Service Technician - Qualified

Are you motivated and eager to grow your career in refrigeration?

Hussmann’s team of Technicians maintain, diagnose, and repair HVAC/R in supermarkets, convenience stores, and cold storage facilities.

Build your career with industry leaders since 1906. Join our team of hardworking, refrigeration experts and discover your potential.

• Bi-annual bonuses based on performance

• Paid training and access to online training videos

• Paid drive time (including overtime)

• 22 days paid off – 10 days of vacation, 12 company holidays

• Company vehicle provided

• On-the-job, hands-on training opportunities for Technicians, electrical and mechanical theory, and model-based training

• Sign-on bonus available

This position responds to the customers’ needs for service of equipment through maintenance, diagnosis and repair of refrigeration, heating & air-conditioning systems commonly installed in supermarkets, convenient stores and cold storage facilities with assistance/direction from a Master or Lead Service Technician.

• Responsible for performing prescribed, routine maintenance procedures on supermarket refrigeration system and self-contained temperature-controlled merchandisers with direction from a Master or Lead Service Technician.

• Responsible performing preventative maintenance compressor change assists, leak searching and coil washing with direction from a Master or Lead Service Technician.

• Responsible for continually acquiring knowledge through on-the-job training which includes new product development, service bulletins, computer-based training and issues.

• Responsible for completing necessary documents (work tickets and timesheets) and electronic communication in a thorough, accurate and timely manner.

• Responsible for demonstrating ability to utilize a hand-held computer to complete necessary customer paperwork and invoicing requirements.

• Responsible for maintenance and management of truck inventory in an accurate, neat an orderly manner as well as adhere to vehicle maintenance program guidelines (if applicable).

• The ability to identify and use the standard tools of the trade, including refrigerant recovery equipment.

• Responsible for developing and maintaining excellent customer relations and professionally articulating equipment and system malfunctions using correct terminology.

• Perform service on conventional refrigeration systems, parallel rack systems, walk-in coolers, and other commonly used refrigeration units for supermarkets and convenient stores with direction from a Master or Lead Service Technician.

• Demonstrate basic understanding of refrigerant and oil properties, sub-cooling, superheat, psychometrics, copper-to-copper brazing, single phase compressor components, and refrigerated fixture airflow.

• Read and understand temperature and pressure charts.

• Conduct basic electrical troubleshooting and refrigeration cycle diagnostics.

• Safely handle R290 refrigerant and other hazardous materials such as dry nitrogen.

• Responsible for de-icing case and walk-in evaporator coils, replacing fan motors, and washing condenser coils.

• Basic understanding of system evacuation and charging, system pump down, and system defrost.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Required Level: High School Diploma/GED

Preferred level: HVAC-R Technical School Degree

• External Candidates: 2 years in the field or 0 years with Certification from a Technical School

• Internal Candidates: 1 year as a General Laborer w/ completion of OJT & Skills Assessment

• Must have a valid driver’s license and maintain a safe driving record accordance with the fleet policy.

• Must be physically able to walk distances, bench and crouch, climb ladders,…