What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Technician position at PremiStar - South?
- Work-life balance.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- A great manager and/or team.
- A compelling work culture and company values.
- A sense of purpose and employee appreciation.
- Support & Stability & Technology
- Training
Located at our Frankfort, IL facility and reporting to the Senior Project Manager, our Control Systems Technician will be responsible for programming, startup, troubleshooting, commissioning, and servicing Building Automation Systems (BAS) that control and monitor commercial building HVAC equipment. The Control Systems Technician will receive additional support from the General Manager, Project Manager, and other office personnel.
- Software programming.
- Database development and backups.
- Downloading programs to controllers.
- Setting up BAS servers.
- Equipment start-up and check out, including tuning control loops and calibrating field devices.
- Follow all standard installation procedures.
- Commission building controls system to meet project design.
- Ensure start-up/commissioning forms are completed for all projects.
- Complete project punch lists timely.
- Coordinate and document customer training.
- Mark up project drawings to document progress and changes.
- Meet project deadlines.
- Assist sales with estimates as needed.
- Complete service calls as assigned.
- Build and manage relationships with customers and contractors.
- Follow all company and customer safety guidelines. Safety is a high priority for employees and customers.
- Practice and maintain company core values: trust, honesty, integrity, and commitment.
- Maintain company’s high level of quality installation and customer satisfaction.
- Look for, and suggest process improvements, both for efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Deal with customer conflicts in a calm professional manner.
- Communicate openly with fellow employees.
- Ask for assistance when appropriate.
- Maintain professional appearance.
- Continue training and professional development.
- Respect company and customer property
- Knowledge of HVAC systems.
- Knowledge of control systems.
- Must be able to use a laptop computer running a windows operating system.
- Able to use a word processor.
- Must clearly communicate in verbal and written form.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
- Ability to work on a team and communicate effectively with others.
- High School diploma and two year technical training certificate.
Physical Demands
Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including electronic and diagnostic tools, recovery equipment, and various other plumbing equipment. Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or materials. This position requires:? stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those of medium work.
Work Environment
This job operates primarily alone and travels to different work sites each day. May work in tight spaces, typically indoors, but may work outside in poor weather conditions. Vehicles are used as the base of operations.
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so will present an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Employee understands the above job description and agrees to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employee understands that the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand, or change any and all responsibilities. Employee acknowledges that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)