Installation Technician/Pipefitter
Overview
Job Description By clicking this video link, you are being referred to an external site that is not part of Panasonic or Hussmann. Are you motivated and eager to grow your career in refrigeration? Hussmann’s team of Technicians install commercial refrigeration in supermarkets, convenience stores, and cold storage facilities. Build your career with industry leaders since 1906. Join our team of hardworking, refrigeration experts and discover your potential. Why Hussmann?
Responsibilities
- Aid in the installation of refrigeration systems commonly used in supermarkets, convenience stores, and cold storage facilities.
- Ensure timely completion of assigned projects and maintain customer satisfaction.
- Acquire knowledge through on-the-job training, including new product developments, service bulletins, and issues.
- Complete necessary documents (time sheets) accurately and promptly for invoicing requirements.
- Read and comprehend plans and blueprints relevant to the installation of all cabling, communication loops, and components associated with energy management and refrigerant leak systems.
- Perform duties such as soldering copper pipe, diagnosing water leaks, removing cases from trucks without damage, installing PVC drain pipes, recognizing major case types, locating superheat specifications, receiving and uncrating blower coils, installing orifice and thermostatic expansion valves, locating refrigeration leaks, fabricating hangers, struts, and supports, identifying pipe sizes and fittings by sight, power washing air-cooled condensing units, and laying out complex coolers.
- Manage multiple priorities with minimal guidance and direction.
Qualifications
- Formal Education Requirement: Required Level: High School OR Ten years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred Level: Technical Degree
- Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 1 year of exp with HS/GED, Zero years of exp with Tech Degree
Additional Information
- EPA 608 Certification preferred but not required.
- Valid Driver's license and a safe driving record.
- Physically able to climb ladders, work at high elevations, and lift objects up to fifty pounds.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, detail oriented, and highly motivated.
- Mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and out of town as required.
- Strong organizational, time management skills.
- High level of professionalism and diplomacy.
- Strong customer focus skills.
- Strong project management skills and high attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions, learn quickly, think rationally, and exercise good judgment.
- Work effectively in diverse team environments.
- Ability to work both individually and as a team with minimum supervision.
Benefits & Perks
- * Benefits Hussmann is committed to supporting your total wellbeing through a wide variety of benefits and wellness programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. Here’s what you can expect:
- Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
- Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
- Hussmann Retirement Savings & Investment Plan – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
- Paid Time-Off Benefits – Paid time off, stewardship and parental leave.
- Education Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
- Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, and tobacco cessation.
About Hussmann
For over a century, Hussmann Corporation has been a global leader in commercial refrigeration equipment — delivering solutions that meet the demands of the modern food retailing industry. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Hussmann offers a diverse range of products and connected solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, optimize visibility of merchandise, and keep food fresh. With a nationwide network of skilled technicians, Hussmann goes beyond manufacturing — a trusted partner, relentlessly driving customer success. For more information about Hussmann, please visit www.hussmann.com. Hussmann is a subsidiary of Panasonic USA. Hussmann is proudly committed to creating an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.