HVAC Journeyperson (Service)

What we offer:

• Work-life balance
• Career advancement opportunities
• A great manager and/or team
• A compelling work culture and company values
• A sense of purpose and employee appreciation
• Support & Stability & Technology
• Located in our Machesney Park, IL facility

Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and troubleshoot condition of operating equipment and controls to ensure continued safe operation and life cycle performance
• Perform routine repairs to pump seals, bearing, etc.
• Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions
• Determine customer concerns with their current applied HVAC systems
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area
• Discuss heating-cooling system malfunctions with customers to isolate problems or to verify that malfunctions have been corrected
• Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as the time and materials expended on work orders
• Test pipe or tubing joints or connections for leaks
• Adjust system controls to setting recommended by manufacturer to balance system
• Recommend, develop, or perform preventive or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, lubricate parts, or changing filters
• Install auxiliary components to heating-cooling equipment, such as expansion and discharge valves, air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, and stokers, following blueprints
• Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams
• Install, connect, and adjust thermostats, humidistats, and timers
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction
• Connect pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source, to form complete circuit
• Assemble, position and mount heating or cooling equipment, following blueprints

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and 5 years of HVAC level operation, maintenance & repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade
• Knowledge of HVAC repairs, maintenance, and installation techniques, electrical circuits and wiring, operating principles of motors, and local electrical codes
• Communicate effectively with internal team and customers
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Diagnose and resolve problems, follow written and verbal instructions, read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and written reference material, and perform math
• Ability to use hand and power tools
• Valid driver's license

Physical Demands

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including electronic and diagnostic tools, recovery equipment, and various other HVAC equipment
• Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or materials
• This position requires: stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
• Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently
• Physical demand requirements are at levels of those of medium work

Work Environment

• This job operates primarily alone on HVAC and boiler equipment in all environments, which includes extreme cold or heat depending on the time of year
• Vehicles are used as the base of operations