Refrigeration Tech - Night Shift

Description

Refrigeration Technician (Hourly)

SUMMARY

Installs and repairs industrial and commercial refrigerating systems (ammonia and Freon) and equipment by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following (Other duties maybe assigned):

• Lays out reference points for installation of structural and functional components.
• Drills holes and installs mounting brackets and hangers into floor and walls of building.
• Lifts or hoists and aligns components into position.
• Screws bolts rivets welds and brazes parts to assemble structural and functional components such as motors controls switches gauges wiring harnesses valves pumps compressors condensers cores and pipes.
• Cuts threads and connects pipe to functional components and water or power system of premises.
• Pumps specified gas or fluid into system.
• Starts system observes operation reads gauges and instruments and adjusts mechanisms such as valves controls and pumps to control level of fluid pressure and temperature in system.
• Dismantles malfunctioning systems and tests components.
• Replaces or adjusts defective or worn parts to repair systems.
• Insulates shells and cabinets of systems.
• Installs wiring to connect components to electric power source.
• Wear self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) if required.
• Work in extremely hot and cold environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of theknowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);Prior experience in Refrigerationsystems or equivalent degree from a technical school. or equivalent combination of educationand experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers clients and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numberscommon fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw andinterpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writtenoral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables instandardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance
vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of thisjob. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/orhumid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborneparticles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat;and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

EOE INCLUDING DISABILITY/VETS