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Johnson Controls

Provides smart building technology and services

Controls Service Technician

Equipment Field ServiceUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeDes Moines, IA, USA$29.66 - $40.72 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Commercial controls troubleshooting experience in the HVAC industry, including buildings, chiller plants, and systems.
  • A vocational school program graduate, an associate's degree in a technical field, or two years of experience servicing electronic and/or mechanical systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to install and/or service electronic control systems and HVAC equipment.
  • Effective communication skills to represent Johnson Controls on customer sites.
  • Ability to explain technical information to technical and non-technical people.
  • Effective writing skills and understanding of programs and software applications.
  • Knowledge of control theory, automatic temperature controls, building automation systems, and other building subsystems.
  • A valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct preventive maintenance, repair, installation, commissioning, and general servicing of systems, including detailed troubleshooting.
  • Maintain high customer satisfaction through direct, on-site customer interaction and provide solutions to building inefficiencies and service-related issues.
  • Mentor control technicians, service technicians, and mechanical technicians on building automation activities.
  • Complete required project and service documentation.
  • Diagnose and repair complex control system malfunctions, using knowledge of electronic or digital control systems and testing and modifying multiple system software languages.
  • Consult with customers using gathered data and site assessments; provide field proposals for retrofits, upgrades, or enhancements to existing equipment; and assist sales by providing technical recommendations for sales leads.
  • Manage assigned work for efficient execution and customer satisfaction; promptly report problems or changes to management; and coordinate project activities with branch, service, and project managers or subcontractors.
  • Provide sketches of field changes and discrepancies for engineering corrections and drawings; assist with job layouts and bid proposals as needed.
  • Communicate with customers on arrival and before leaving the work site, meet with them regularly about operating problems, keep them informed about service and outstanding issues, recommend system enhancements, upgrades, or replacement, and promote add-on work.
  • Follow company and customer safety standards; provide safety leadership and instruction to branch control technicians; and promote safety awareness while working on site with subcontractors.
  • Train customers in control system operations and provide manuals and documentation for training as required.
  • Mentor Controls Technicians and Service Technicians toward certification on complex building automation systems; coach, support, and train technical staff on non-complex, non-critical equipment.
  • Compile job documentation, including certificates of completion, customer training forms, training certificates, and punch lists.
  • Conduct self-study through reading, research, and practice to maintain and improve technical proficiency in company product lines, and complete required company certifications.
  • Perform other assigned duties related to installing, commissioning, and servicing building controls, facilities management systems, and energy management systems.
  • Assist in designing and configuring building control systems according to contract documents; create flow diagrams, sequences of operation, bills of material, network layouts, and electrical schematics as required.
  • Assist in developing and testing software programs needed to operate systems according to project requirements.
  • Compile and complete project as-built and close-out documentation.
  • Assist in coordinating and creating drawings and equipment schedules for submittals and installation.
  • Select, order, and track delivery of materials for assigned projects; coordinate factory-mounting processes to meet factory and project schedules.
  • Assist with loading and commissioning system- and network-level controllers; validate system functionality and troubleshoot issues with subcontractors and other trades.
  • Provide field-change information to the project team for creating as-built drawings and software as needed.
  • Keep management and the JCI contractor or customer informed about job progress and issues.
  • Assist with site-specific training for owners and operators on the complete building control system.
  • Participate in release meetings with the project field team.
  • Recommend solutions to improve facility efficiency, including upselling opportunities, and provide quotes to support recommendations.

About the Company

Johnson Controls

Provides smart building technology and services

Johnson Controls transforms environments where people live, work, learn, and play by providing smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. It offers comprehensive digital solutions through its OpenBlue platform, serving healthcare, education, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing, and government sectors with a portfolio of building technology, software, and services focused on efficiency, safety, and sustainability. The company operates in more than 150 countries with about 100,000 experts and aims to reimagine building performance to benefit people, places, and the planet.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cork, Ireland
Founded
1885

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