HVAC Installer/Technician - Lead Person

Primary Job Duties

• Test electrical circuits and components using electrical test equipment.Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring.
• Discuss heating or cooling system malfunctions with users to isolate problems or to verify that repairs corrected malfunctions.
• Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit.
• Install, connect, or adjust thermostats, humidistats, or timers.
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, such as safety procedures or the maintenance of a clean work area.
• Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components.
• Install auxiliary components to heating or cooling equipment, such as air ducts, pipes, blowers, dampers, flues, chimney liners, expansion tanks, pressure relief valves, zone valves, pumps, pressure reducing valves, air vents and eliminators, etc.
• Braze or solder parts to repair defective joints and leaks.
• Lay out and connect electrical wiring between controls and equipment, according to wiring diagrams, using electrician's hand tools.
• Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions.
• Perform mechanical overhauls and refrigerant recovery.
• Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer to balance system.
• Cut or drill holes in floors, walls, or roof to install equipment, using power saws or drills.
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe or tubing.
• Keep records of repairs and replacements made and causes of malfunctions.
• Estimate, order, pick up, deliver, and install materials and supplies needed to maintain equipment in good working condition.
• Supervise and instruct assistants.
• Lay out reference points for installation of structural and functional components, using measuring instruments.
• Lift and align components into position.
• Install or repair self-contained ground source heat pumps or hybrid ground or air source heat pumps to minimize carbon-based energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions.