Restaurant Service Technician

MPE Services•Huntsville, AL

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

MPE Services is a leading local provider for heating & air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing services to residential and commercial clients in North & Central Alabama and Southern Tennessee. The company is seeking an experienced Restaurant Service Technician to join their installation and repair team. This role involves processing and completing work orders, installing new refrigeration systems, troubleshooting mechanical failures, and performing equipment maintenance. The technician may also be required to advise on equipment upgrades and alternate cooling units. To succeed, candidates should possess advanced knowledge of HVAC and refrigeration systems, strong mechanical skills, and excellent troubleshooting abilities, specifically for commercial cooking equipment such such as convection ovens, conveyor-ovens, fryers, and grills. This position offers the flexibility to dispatch work from home, eliminating the need to be in the office daily.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
EPA Certification
Diagnostic ability as demonstrated through a minimum of 3 years’ experience and/or training in commercial cooking and refrigeration equipment such as fryers, grills, coolers, and ice machines.
Driver’s License Required - Clean Driving Record
Ability to competently use a variety of gauges, meters, measuring instruments, hoists, rigging equipment, torches, and hand tools.
Ability to effectively communicate with the customer.
Ability to work independently, under pressure, and without close supervision; willing and able to consistently work the schedule required by job demands.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force (pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, etc.) regularly and up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
Ability to climb and work from 8’ ladder, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, twist, grasp to perform essential job functions.
Ability to safely operate a company motor vehicle as evidenced by past driving performance record and to adhere to all company safety requirements.
Ability to tolerate environmental conditions consisting of extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, and poor ventilation.

Responsibilities

Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.
Disassemble and re-assemble equipment to perform trouble shooting, preventive maintenance, and repair.
Able to read, understand and quote customer prices.
Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to perform service of unit.
Lift, carry, pull, and push components and/or equipment to test, setup, or maintain equipment.
Give and take written and verbal instructions.
Complete documents to verify work performed.
Operate a commercial vehicle and trailer.
Work flexible hours as required as well as on-call nights and weekends when assigned.
Explain service charges and work performed to the customer.