Junior HVAC Service & Installation Technician​/Apprentice

Junior HVAC Service & Installation Technician / Apprentice Great Starting Pay | $25-$30/Hour | Hands-On Training | Excellent Benefits | Clear Career Path Yellow Dog Plumbing, Heating & Cooling is a growing residential HVAC and plumbing company based in Needham, MA. We’re looking for a Junior HVAC Service & Installation Technician / Apprentice who wants to learn the HVAC trade, work alongside experienced technicians, and build a long-term career in the industry.

This is an apprentice position. You will work side-by-side with our experienced lead technicians on both HVAC service calls and installations. Your job is to help the lead technician in every way possible while learning the trade along the way.

We're looking for someone who is a hustler, works hard, shows up on time, and is willing to do whatever needs to be done to help the team get the job done right. In return, we'll invest in training you and teaching you the technical skills you need to develop into a well-rounded HVAC technician.

Our goal is for you to learn service, maintenance, diagnostics, and installation and eventually develop the skills and experience necessary to operate your own Yellow Dog service truck and build a long-term career in HVAC.Starting pay is $25-$30 per hour depending on your experience.

Why Work at Yellow Dog?

Great Starting Pay + Opportunity to Grow
- Starting pay of $25-$30 per hour depending on experience. As your skills, knowledge, and responsibilities increase, you'll have opportunities to increase your compensation and advance within the company.

We'll Train You
- You'll work directly alongside experienced HVAC service and installation technicians. You'll learn by doing real work in customers' homes while receiving hands-on training in HVAC service, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation.

Learn Both Service & Installation
- We want you to become a well-rounded HVAC professional. You'll gain experience with furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, mini-splits, traditional air conditioning systems, and other residential HVAC equipment.

A Real Career Path
- This isn't a dead-end helper position. Our goal is to develop you into a technician who can eventually run your own service truck. As Yellow Dog continues to grow, there will also be opportunities to advance into senior technician, leadership, training, and management positions.

No High-Pressure Sales
- We believe in ALWAYS doing what's right for the customer - even when that means no sale for us. Our technicians diagnose problems, educate homeowners, offer good options, and help customers make the right decisions.

Excellent Benefits
- Yellow Dog contributes toward the cost of your health, dental, and vision insurance. We also offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match, paid time off, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, tools, uniforms, pant allowance, boot allowance, and more.

Your Voice Matters
- You'll have direct access to company leadership, including the owner/CEO. We want people who care about what they're doing, ask questions, bring ideas to the table, and help us continue improving.

Great Service Area
- Our primary markets include Needham, Newton, Wellesley, Brookline, Weston, and surrounding communities.

What Being an Apprentice at Yellow Dog Means As an apprentice, your first responsibility is to support the lead technician and help the team in every way you can.

Some days you'll be helping diagnose or repair a furnace or boiler. Other days you'll be carrying equipment, organizing tools, running for materials, cleaning the work area, helping install ductwork or piping, assisting with a heat pump or mini-split installation, or doing whatever else the lead technician needs to complete the job properly and efficiently.

No job is beneath you. We…