**Job Title: HVAC Technician**
**Job Description**
You will work on the commercial small projects team, specializing in sheet metal and duct work installation. Your primary responsibility will be servicing all HVAC products and equipment up to approximately 50 tons, including all ancillary equipment, to ensure customer satisfaction.
**Responsibilities**
+ Service all HVAC products and equipment up to 50 tons.
+ Work under the guidance of an experienced HVAC Field Technician as needed.
+ Use a variety of hand tools, following blueprints or engineering specifications, to diagnose and repair units.
+ Identify, analyze, diagnose, and repair systems and products at customers’ locations.
+ Perform preventative maintenance, site surveys, replacement, and modifications as needed or requested by customers.
+ Prepare for on-site installation and repairs by examining building layout, anticipating difficulties, gathering materials, and coordinating on-site work as necessary.
+ Maintain vehicles by keeping records of service manuals, scheduling, and completing repairs and maintenance service. Perform vehicle maintenance as necessary.
+ Inspect equipment for signs of wear.
+ Represent the company by serving as a direct customer contact.
+ Provide re-training and follow-up training at customer sites.
+ Provide sales leads to Supervisor or Service Manager.
+ Determine parts to order for repairs and timeliness of need.
+ Document work by completing paperwork on each job, including daily time, progress, and duration. Maintain files and turn in all paperwork and reports in a timely manner.
+ Record parts, material, labor, subs, and other cost data per assignment and return unused resources.
+ Keep current on all products concerning installation, operation, maintenance, service, and repair.
+ Read and interpret product specifications using experience with building specifications, drawings, and designs.
+ Study industry literature, manuals, and training materials to develop a better understanding of the HVAC industry.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience with hood units, sheet metal, duct work, HVAC systems, HVAC electrical, HVAC installation, plumbing, duct installation, pipe fitting, sheet metal installation, and air conditioning.
+ 1+ year of HVAC construction experience (residential, industrial, or commercial).
+ Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
+ Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a DMV test.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Knowledge of construction labor.
**Why Work Here?**
This opportunity offers an apprenticeship program through ABC of Iowa Plumbing, providing a full year of training as a laborer to assist a Journeyman. Successful candidates may enter the program in the fall of 2024, with all costs covered for the 4-year training period to become a Licensed Plumbing Technician. Employees benefit from health, vision, and dental insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and a 401(K) with company match. Additionally, there are ongoing training opportunities and a strong focus on safety with comprehensive safety training programs.
**Work Environment**
The work hours are from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, with occasional weekends and overtime during shutdowns of plants and projects. Monday AM safety meetings are held at the Ames office. The dress code includes jeans and a t-shirt (without holes) and steel toe boots.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of AMES, Iowa.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $18.00 – $30.00/hr.
– Medical, dental & vision
– Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
– 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
– Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
– Short and long-term disability
– Health Spending Account (HSA)
– Transportation benefits
– Employee Assistance Program
– Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
**Workplace Type**
This is a fully onsite position in AMES,IA.
**Application Deadline**
This position will be accepting applications until Dec 10, 2024.
**About Aerotek:**
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
