HVAC / Facilities Technician

Frankford Candy & 38 Chocolate Co., Inc.•Philadelphia, PA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The HVAC / Facilities Technician ensures reliable, safe, and sanitary environmental conditions across candy/snack/bakery and RTE production areas. This includes maintaining temperature, humidity, pressure differentials, and filtered airflow to meet product quality requirements and food safety standards (GMP/CGMP). The technician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes air handling units, make‑up air units, chillers, dehumidifiers, and HVAC controls supporting production, sanitation, and packaging environments.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED and HVAC‑specific technical training.
EPA 608 Universal certification.
Proficiency with BAS/BMS (e.g., Metasys) and CMMS.
Ability to read service manuals, schematics, and technical documents.
Knowledge of CGMP requirements for food manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with air‑ and water‑cooled chillers, dehumidifiers, MAUs, VAVs.
Confined space, fall protection, and lift operation training.
Strong data analysis skills for HVAC trends and reliability insights

Responsibilities

Maintain temperature, humidity, and pressurization for candy, chocolate, and RTE areas.
Verify airflow direction, filtration performance (MERV/HEPA), and sanitation readiness.
Support allergen‑control zoning, sanitation windows, and pre‑operation checks.
Inspect, troubleshoot, and maintain HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
Monitor BAS/BMS, system trends, alarms, and operational efficiency.
Minimize downtime through proactive testing and scheduled maintenance.
Disassemble, clean, inspect, and repair motors, dampers, and valves.
Diagnose and repair systems/components related to building automation.
Perform PMs on controls, motors, fans, belts, filters, and chillers.
Conduct monthly inspections and annual chiller maintenance.
Execute corrective maintenance and complete work orders.
Collaborate with engineering on HVAC modifications and replacements.
Monitor supply/outdoor air volumes, return air, temperatures, and humidity.
Recommend control modifications for stability, product protection, and efficiency.
Diagnose automation/controls issues and coordinate with controls vendors.
Maintain CMMS records, work orders, reliability logs, and part usage.
Manage parts inventory and order HVAC components and supplies.
Prepare accurate documentation to support food safety and regulatory audits.
Follow LOTO, fall protection, man‑lift, confined space, and electrical safety.
Communicate effectively with production, sanitation, quality, and engineering.
Participate in nights/weekends on‑call rotation.