HVAC Service Technician IV

Position: HVAC Service Technician IV (33567)
CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country. With our rapid growth, we're looking for passionate, talented, and creative individuals to join our team. If you're ready for a challenge that will elevate your career, this is the right place, right time, right people.

Position Summary

An HVAC Technician IV is primarily responsible for performing installs, repairs and maintenance to a variety of equipment including: refrigeration, air conditioning, electric motors, heating units, heat pumps, hermetic compressors, light commercial furnaces, boilers, burners, intake and exhaust fans, economizers, humidifiers, capacity controls, semi-hermetic compressors, split systems, flame safeguard controls, air compressors, air driers, pneumatic control systems, air cooled/water-cooled chillers, centrifugal chillers self-contained, packaged units, and basic knowledge of control systems.

This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Fully understands the basic refrigeration cycles to include identifying components in refrigeration circuit, understanding how each component works, diagnosing problems in the refrigeration circuit, using manifold gauge set, pressure/temperature chart and temperature measuring devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot. Understands refrigeration recovery, evacuation, and charging, understands the installation and sizing of refrigerant piping.

* Fully understands basic heating cycle to include identifying components in heating system, understanding how each component works, diagnosing problems in the heating system using a gas pressure test and other devices for routine maintenance and to troubleshoot. Fully the basic understands the theory of combustion and how it relates to combustible fuels such as gas and oil.

* Fully understands electron theory, how electricity travels, AC and DC currents, single phase and three phase circuits, and series and parallel circuits. Ability to read wiring advanced wiring diagrams. Knowledge of Ohms Law. Ability to use multi-meters to read voltage, current and resistance values. Must be able to troubleshoot advanced electrical circuits.

* Fully understands the fundamentals of temperature and humidity measurement and control in air conditioning units. Understands the process of treating air so as to simultaneously control its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution. Ability to use a psychometric chart to determine the results of mixing air having various properties.

* Fully understands the basics of multiple systems and how each component within the system operates in conjunction with the other components and how that impacts the overall operations of the system as a whole. These systems include air cooled, water cooled, hot water systems, chilled water systems, VAV systems, steam heating systems.

* Basic knowledge of Windows operating system

* Communicates with Service Manager on a frequent basis regarding scheduling and work in progress.

* Participates in meetings and trainings as assigned.

* Ability to communicate with customers and assist the sales team with estimates/proposals.

* Prepares written materials to document activities and log information as required by the job site or Company procedures.

* Provides assistance during emergencies to resolve immediate safety concerns, operating safety

* A Technician III must be able to proficiently perform the following tasks

* Soldering

* Brazing

* Combustion analysis

* Heat load calculations

* Heat loss calculations

* Cooling load calculations

* Basic navigation thru multiple building automation controls systems

Other Duties and Responsibilities

* Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective completion of project.

* Must be flexible with hours, shifts, and geographic locations with reasonable notice.

* Represents CEC Companies to the client by a clean and neat appearance on the job.

* Must be able to work overtime as required, on call and as needed.

* Transports tools, equipment and supplies to job site as needed.

* Responsible for ensuring vehicle is properly cleaned and maintained and for maintaining a clean and safe driving record.