Service Technician

Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA); Portland (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Careers Advancement Opportunities

Flexible Scheduling

Competitive Compensation

Year-Round Work

Spiffs, Rewards, & Employee Contests

Job summary

Laconia Refrigeration seeks a skilled Service Technician to diagnose and service HVACR systems across industrial, commercial, and residential customers. You will work under the Service Manager, performing routine service tasks with limited supervision and supporting IAQ-related sales and installation activities.

The role emphasizes strong communication with customers, reliability, and safety, with ongoing training and opportunities for advancement within the Service Department.

Qualifications

• Decisive, tactful and dependable with initiative.
• Strong ability to communicate with residential and commercial customers.
• High school diploma and HVACR program completion.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and service HVACR systems for industrial, commercial, and residential customers.
• Perform routine service activities with minimal supervision.
• Assist training of other technicians on service procedures.
• Conduct at-work sales of IAQ services, components, and service contracts.
• Develop lead referrals for the sales team.

Skills

Communication skills

Decisive

Dependable

Initiative

Education

HVACR program (2+ years)

Job description

The Service Technician reports to the Service Manager, and is responsible for performing a range of HVACR jobs for industrial, commercial, and residential customers.

Benefits

• Paid Training
• Careers Advancement Opportunities
• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Year-Round Work
• Spiffs, Rewards, & Employee Contests

Customer-based activities involved in this position require an individual who is decisive, tactful, dependable, and who possesses initiative and the ability to communicate well with all customer groups. A Service Technician must be able to accurately diagnose and efficiently accomplish a job to the mutual benefit of the customer and Laconia Refrigeration. Job-related contact can occur with virtually all demographic groups, with the majority of the contacts being service customers, other Laconia Refrigeration technicians, the Service Manager, Dispatcher and the Parts Runners. Representative duties include:

• Serving as a member of ad hoc Service Department teams which are organized to conduct HVACR servicing jobs promptly and efficiently.
• Performing routine HVACR service activities without direct oversight or on-site assistance.
• Assisting the Senior Service Technician(s) in the training of other Laconia Refrigeration employees on service-related subjects, including call-back prevention and equipment protocols.
• Conducting point-of-work sales of IAQ services, unit components, unit replacements, add-on units, and residential service contracts.
• Developing lead referrals for the sales staff.
• Conducting non-service work in support of the IAQ and Installation Departments, as assigned.
• Performing related duties as directed by the Service Manager.

Job Qualifications:

• High school graduate and graduate of a post-secondary HVACR program of instruction of two or more years in duration.
• One or more years of successful experience, either as a commercial service or installation technician.
• Good verbal and reading skills, including the ability to read and apply manufacturers' instructions and to clearly communicate with residential and commercial customers, suppliers, and other (Laconia Refrigeration employees.
• Physical ability to perform all duties noted above under the conditions, circumstances, and extreme weather conditions found in (state).
• Interest and initiative in maintaining and advancing his or 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 vehicles in the corporate fleet within 30 days of initial employment. Incumbent must be insurable by current Laconia Refrigeration insurance carrier
• Ability to work under pressures of time, a non-standard schedule, weather, customer needs, and backlog constraints.

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