Professional Service Technician

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, electric and mechanical theory, and model-based training
• Sign-on bonus available

Performs maintenance, diagnosis and repair of refrigeration, heating & air-conditioning systems commonly installed in supermarkets, convenience stores and cold storage facilities. Operates independently with minimal direct supervision. Develops first line customer relations and identifies potential sales opportunities.

• Performs prescribed, routine maintenance procedures on supermarket refrigeration systems and self-contained temperature-controlled merchandisers.
• Gains sufficient system knowledge to match customer needs with potential sales opportunities and to complete rapid, accurate diagnoses.
• Manages truck inventory; orders, receives, bills out and maintains parts with minimal waste. Maintains assigned vehicle per company guidelines. Keeps a clean vehicle and performs required maintenance on time.
• Completes necessary documents and electronic communication in a thorough, accurate, professional, and timely manner. Proficient with handheld devices for paperwork and invoicing.
• Identifies and uses tools and techniques to inspect joints, install PVC drain pipe, set and trim cases, install or adjust glass doors and frames, use temperature sensors, brazing and soldering, and determine proper coil layout in complex boxes.
• Identifies pipe size and fittings by sight; performs system refrigerant and oil conversions and tests oil during conversions; electric welds a variety of metals and joint types.
• Identifies, troubleshoots, and correctly sizes thermostatic expansion valves; understands pressure regulators related to pressurized gases, refrigerant flow controls, TEV troubleshooting and replacement, and tracing complex schematic diagrams.
• Demonstrates knowledge of low/high pressure oil systems, split condensing/low ambient controls, refrigerated equipment startup, EMS controls, CO2 refrigeration, new retail store refrigeration startup, air flow characteristics and testing, motor VFDs, all defrost types, recovery setup, torch setup, compressor operating parameters, conventional refrigeration layouts, and parallel rack system layouts.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of gauges, scales, recovery, ECM, shaded pole, PSC motors, compressor operating parameters, oil differential pressure valves and oil level controls.
• Detects and repairs leaks on conventional systems and parallel racks; solders copper-to-brass and copper-to-steel; conducts compressor diagnosis and replacements; troubleshoots and repairs more complex service calls; checks and adjusts oil management system and compressor oil level controls.
• Mentors other technicians and leads HVAC/R preventive maintenance programs.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Formal Education

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma/GED
• Preferred: HVAC-R Technical School Degree

Experience

• External candidates: 7 years in the field or 5 years with Certification from a Technical School

• 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, work at high elevations and lift/carry objects up to fifty pounds, repetitively and for an external period.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented and highly motivated.
• Must have strong mechanical aptitude to include knowledge of basic maintenance tasks and use of hand tools.
• Must be able to work nights and/or weekends as required.
• Working knowledge of basic…