HVAC/R Technician

Dakota Refrigeration • Bismarck, ND

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The HVAC/R Technician is responsible to Management or the HVAC/R for the efficient performance of a wide range of service-related HVAC/R activities for industrial and commercial customers.

Requirements

• High school graduate; graduate of a post-high school HVAC/R institution of two or more years in duration.
• Three or more years of successful and full-time HVAC/R experience, preferably as a service or installation technician.
• Good writing, verbal, and reading skills, including the ability to read and apply manufactures' instructions.
• Ability to clearly communicate with customers, management, suppliers and co workers.
• Physical and sensory ability to perform the duties noted above under the conditions and extremes found in the day to day operations of the company.
• Active member of RSES pursuing certificate member status.
• Current refrigerant handling certification approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
• Requirement to maintain personal HVAC/R skills and knowledge through a combination of self-study, company training, or manufactures' workshops.
• Current and unblemished State vehicle operator's license; ability to operate all vehicles in the company fleet safely after proper instruction and training; insurable.
• Knows and practices good work and safety habits.
• Ability to work successfully under the pressures of time, adverse weather conditions, customer demands, and diverse scheduling.
• Occasional overnight travel or extended period away from home.
• Able to diagnose and correct all service problems regarding refrigeration, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems.
• Needs little supervision and limited instruction.
• Must have confidence in abilities.
• Customer-based activities require an individual who possess traits of decisiveness, initiative, tact, judgment, integrity, dependability, and the ability to communicate in a technically credible manner.
• A HVAC/R Technician must be able to diagnose equipment problems accurately and quickly and organize a job efficiently to the mutual benefit of the customer and the company.
• Job-related contact can occur within virtually all demographic groups, although most working contacts will be served customers, and other company co workers.
• Daily job stress will range from minimal to extreme based on such factors as the weather, site considerations, time constraints, sales potential, travel requirements, and customer needs.
• An average workday will be moderately stressful.
• This position requires working primarily in customer places of operation.
• Ability to work with scaffolding, lifting and moving equipment, and ladders.
• Being physically fit and good hand /eye coordination are required.
• This position requires the abilities in the areas of reading; writing; simple arithmetic; initiative; tact; judgment; dependability and ability to diagnose problems.
• Skills in refrigeration theory, welding, brazing, soldering, electrical circuitry, and wiring diagrams are required.
• Technicians' tools and equipment used in this position includes electrical meters, thermometers, hand tools, power tools, pipe cutters, shears, scales, vacuum pump, refrigerant recovery equipment and torches, forklifts, power-lifts, heavy materials handling equipment.
• Mobile radio system.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine HVAC/R service and installation activities with limited or no supervision on or off site.
• As Assigned serves as a member or leader of a company team organized to address major HVAC/R service or installation jobs in an efficient, timely, and profitable manner.
• As assigned, conducts non-service work in support of other company HVAC/R activities.
• When required operates, maintains and secures a company vehicle in accordance with instruction discussed in the Company Employee Handbook.
• When required conducts periodic on call (after-hours work) duty.
• Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED