Chiller Technician

Bring your chiller expertise to complex, high-impact projects with RK Industries. We’re hiring a Commercial Chiller Technician to service and troubleshoot large commercial and industrial systems across hospitals, universities, office buildings, and manufacturing facilities.

RK Company Overview

RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

Position Summary:

The commercial Chiller Technician position requires the individual to troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and install commercial HVAC and related equipment as assigned with a heavy focus on large commercial and industrial chillers typically found in hospitals, universities, commercial office buildings, and large manufacturing facilities.

The individual must also assume day-to-day coordination of specific agreements or projects as assigned to ensure contractual commitments are met in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Role Responsibilities:

This job description gives an overview of the overall essential functions, competencies, skills, and abilities for theChiller Technicianrole. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

• Able to respond to heavy workload of service calls in a professional manner.
• Communicates effectively with customers, regardless of their level of technical knowledge: can explain to customer the cause of their problem and the remedy; if problem has not been repaired, offers explanation of situation and recommended next steps.
• Able to follow and utilize troubleshooting guides to identify problems in a short period of time
• Consistently checks system operations and safety and limit controls before leaving job locations
• Ensures customers’ questions/concerns have been addressed before leaving the work site
• Uses proper tools and instruments while troubleshooting
• Incorporates solution techniques to assist other service representatives and helps resolve issues and customer problems
• Schedules arrival and departure with customers
• Communicates tactfully to offer suggestions if system problems are caused by the customer
• Demonstrates ability to determine priorities based on a call schedule, responding to inadvertent interruptions, carrying proper tools and materials, and scheduling vehicle maintenance
• Promptly and accurately completes all required paperwork
• Keeps supervisor and manager informed of new developments, changes, or customer complaints
• Completes service reports daily: obtains customer signature on all service reports
• Signs up for memberships and technical organizations to improve knowledge and skills
• Keeps technical knowledge current regarding equipment and concepts
• Searches out and reads applicable manuals

Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot commercial chiller systems and related equipment
• Universally EPA Certified
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with maintaining and servicing commercial chillers, including chiller maintenance, annuals, and overhauls
• Experience working on a range of chillers, including York, Carrier, Daiken, McQuay, Trane, etc
• Experience working on Smart chillers
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record as required by the company’s insurance provider.
• Experience with work on; chillers (centrifugal, screw, scroll, Magnetic bearing, Compressors), boilers, RTU’s, Package Units, Air Handlers, Cooling towers

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift 75 lbs from floor to waist with possible repetition Able to lift 50 lbs from shoulder to overhead
• Able to work with both arms above head for minimum of 5 minutes Able to carry 50 lbs for a distance of 25 feet
• Able to push or pull 125 for a distance of 500 feet Able to climb stairs and ladders
• Able to carry 30 lbs while climbing stairs or a ladder
• Able to grip and operate hand tools, powers tools and safety equipment, such as chain falls Able to lift legs and step over obstacles up to 19 inches above the ground
• Able to perform work while in varying physical positions, such as lying on side, in a kneeling position, while standing on a ladder
• Able to access rooftop units and work at heights and in some cases tight or enclosed spaces Able to wear a respirator if conditions require; may have exposure to potentially harmful chemicals or materials
• Able to crawl for a distance of 200 feet
• Able to stoop, crouch or kneel for up to 10 minutes at a time

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental

• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition

• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards

• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation

• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis