Field Services Technician I

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Johnson Controls transforms the environments where people live, work, learn, and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, it drives the outcomes that matter most. The company is dedicated to protecting the environment and delivers promise in healthcare, education, data centers, and manufacturing industries.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Field Services Technician I who will work with design, quality assurance, and manufacturing engineering teams to provide continual feedback from our customers.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

• Possess experience working in highly sensitive or mission-critical facilities

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components using hand and power tools.
• Decision-making is guided by applying standard procedures, may make modifications of procedures, or use methods developed in previous assignments.
• The focus is on independently achieving general objectives in support of an assigned project.
• Measure and cut piping and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment.
• Measure and lay out reference points for installation.
• Read and interpret electrical, control, and mechanical blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
• Recharge the system with refrigerant, check and test regulators, calibrate the system, and perform routine maintenance.
• Start up the system and test for leaks using testing devices.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair a wide variety of heating and cooling/refrigeration equipment/systems.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair PLC-based Custom Controls designed and built by Silent-Aire.
• Work independently on varied assignments requiring a broad or specialized knowledge of refrigeration and HVAC.
• Communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical staff while maintaining a high level of communication with both internal and external stakeholders, customers, contractors, and industry peers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered refrigeration/HVAC tech, controls tech, Electrician Journeyman, or related tradesperson

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to lift 40lbs and use ladders working from heights
• Ability to maintain required records and prepare reports
• Ability to read, understand, and work from blueprints, specifications, and schematics
• Aptitude and communication skills related to acting independently
• Customer service skills
• Industrial, Manufacturing Facilities, and Field and office environments
• Knowledge of electricity and electrical and solid-state control systems
• Knowledge of operating principles of various types of cooling/refrigeration equipment and systems
• Knowledge of safety practices and building codes
• Must possess a valid passport/driver’s license
• Previous experience with start-up and commissioning responsibilities at customer facilities
• Proven planning, organizational, problem-solving, decision–making, supplemented with a practical aptitude
• Technical and working knowledge of internal and industry design and construction codes and standards

Additional Details

• Company uniform required
• Must be able to pass a DOD background check, requiring proof of US Citizenship
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• This is a safety-sensitive position
• Travel is required to field worksite locations
• Willingness to travel to customer locations (domestic and international)

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with match as well as insurance coverage that starts on day one (medical, dental, and vision care)
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time – 10 days of vacation, 10 paid holidays, and sick time each year

Employer’s Statement

Johnson Controls is an Equal Employment Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.