Refrigeration-Med Gas Mech C

Riddleberger Brothers•Mt. Crawford, VA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is seeking to hire a talented and growth-minded individual to join our team as a Refrigeration & Med Gas Mechanic C. We offer career opportunities that allow you to be part of a team and grow as an individual. We are a full-service plumbing, mechanical, HVAC service, controls, and design-build company. The position involves assembling, installing, and repairing piping, fittings, fixtures, equipment and accessories in order to construct plumbing and HVAC systems, including refrigeration and medical gas systems.

Requirements

OSHA 10-Hour Certification required as a minimum, additional training may be required.
Comply with all safety standards, policies, and procedures.
Maintain a clean work area and comply with housekeeping requirements.
Punctual and regular attendance
Ability to work as a team and interact with people.
Ability to accurately read a ruler or tape measure.
Ability to travel to job sites and occasionally have overnight stays.
Follow and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
Participate in training and educational opportunities as offered or required by the company.
A valid driver’s license required and ability to meet company driver qualification policy preferred.
Ability to work 8- or 10-hour days, flexible schedule and overtime when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Growth and development opportunities
Scholarship program for our employees’ children
Discounts at major automotive, computer, and cell phone companies
Employee referral incentives
Company mobile phone and/or tablet
Company vehicle
Company uniforms

Responsibilities

Cut and bore holes in structures such as bulkheads, decks, floors and walls and set sleeves as needed for such structural penetrations prior to piping installation.
Measure, cut, thread, bend and otherwise prepare pipe using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe threading machines, pipe bending machines, groove machines, grinders, etc.
Lift pipe and attach it to structure, fixtures and equipment utilizing brackets, inserts, threaded rod, screws, bolts, clamps, welding equipment and other tools and methods.
Hang, mount, set or otherwise install plumbing and HVAC equipment.
Disassemble and remove piping systems and equipment when required.
Assist with installation of ductwork, other systems, or other tasks as needed.
Learning, developing skills and assisting more highly skilled mechanics with the following tasks.
Excavate ditches, grade and install pipe and backfill as required for installation of underground piping systems.
Assemble pipe, fittings, valves, etc. using appropriate fittings including but not limited to copper sweat, braze, press, PEX, cast iron, PVC glue, thread, flare, compression, mechanical joint, weld, groove, fuse-seal, polypropylene weld, and other specialty types as required.
Fill piping systems with proper medium such as water, compressed air, nitrogen, argon, etc. for testing purposes.
Detect and locate piping system leaks by observing pressure gauges and/or applying soap and water solutions to joints as needed and repair defective portions of system.
Modify, clean and maintain piping systems, support and related equipment as required by project contract documents.
Install, repair or replace fixtures such as showers, sinks, toilets, etc.
Assemble and mount, hang or otherwise install tanks, pumps, water heaters, boilers, air handling units, HVAC units, terminal units, chillers and other equipment and fixtures, and make final connections utilizing proper tools.
Operate equipment such as forklift, skid steer, boom lift, etc.
Develop basic understanding of the refrigerant cycle and refrigerant equipment and piping systems, and ability to install, test, evacuate and commission commercial and industrial Freon based refrigerant systems for HVAC applications (for refrigerant focused positions)
Develop basic understanding of medical gas equipment and systems and ability to work in medical environments to install, test and commission medical gas systems for hospitals, outpatient facilities, educational facilities, etc. (for medical gas focused positions)