When you are filling manufacturing and warehouse positions at your company, you may need to hire an HVAC technician to handle all repair and maintenance duties. This job requires a very specific skill set and experience working with certain types of machines and equipment. If your company uses a certain brand of machines or equipment, for example, your HVAC technician would need to have some experience working with that brand. Here are some key job responsibilities and traits of an HVAC technician.

HVAC Technician Job Responsibilities

The HVAC technician is primarily responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining all types of refrigeration, cooling, and heating equipment. These might include commercial furnaces, exhaust fans, boilers, burners, heat pumps and intake fans. The technician will make sure all components of refrigeration equipment, heating systems, air conditioning systems and other equipment are working properly, perform maintenance checks, and take care of repairs as needed.

Working with an in-house HVAC technician means the individual needs to understand how all of the machinery and equipment at the manufacturing plant or warehouse works, and has good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills to take care of any emergency repairs or installations. The technician must also comply with all safety regulations and follow strict guidelines when performing different types of repairs and maintenance updates. They are trained to use special equipment and tools, and may need to work in hazardous conditions.

Traits of a Successful HVAC Technician

Since this job can be fairly physical in nature, HVAC technicians must be able to stand, crouch, kneel and move in tight spaces for long periods of time. They must have experience using specialized tools to work on different types of equipment. They need to be proficient in soldering, brazing, and calculating heat loads in order to make appropriate recommendations.

In addition to tactile skills, HVAC technicians need to have good written communication and oral communication skills to convey work orders and submit detailed reports about work performed. They may need to work on several different tasks or projects in a given day, so they need good time-management skills. Those who end up serving as managers and supervisors need to have good organizational skills. Those who are new to the industry or at the entry level must be able to work well with experienced technicians or work well in a team environment as they learn their trade. The most successful technicians will be eager to learn more skills, and can easily adapt to different work environments.

When you need to fill HVAC technician jobs, talk to the team at Bear Staffing. We provide job placement services for companies in the manufacturing and industrial industries so they can find the ideal match for all types of positions.

Key Takeaways:

• HVAC technicians must be proficient in soldering, brazing and calculating heat loads accurately
• Qualified workers will have experience working with different brands of equipment and machinery
• Those who have strong multi-tasking skills and good communication skills will excel in this position