Lead HVAC Installation Technician

Lead HVAC Installation TechnicianGreat Pay | Strong Base + Performance Upside | Take-Home Truck | Excellent Benefits | High-Quality InstallationsYellow Dog Plumbing, Heating & Cooling is a growing residential HVAC and plumbing company based in Needham, MA. We’re looking for an experienced Lead HVAC Installation Technician who takes tremendous pride in their work, can lead an installation from start to finish, and wants to build a career with a company where quality matters.If you're an experienced HVAC installer who wants great compensation, stability, a strong team, and the opportunity to take ownership of your jobs and help shape a growing company, we want to talk to you.Why Work at Yellow Dog?Great Pay + Stability – We offer a highly competitive base rate, so you're taken care of even when business slows down, along with significant performance-based upside and incentives.Quality Comes First – We don't believe in rushing installations just to get to the next job. We want our lead installers to have the time, equipment, materials, and support necessary to do exceptional work and do it right the first time.Take-Home Truck – Newer, well-equipped company trucks that qualified technicians can take home, plus a gas card, uniforms, pant allowance, and boot allowance.Excellent Benefits – Health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with up to a 4% company match, paid time off, tools, and more.A Real Career Path – We're growing, and that creates opportunities. Lead installers interested in becoming installation managers, field supervisors, trainers, or taking on other leadership roles will have opportunities to advance as the company grows.Your Voice Matters – You'll have direct access to company leadership, including the owner/CEO. We want experienced people who will help us improve our installations, processes, training, and company—not simply follow instructions.Great Service Area – Our primary markets include Needham, Newton, Wellesley, Brookline, Weston, and surrounding communities.Who We're Looking ForWe're looking for an experienced Lead HVAC Installer who:Has 5+ years of residential HVAC installation experienceCan confidently lead an installation from start to finishTakes tremendous pride in clean, professional, high-quality workmanshipHas strong knowledge of furnaces, air conditioning systems, heat pumps, air handlers, coils, mini-splits, and related HVAC equipmentUnderstands proper refrigerant piping, evacuation, charging, condensate drainage, venting, gas piping, electrical connections, controls, and system commissioningCan identify installation issues before they become problemsCan read equipment specifications and follow manufacturer installation requirementsCan lead and mentor apprentices and junior installersCommunicates professionally with homeowners and keeps them informed throughout the installationKeeps jobs organized, clean, and moving efficientlyHas EPA 608 certificationHas a valid driver's license and clean driving recordWants to continue learning and improvingExperience with heat pumps, mini-splits, high-efficiency furnaces, boilers, and modern HVAC controls is especially valuable.If you have experience doing both HVAC installation and service, we especially want to hear from you.Master HVAC Technicians will receive special consideration and may have additional opportunities available.What You'll DoAs a Lead HVAC Installation Technician, you'll take ownership of residential HVAC installations from the time you arrive at the customer's home through final startup and commissioning.You'll lead your installation team, review the scope of work, organize the job, communicate with the homeowner, and make sure the installation is completed safely, efficiently, cleanly, and to Yellow Dog's quality standards.Your responsibilities will include:Leading residential HVAC replacement and installation projectsInstalling furnaces, air handlers, heat pumps, A/C systems, coils, mini-splits, and related equipmentDirecting and mentoring apprentices and other installation team membersReviewing job scopes and identifying potential issues before beginning workEnsuring installations meet manufacturer requirements, applicable codes, and Yellow Dog standardsProperly evacuating, charging, testing, and commissioning systemsTesting system operation before leaving the jobEnsuring condensate drainage, airflow, refrigerant piping, electrical connections, controls, venting, and other installation details are completed correctlyCommunicating professionally with homeowners throughout the projectKeeping the customer's home and work area clean and protectedCompleting job documentation and communicating any issues or recommendations to the officeTaking responsibility for the overall quality of the finished installationThe lead installer owns the job. We want someone who looks at the finished installation and takes personal pride in knowing it was done right.Leadership MattersThis isn't simply an installer position.Our Lead HVAC Installation Technicians are expected to set the standard for the people working alongside them.That means teaching apprentices, helping other technicians improve, maintaining a positive attitude on the job, solving problems instead of passing them along, and holding yourself and your team accountable for the quality of the finished product.You don't need to know everything. But you do need to care about getting better and helping the people around you get better too.How We WorkTake care of our employees and customers.Their needs come first.Excellence in every detail.How we do the little things is how we do the big things. Installation quality matters.Every voice matters.Employees and customers deserve to be heard and respected.Be a little better every day.Learn from mistakes, improve, and keep moving forward.Grow with a purpose.We believe profitable, sustainable growth creates opportunities for everyone on our team.This Isn't Just Another HVAC Installation JobWe're building a company where talented tradespeople can do work they're proud of, earn great money, enjoy the people they work with, and have a meaningful impact on the company.We're not looking for someone who simply wants to get equipment running and move on to the next job.We're looking for a Lead HVAC Installer who cares about craftsmanship, takes ownership of their installations, leads by example, and wants to build something with us.If that's you, we'd like to meet you.Apply today and let's talk.Location: Needham, MAJob Type: Full-timeWork Location: In personBenefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) with up to a 4% company match, paid time off, company truck, fuel card, tools, uniforms, pant allowance, and boot allowance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Torrey Holistics