Journeyman, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor, HVAC Tech ​/ Heating Engineer

The Journeyman HVAC Technician will install and maintain heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems including boilers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, hydronic air handling units, and accessories. The role involves performing tests and analysis of data to ensure proper functioning and provide recommendations to customers.

• Monitor, evaluate, and troubleshoot condition of operating equipment and controls to ensure continued safe operation and life‑cycle performance.
• Perform routine repairs to pump seals, bearings, etc.
• Inspect and test systems to verify compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.
• Determine customer concerns with their current HVAC systems.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and maintenance of a clean work area.
• Discuss heating‑cooling system malfunctions with customers to isolate problems or verify that malfunctions have been corrected.
• Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as time and materials expended on work orders.
• Test pipe or tubing joints or connections for leaks.
• Adjust system controls to manufacturer‑recommended settings to balance the system.
• Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures such as cleaning, power‑washing, vacuuming equipment, lubricating parts, or changing filters.
• Install auxiliary components to heating‑cooling equipment such as expansion and discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, and stokers following blueprints.
• Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams.
• Install, connect, and adjust thermostats, humidistats, and timers.
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies needing correction.
• Connect pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form a complete circuit.
• Assemble, position, and mount heating or cooling equipment following blueprints.

• High School diploma or equivalent and five years of HVAC level operation, maintenance, and repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.

• Knowledge of HVAC repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques, electrical circuits and wiring, operating principles of motors, and local electrical codes.
• Effective communication with internal teams and customers.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Diagnose and resolve problems, read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and reference material, and perform math.
• Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including electronic and diagnostic tools, recovery equipment, and HVAC equipment. Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, see, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.

Physical demands are at the level of medium work.

This job primarily operates alone on HVAC and boiler equipment in all environments, which includes extreme cold or heat depending on the season. Vehicles are used as the base of operations.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the company’s business operations.

Union Scale of #533 – for #441, maximum $66.71.

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