to 75% within the assigned territory and throughout other areas of the Texas Division as business needs require.
• Ability to work in typical job site environments, including attics, crawl spaces, and rooftops, often in challenging weather and climate conditions.

Reports To:

• Division Manager, Technical Services (Texas)

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.