Commercial HVAC Service Tech Level 4

Pay

Competitive pay: $39.50 – $43.75 per hour ($82,160 – $91,000 per year).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurances
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Health care and dependent day care FSAs
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• 401(k) plan with Roth IRA option
• Pet insurance
• Annual bonus
• Generous vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Apprenticeship opportunities with a pathway to licensure
• Growth and development opportunities
• Scholarship program for employees’ children
• Discounts at major automotive, computer, and cell phone companies
• Employee referral incentives
• Company mobile phone and/or tablet (where necessary/required)
• Company vehicle (where necessary/required)
• Company uniforms (where necessary/required)

About the role

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is a full-service plumbing, mechanical, HVAC service, controls, and design-build company headquartered at 6127 South Valley Pike, Mount Crawford, VA 22841. Parent company: Comfort Systems USA.

Position summary: Service, maintain, and repair most commercial HVAC systems.

Responsibilities

• Follow and adhere to all company safety requirements and processes
• Perform new system start-ups on almost all air conditioning and industrial refrigeration equipment
• Service, perform maintenance on, and repair most water-cooled chillers, solid-state motor starters, electro-mechanical motor starters, air-cooled water chillers, electronic onboard controls, chilled and hot water piping and pumping systems with variable speed drives, gas-fired and electric hot water-heating systems, electronic and computer-controlled digital temperature-control systems, and electronic variable speed drives
• Troubleshoot issues of the building envelope and factors affecting it
• Work on advanced and specialized systems (VRF, chiller, boiler, control system)
• Perform general maintenance on chilled and hot water piping and pumping systems and associated equipment
• Start systems, observe operation, read gauges and instruments, and adjust valves, controls, and pumps to control fluid level, pressure, and temperature
• Replace or adjust defective or worn parts to repair systems
• Diagnose malfunctioning equipment accurately; bring questionable situations to the immediate supervisor’s attention
• Contact base after each call, keeping the dispatcher informed of job status
• Check in at end of day and get next day’s job assignment before leaving
• Change air filters
• Clean condenser and evaporator coils, fans, and ductwork
• Inspect, adjust, and replace fan belts on motors
• Lubricate bearings on fan shafts and motors
• Drill holes and install mounting brackets and hangers into floors and walls
• Lift, hoist, and align components into position
• Inspect screws, bolts, rivets, and welds; braze parts to assemble structural and functional components (motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers, cores, pipes)
• Install wiring to connect components to electrical power source
• Assist more senior service technicians as instructed by supervisor
• Submit labor hours worked and work description daily in Tech Tool
• Complete Daily Safety Report in XOI daily
• Complete work orders with work descriptions daily in Tech Tool
• Submit credit card receipts to Service Coordinator at time of purchase
• Communicate with customers daily
• Submit time and material quotes to office before leaving customer location
• Order parts with RBI purchase order for repairs before leaving customer location

Requirements

• Virginia Master’s Card
• 10 years’ experience in commercial trade
• OSHA 10 certification
• Valid driver’s license; ability to meet company driver qualification policy preferred
• Ability to pass a full background screening and drug screening
• Ability to pass a physical ability test

Additional requirements

• Comply with all safety standards, policies, and procedures
• Communicate effectively with employees and customers
• Adjust focus for reading screens, monitors, and controls; have color vision
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Flexibility to adjust to change, work under pressure, and meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity at all times
• Maintain a positive, cooperative, and teachable attitude
• Ability to travel to job sites and occasionally have overnight stays
• Ability to work 8- to 10-hour days, flexible schedule, and overtime when necessary
• Participate in training and educational opportunities as offered or required by the company