*This position is located in Minneapolis, MN metro area. Relocation package may be provided.
What you will do:
Owens Companies, is hiring a skilled Journeymen Chiller Service Technician who has worked in commercial, industrial, and/or institutional markets to join our team. Candidates should have a minimum of 3-5 years’ chiller experience, with knowledge of maintenance procedures, trouble shooting, and rebuilds of medium-large tonnage chillers of all brands.
About Owens Companies:
Award winning mechanical contractor, Owens Companies, brings over six decades of experience to each building we service. We are the leading fully integrated, single-source mechanical contractor in the Twin Cities. Twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, Owens is here for your home or business.
Responsibilities:
- Services, troubleshoots, and cleans heating and cooling equipment and related products. This includes air-cooled and water-cooled systems from 10 tons to 1,000 tons; various sizes of air conditioners, pumps, air handlers, cooling towers, spot coolers, electric and gas heaters.
- Maintain, service and setup service equipment and rigging equipment
- Operate equipment including vehicles and forklifts
- Strong Electrical and electronic troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of performing preventive maintenance on all types and brands of chillers
- Open Chiller heads.
- Brushing tubes
- Replacement of oil and refrigerant filters
- Start up and testing operation.
- Logging and recording temps, amps, and voltage.
- Communicate in a professional manner with co-employees, subcontractors, and customers.
- Perform other duties as needed, including general maintenance, cleaning, lifting, organizing
Education / Certifications
- Have or obtain Minnesota Unlimited Mechanical Journeyman’s license
- EPA Universal license
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Experience/Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of commercial, industrial, and/or institutional experience with all types of chillers, various compressor technologies, chiller control systems, and speed drives.
- Proficiency in servicing, troubleshooting, and cleaning cooling equipment and related products.
- Ability to obtain EPA Universal license within 60 days of hire.
- Possess and maintain a valid and current Driver’s License and be insurable by the company’s insurance carrier.
- Must be able to lift and manipulate objects of up to 35 pounds often and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Work is performed in a variety of environmental conditions with exposure to outdoor temperature variations, noise, vibrations, gas or fumes, grease, cleaning solvents, degreasing agents, machinery and its moving parts, odors, and dust particles.
- Must be able to be on call nights and weekends on a rotating basis.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Operating knowledge of Microsoft office software and working proficiency with handheld computer (i.e. Smartphone, iPad).
- Pay begins at journeyman union scale, with impressive total package!
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan