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About The Position
Come see what an employee family is all about as a Service Technician HVAC-R at Benedict Sales & Service! As a Service Technician at Benedict’s, you can expect to perform an exciting variety of work such as maintaining, repairing, and installing refrigeration, HVAC, ventilation systems, and commercial food service equipment. We do it all but exclusively commercial, which means no residential work! Equipment you can expect to work on includes: refrigeration, air conditioning, electric motors, heating units, heat pumps, hermetic compressors, commercial furnaces, boilers, burners, intake and exhaust fans, economizers, humidifiers, capacity controls, semi-hermetic compressors, split systems, flame safeguard controls, air compressors, air driers, package units, ice machine equipment, tap line systems, and commercial kitchen equipment such as; dishwashers, ovens, brewers, and stovetops.
This position does not have direct reports, primarily performs work independently with occasional team/group work environments and is under direct supervision.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Vocational/technical school training or apprenticeship preferred.
- Minimum one year of related refrigeration/HVAC experience required, two-years preferred.
- EPA Universal Certification required
- Valid class D driver’s license and commercial insurability required
- Federal Medical Card to transport large commercial trailers a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving, mechanical, and analytical skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of commercial refrigeration/HVAC equipment.
- Ability to perform effectively in a high-stress, fast paced environment
- Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work tasks
- Ability to use power and hand tools.
- Ability to use thermometers, pressure gauges, and other testing devices.
- Ability to run copper piping and PVC.
- Ability to read and interpret operation and repair manuals, schematics and mechanical blueprints.
- Ability to follow instructions and meet deadlines.
- Basic computer skills and ability to learn computer programs
- Ability to travel between job sites and work locations 100% of the time
- Ability to work a non-standard schedule including emergency on-call, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Nice To Haves
- Vocational/technical school training or apprenticeship preferred.
- Federal Medical Card to transport large commercial trailers a plus.
- Two-years of related refrigeration/HVAC experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoots, repairs, and makes modifications to commercial mechanical equipment.
- Reads and understands technical drawings (e.g., blueprints, electronic/mechanical schematics) to repair/maintain equipment.
- Troubleshoots complex problems with equipment where the repair is not immediately visible or obvious.
- Maintains inventory of replacement parts and orders replacements.
- Utilizes a computerized management system to accurately record work progress and history.
- Provides department support through collecting payment for necessary customers prior to service being performed and directing payments to appropriate personnel in a timely manner for processing.
- Sets and achieves individual goals and supports department goals by contributing to a team environment.
- Safely operates and maintains a company vehicle, tools, and equipment.
- Demonstrates effective communication, assertiveness, versatility, and follow-through in responding to customer needs.
- Demonstrates professionalism, timeliness, accuracy, and projects a positive company image in all assigned duties.
- Complies with all company and industry safety standards.
- Other duties as assigned by authorized personnel.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Medical, dental, vision and supplemental insurance offerings
- HSA (Health Savings Account)
- Dependent Care & Health Care FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
- 401K with employer match
- Bonus potential
- Year-round work
- Paid Time Off
- Weekly paycheck
- Company swag and uniform programs
- Educational assistance
- Employee support services
- Company provided cell phone for qualifying positions
- Company provided vehicle for qualifying positions
- Latitude to determine parts stocking for technician assigned service vehicles
- Electronic work orders/time entry system
- Experienced technician support team
- Continuous training & development
- Advancement opportunities