Refrigeration Service Technician

What we offer:

• Work-life balance.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• A great manager and team.
• A compelling work culture.
• A sense of purpose.
• Training

Reporting to the Service Manager, the Refrigeration Service Technician will service, install and maintain commercial refrigeration systems, perform tests and analysis of data to ensure the proper functioning of equipment and provide recommendations to customers as appropriate.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and troubleshoot the condition of operating equipment and controls to ensure continued proper & safe operation.
• Perform routine repairs.
• Inspect and test systems operations.
• Determine customer concerns with their current refrigeration systems.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area.
• Discuss mechanical malfunctions with customers.
• Record and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences, as well as the time and materials expended on work orders.
• Recommend, develop, or perform preventative or general maintenance procedures, such as cleaning, power-washing, or vacuuming equipment, lubricating parts, or changing filters.
• Assist with other work in coordination with repair and maintenance teams.
• Install and connect components related to the industry.
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction.
• Assemble, position, and install refrigeration equipment, following blueprints.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5 + years of maintenance & repair experience in the commercial refrigeration trade.
• Ability to evaluate and troubleshoot the condition of operating equipment and controls to ensure continued proper & safe operation.
• Ability to perform routine repairs and inspect/test system operations.
• Ability to determine customer concerns with their current refrigeration systems.
• Compliance with all applicable standards, policies, and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area.
• EPA certification required.
• A current D2 or S2 Connecticut trade license required.
• Knowledge of commercial kitchen hotside equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of HVAC package units preferred.

Competencies:

• This position requires: stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, walking, lifting, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, and moving or carrying objects or materials.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This role requires regular lifting, bending, kneeling, climbing, and standing, as well as the ability to lift and carry tools and equipment.

Work Environment
This job is largely a field-based position, with technicians traveling to customer sites to service, install, and maintain refrigeration equipment. Work is performed in varied environments, including commercial kitchens, walk-in coolers/freezers, and mechanical rooms, and may require exposure to varying temperatures and working conditions.

Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary & Benefits:
$38.47 - $52.90 per hour
Benefits: Medical, Dental Vision Insurance, Health Saving Accounts, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life, AD&D and Accident Insurance, 401K, EAP, Sick and PTO to regular full-time employees.

Employee understands the above job description and agrees to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employee understands that the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand or change any and all responsibilities. Employee acknowledges that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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