Commercial HVAC Service Technician

Commercial HVAC Service Technician

Recruiter Notice: We respectfully ask external recruiters and staffing agencies not to submit candidates. We only accept direct applications.

Feldkamp Mechanical, one of the leading mechanical contractors in the Ohio region specializing in commercial and industrial piping, HVAC, and refrigeration is seeking a Commercial HVAC Service Technician for our Cincinnati, Ohio office.

Performs skilled, advanced journey‑level duties in the inspection, installation, repair, and servicing of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and related equipment.

8‑hour shift plus overtime, and available on call (7‑day rotations).

• Installs, operates, and maintains heating, air conditioning/refrigeration systems and energy systems; conducts regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air conditioning equipment and makes necessary adjustments or repairs.
• Inspects, repairs, modifies, and installs heating and air conditioning and ventilation equipment, including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced‑air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves, and capillary tubes.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, electronic controllers, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high‑limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Tests and examines boiler operations, observing meters and pressure gauges; conducts boiler water quality tests and treatments; adjusts boiler burner combustion.
• Lubricates and packs heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning motors, pumps, fans, and other equipment.
• Installs copper tubing and repairs pipes and tubing as necessary; tests joints and insulates pipes of refrigeration and air conditioning systems; flushes boilers, de‑scales tubing and cuts and threads pipes; rebuilds pressure and temperature safety valves and water pumps.
• Repairs and maintains furnace gas controls and motors, filters and condensing units; inspects, detects, and repairs leaks; checks and replaces thermocouples and pilot generators; cleans and adjusts pilots.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools, vacuum pump, and test equipment utilized in the trade; maintains equipment in effective and safe working condition.
• Diagnoses mechanical and electrical problems; repairs or replaces defective parts in units, equipment, and controls.
• Installs, rebuilds, replaces, or repairs fans, motors, thermostats, fuses, filters, bearings, valves, controls, gaskets, and other equipment as necessary.
• Receives work orders; prepares cost estimates for projects and orders materials in accordance with established procedures; provides direction to assigned personnel and participates in assigning work; inspects the work of outside contractors.
• Observes and complies with relevant federal, state and local building codes; follows safe work practices and procedures; ensures proper safety precautions are observed.
• Works from sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
• Follows up with customers for quality assurance purposes and ensures customers are 100% satisfied.
• Completes paperwork for billing and submits it in a timely fashion.
• Is on‑call for emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 5 years commercial experience in plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration.
• HVAC and brazing license.
• HVAC Journeyman License (highly preferred).
• Universal Refrigerant License.
• HVAC, Hydronic, and/or plumbing licenses are a plus.
• Must be able to be on call in 7‑day rotations.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of construction sites.

• Basic knowledge of direct digital controllers (DDC) and integration of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking and RS‑485 communication equipment.