HVAC Start Up - Technician

Villara Corporation Job Post

Beginning in 1947 with just one man, Del Beutler, Villara has been offering innovative products and services and outstanding customer service for more than seven decades all thanks to the people that work here. We fulfill our mission by recruiting, training, promoting and rewarding an incredible team of individuals whose commitment to creating and developing peerless products and services allows our business to flourish. We know we can rely on Villara's values and guiding principles and we benefit from Villara's commitment to our on-going professional and personal development.

We believe in Building People…Building Trust…Building Dreams.

Position Overview

In this role, the individual will be responsible for performing first time furnace and A/C start up for residential homes.

Technical Responsibilities of the Job

• Maintain, diagnose and correct problems throughout the entire HVAC system.
• Perform all of the low voltage wiring for the indoor and outdoor unit
• Test electrical circuits and components for continuity, using electrical test equipment
• Start up the furnace for the first time to burn all of the manufacturers oil off
• Add the proper charge to the A/C once started up
• Test pipe or tubing joints and connections for leaks, using pressure gauge or soap-and-water solution
• Adjust system controls to setting recommended by manufacturer to balance system, using hand tools
• Recommend, develop and perform general maintenance procedures such as cleaning, power-washing and vacuuming equipment, oiling parts and changing filters.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies and procedures, including safety procedures and the maintenance of a clean work area
• Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer.
• Excellent communication skills with supers an home owners
• Lay out and connect electrical wiring between controls and equipment according to wiring diagram, using electrician's hand tools
• Install auxiliary components to heating-cooling equipment, such as expansion and discharge valves and dampers while following blueprints
• Generate work orders that address deficiencies in need of correction
• Join pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water or refrigerant source, to form complete circuit
• Fabricate, assemble and install duct work and chassis parts, using portable metal-working tools and welding equipment

Behavioral Responsibilities of the Job

• Reliable Transportation
• Problem solving and quick conflict resolution skills.
• Self-motivated, organized with a can-do attitude
• Demonstrate initiative to complete assignments and obtain results
• Able to work independently and as part of a changing team
• Committed to creating and participating in a positive workplace culture
• Capable of providing excellent internal and external customer interactions
• Able to remain calm and handle stress well
• Committed to arriving on time and ready to work
• Committed to follow safety procedures
• Appropriate time taken for rest and meal breaks
• Use of personal cell phones for emergency or while on rest and meal breaks only

Training/Certification

• EPA Refrigerant Certification (Universal or Type II)
• Previous Start-up experience
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as on a team
• Valid CA Driver's License and Insurable DMV Record
• Must have great analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Mechanical knowledge, technical procedures, and government regulations and codes
• Problem solving and quick conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to read blueprints and charts and designs
• Prior construction experience is a A +
• Able to lift at least 50 lbs. and work at a fast pace

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Technical school graduate preferred

Working Conditions and Management Style:

• Subject to adverse weather conditions – extreme heat and cold
• Job sites can be loud and dusty
• Able to use basic hand tools and power tools.
• Must be able to travel from job site to job site
• Must be able to transport tools and a ladder to multiple job sites
• Must be able to ascend ladders to heights of eight feet or higher, and descend ladders, scaffolding, stairs and inclined surfaces.
• Able to work in high areas including rafters and roofs.
• Able to exert physical strength necessary to move objects weighing eighty plus ponds from one level to another.

Villara Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with all Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotype, gender, transgender, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, military or veterans status or any other legally protected status. We are prepared to make reasonable accommodation, as necessary, per the Americans with Disabilities Act for our application and interview process. If you require accommodation, please notify Human Resources. Villara Corporation conducts drug testing in accordance with our "Zero Tolerance" drug policy. Villara Corporation is an "At-Will" employer as defined by the California Labor Code.