Service Technician Trainee

Service Technician Trainee

The Service Technician Trainee reports to the Service Manager, and is responsible for performing a range of HVACR servicing jobs for industrial, commercial, and residential customers.

Customer-based activities involved in this position require an individual who is decisive, tactful, dependable, and who possesses initiative and within the scope of his or her experience, the ability to communicate well with all customer groups. Job-related contact can occur with virtually all demographic groups, with the majority of the contacts being service customers, other technicians, the Service Manager, Dispatcher and the Parts Runners. Representative duties include:

• Serving as a member of Optimal PHC which are organized to conduct HVACR service jobs in an efficient and timely manner.
• Performing supervised and unsupervised basic HVACR service support activities (after having been shown all safety-related aspects of the role and the expected standards); e.g. changing filters, doing power and handwashing, picking and stocking parts, assisting Service Technicians or Senior Service Technicians.
• Performing progressively more difficult technical roles than noted in the preceding paragraph under the direct supervision of a Service Technician or a Senior Service Technician; e.g. performing simple troubleshooting, conducting seasonal maintenance checks, measuring/threading pipe, operating test equipment, soldering and brazing, installing power and control wiring, etc.
• Performing related trainee/helper duties as directed by the Service Manager.

Compensation: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour