HVAC Technician

Preston

Continental Shifts: 12-hour shifts, 4 days on, 4 days off, 4 nights on, 4 nights off

Be a vital part of our team as an HVAC Technician, contributing to our delivering unparalleled service excellence to one of our high-profile clients.

Job Description

In this role, you'll be responsible for maintaining HVAC systems and building services at our client's properties, ensuring they operate efficiently and effectively.

Your duties will include diagnosing faults, conducting repairs, performing routine maintenance, and installing equipment as needed.

With your expertise, you'll play a key role in ensuring the comfort and safety of our clients' spaces. If you're skilled in HVAC maintenance and ready to make a significant impact to our team, we want to hear from you.

Our client will be working with the GPA under contract to a High-Profile Client.  For this role security clearance to a high government level will be required which must be maintained throughout the term of this role.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilised in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory
• Repair and rebuild semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors and compressors for centrifugal refrigeration machines
• Perform skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect motors to control panels
• Test and examine boiler operations, observing meter and pressure gauges; conduct boiler water quality test and treatment; adjust boiler burner combustion
• Lubricate and pack heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air-conditioning motors, pumps, fans, and other equipment
• Install and calibrate systems; install copper tubing and repair pipes and tubing as necessary; test joints and insulate pipes of refrigeration and air conditioning systems; flush boilers, descale tubing; rebuild pressure and temperature safety valves and water pumps
• Install, rebuild, replace or repair fans, motors, thermostats, fuses, filters, bearings, valves, controls, gaskets and other equipment as necessary
• Maintain related records concerning time, labour, and materials; maintain log of tasks performed and write reports as required

About You

• Qualified HVAC Technician / Licensed HVAC Technician
• F-Gas License
• Security clearance to a high government level will be required
• Knowledge of standard practices of the HVAC and refrigeration trade and theory of HVAC and refrigeration systems
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools used in the operation and repair of HVAC and refrigeration systems
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to HVAC, refrigeration, and boilers
• Knowledge of air compressors and pneumatic controls
• Knowledge of cooling towers and boiler water treatment