Job Description

HVAC Service Technician
Location: Washington, D.C Metro Area

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Inspect, repair, modify HVAC equipment including air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs, service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade; maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
• Perform electrical maintenance work in the repair of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect motors to control panels.
• Maintain regular attendance.

Knowledge And Abilities:

• Perform mechanical maintenance duties in the inspection, repair and alteration of heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems and related equipment.
• Calibrate systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance and routine servicing of equipment.
• Diagnose defects, and install, repair, and maintain heating, ventilating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning units.
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Operate specialized machinery, equipment and tools utilized in the repair, installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Maintain routine records and prepare reports.
• Routinely lift objects weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Lift heavy objects.

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 70 pounds.
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes, and gases.

Education And Experience:

• High School diploma or GED Certificate.
• Two years of documentable HVAC journeyman level operation, maintenance and repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.

License And Other Requirements:

• Valid Drivers License
• Active state issued HVAC Journeyman license

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