HVAC Service Technician - Entry Level

Summary: 

The HVAC entry level technician plays a crucial role in supporting HVAC Technicians with the installation, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This entry-level position allows individuals to gain hands-on experience, learn essential skills, and grow within the HVAC industry. HVAC Helpers will work alongside skilled technicians to perform routine maintenance, repairs, and ensure systems are running efficiently and safely. 

**You must have a MD Apprentice License to be considered for this role. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assist HVAC Technicians with installation, maintenance, and repair tasks for residential and commercial heating and cooling systems. 

• Perform routine maintenance tasks such as replacing air filters, cleaning condenser coils, checking refrigerant levels, and other tasks as assigned. 

• Work alongside technicians to ensure the proper function of HVAC systems, identifying and diagnosing common system malfunctions. 

• Use hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment to assist with repairs and installations. 

• Support the team in troubleshooting HVAC system issues and providing solutions under the guidance of a technician. 

• Ensure all work is completed in compliance with safety regulations and company standards. 

• Maintain a clean and organized workspace, including proper storage of tools and equipment. 

• Follow instructions carefully and ask questions when uncertain to ensure accurate work performance. 

• Learn and apply the basics of preventative maintenance to extend the life and efficiency of HVAC systems. 

• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising HVAC Technician or Manager. 

Experience and Skills:  

• Basic understanding of HVAC systems, with a willingness to learn more advanced techniques. 

• Proficiency in handling common tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, drills, and other HVAC-specific tools (training will be provided). 

• Ability to work with and learn the operation of diagnostic equipment for HVAC systems. 

• Knowledge of safety procedures and the correct use of tools and equipment to prevent accidents. 

• Strong focus on performing quality work to prevent costly errors or damage to HVAC systems. 

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and apply them correctly to maintain system integrity. 

• Ability to take direction and work as part of a team. 

• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn and improve in a technical environment.  

Physical Demands: 

• Work is mostly performed in an outdoor setting with some tasks in an office environment. 

• Hand-eye Coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. 

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. 

• Frequently required to stand and talk or hear, walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell. 

• Must be able to climb ladders and work heights. 

• Occasionally lift up to fifty (50) pounds. 

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:  

• Normally works in outside weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, and in high, precarious places. 

• Exposure to wet and humid conditions, airborne particles and confined spaces.