Commercial Refrigeration Field Technician

Great opportunity for a part time second job with high pay and flexible working days and hours that can work into a long term career position with high annual gross pay.

We have an opening for a candidate with the good mechanical skills and certifications, but only limited experience, to hire on as a refrigeration technician trainee, and in-shop repair and delivery person while getting hands-on training to be a refrigeration repair technician.

Applicants can expect a varied work schedule with at least 20 hours per week, and more available as work volume allows. Availability for occasional weekend work is a plus. Flexible work days and hours within a week are available up to and including 40 hours on occasion if desired.

If full time employment is desired, the successful candidate would be a skilled refrigeration mechanic who is able to repair and maintain commercial ice cream manufacturing machinery and soft ice cream machines. Specific knowledge or experience in repairing ice cream equipment IS NOT a requirement, but the ability to apply your combined mechanical, electrical, refrigeration knowledge along with common sense and the willingness to seek guidance from in-house technical advisors will go a long way toward assuring long term success in this position. The position involves repairing low temperature small systems equipment at our customers’ locations as well as some in-shop work.

The successful full time applicant should be proficient in refrigeration, mechanical, and electrical controls diagnosis and be able to distinguish between the three as to the cause of equipment failure. The applicant should also have good customer relation skills, be punctual, be organized and able to organize their work environment, take pride in their work, have a CLEAN DRIVING RECORD, have their own high quality appropriate tools (i.e. refrigeration gauges, leak detector, refrigerant scale, micron gauge, and standard SAE hand tools) and know when and how to use them. The ability to braze up to 1" copper, have or be on track to have an EPA refrigerant handling certificate, and familiarity with R404a, R448a and R134a systems are all requirements for progressing beyond the starting pay rate.

There can be lots of driving all over Southern California in a company service vehicle since most of the work should be done at the customer's location. There may also be rare overnight stays requested in Central California. There can be lots of over time and there may be an occasional request to work on a weekend in an emergency situation. Lots of hours means lots of $$$. A qualified quality individual who can handle a busy schedule with some overtime can expect to gross, at the minimum, $60,000 the first year and more likely closer to $70,000. There is no cap on future earnings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct repairs aiming for maximum reliability and return equipment to factory operating specifications.
• Troubleshoot customer reported problems and resolve them in a timely manner.
• Perform thorough maintenance on machinery, equipment and systems
• Provide consultation on correct maintenance and preventative measures to machine.
• Perform and complete other related duties as assigned
• Keep logs of work and report on exceptions.

Skills

• Experience with low temperature (not air conditioning) refrigeration systems.
• Excellent knowledge of machinery, electrical and other systems and their components.
• Aptitude in using various hand tools and basic refrigeration tools.
• Ability to follow established procedures and practices and read instruction, wiring diagrams, etc
• A strong commitment to all health and safety guidelines
• Very good communication skills
• Complex problem-solving ability
• Good physical strength and stamina

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $28.50 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental Pay:

• Double time pay
• Overtime pay

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000