Senior Commercial Refrigeration Startup Technician

Climate Pros; Key West (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Climate Pros is seeking experienced commercial refrigeration professionals to support startup, commissioning, and service across Florida. This role focuses on safe, high-quality installations of rack systems, display cases, and walk-ins in grocery and commercial environments.

You will review drawings, perform pre-start inspections, test systems, and troubleshoot electrical/mechanical issues while maintaining clear documentation and professional communication with customers and project teams.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of supermarket or commercial refrigeration and freezer experience, including rack refrigeration and startup or commissioning responsibility.
• Advanced knowledge of refrigeration electrical, mechanical, piping, controls, pressure-testing, evacuation, charging, leak-detection, and troubleshooting practices.
• Demonstrated experience with energy-management controls and rack-refrigeration platforms.
• Ability to read and apply blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and commissioning documents.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while escalating risks and coordinating resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide knowledgeable workmanship and technical oversight during pre-start, startup, commissioning, and project turnover activities.
• Review project drawings, specifications, and startup documentation before energizing equipment.
• Complete pre-start inspections and verify readiness of piping, electrical, controls, sensors, and safety devices.
• Perform testing, evacuation, dehydration, leak detection, refrigerant charging, and related commissioning procedures.
• Start, test, adjust, and fine-tune single and parallel rack refrigeration systems and related components.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, refrigerant-flow, and control sequence issues.
• Configure energy-management and refrigeration-control platforms and troubleshoot.
• Partner with project teams to identify issues and drive timely resolution.
• Provide thorough handoffs with documented system status and open items.

Skills

Refrigeration systems

Rack systems startup

Electrical troubleshooting

Controls diagnostics

Documentation and commissioning

Communication and customer service

iPad/field tech tools

Education

High school diploma or GED

Universal EPA Certification

Valid state driver’s license

OSHA or related certifications (preferred)

Tools

Novar

CPC

Danfoss

Micro Thermo

RDM

Job description

Climate Pros is seeking experienced commercial refrigeration professionals to support startup, commissioning, and service across Florida. This role focuses on safe, high-quality installations of rack systems, display cases, and walk-ins in grocery and commercial environments.

You will review drawings, perform pre-start inspections, test systems, and troubleshoot electrical/mechanical issues while maintaining clear documentation and professional communication with customers and project teams.