Controls Technician

trane technologies • Kentwood, MI

1d • $18 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

The Controls Technician commissions, programs, configures graphics and communications links, performs end-to-end testing, troubleshoots, and services assigned projects. The role documents point-to-point verification, validates sequences of operation, and completes job closeout requirements. As a direct customer contact, the technician services products and equipment at customer locations, diagnoses and repairs systems, and works to ensure customer satisfaction. The technician coordinates with the team leader and customer to understand on-site installation and repair needs, anticipate issues, gather materials, and synchronize work. The role also requires keeping current on Trane products and enforcing safety standards while maintaining accountability for company-issued and procured assets. Work is field-based at customer locations and may involve overtime, weekends, occasional overnight stays, and variable environmental conditions.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in HVAC or controls, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Operating knowledge of Microsoft Office software and working proficiency with a laptop and handheld computers such as an iPad.
• Valid driver’s license held for at least 12 months, with no major or frequent traffic violations, including specified serious violations, multiple smaller infractions, or preventable collisions in the previous three years.
• Ability to safely and legally operate a vehicle while using a seat belt.
• Ability to wear helmets, safety goggles, fall-protection harnesses, and safety boots while performing job duties.
• Ability to twist the trunk 90 degrees in each direction, squat and touch the floor with both hands, and reach hands overhead.
• Ability to stand on concrete surfaces for extended periods, routinely up to four or more hours.
• Ability to regularly use hands and fingers and perform walking, stooping, kneeling, and ladder climbing; regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting more than 40 pounds may occur occasionally with special approval.
• Ability to safely use a ladder with a 375-pound total weight limit while wearing equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to maneuver through access areas as small as 30 inches vertical by 45 inches horizontal.
• Ability to routinely access rooftops using extension or fixed ladders at heights of 15 to 20 feet, and occasionally at heights above 50 feet.
• Ability to work in conditions that may include variable weather, moving mechanical parts, heights, risk of electrical shock, noisy equipment, and other location-dependent environmental conditions.

Responsibilities

• Commission, program, configure graphics and communications links, test end to end, troubleshoot, and service assigned projects.
• Document point-to-point verification, validate sequences of operation, and complete job closeout requirements.
• Serve as a direct customer contact and service products and equipment at customer locations, diagnosing and repairing systems to support customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate with the team leader and customer to understand installation and repair requirements, forecast issues, gather materials, and synchronize on-site work.
• Keep current on Trane products related to installation, operation, maintenance, service, and repair of direct digital control systems.
• Enforce safety standards and maintain security and accountability of company-issued and procured assets by recording their use, wear, and condition.
• Maintain flexibility to work overtime and weekends as business needs require, including occasional overnight stays.

Benefits

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs, including incentives, with benefits beginning on day one for the employee and family.
• Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off, including up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
• 401(k) match.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs, tuition assistance, and student debt support.
• Company vehicle, laptop, uniforms, tools, and smartphone.
• Continuing education, including manufacturer-level training.
• Career development and promotion opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree