HVAC Service Technician
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Hamilton, New Zealand · Full-Time · $34 - $50/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Service commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems across Hamilton customer sites. The experienced technician takes responsibility for complex maintenance and repairs involving chillers and central plant as well as air-conditioning equipment. Qualifications, employment history and practical capability need to be verified.
Sponsorship is available for eligible overseas applicants who meet the role requirements and applicable visa criteria.
Your English CV should identify your refrigeration qualification and post-qualification work with central plant and chillers. prepare a Hamilton commercial HVAC service and repair CV with examples of fault diagnosis, commissioning and controls. Explain the systems you manage independently and how you check safe operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform scheduled and preventative service, repairs and inspections on commercial air-conditioning and refrigeration.
- Maintain and troubleshoot central plant chilled water, VRF/VRV and air- and water-cooled chillers and support DX and process cooling equipment.
- Find compressor, fan motor, refrigerant circuit and related faults.
- Install, commission and start systems from drawings, technical documents and equipment specifications.
- Complete ACR copper pipework and welding, pressure testing and evacuation as needed and authorised isolation, disconnection and electrical reconnection.
- Set and calibrate temperature controls, HVAC controls and Building Management System interfaces and select repairs through technical diagnosis.
- Maintain professional quality and site safety, PPE and workplace Health & Safety standards, attend toolbox meetings and inductions and report concerns.
- Build customer relationships and participate in after-hours callouts.
Requirements & Eligibility
- National Certificate in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning or National Trade Test Certificate Class III Assistant Tradesperson.
- At least 5 years on central plant and chillers after qualifying; applicants without the specified qualification may be considered with 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Commercial HVAC and refrigeration and practical chillers, VRF/VRV, DX and chilled water system knowledge.
- Sharp diagnostics, repairs and fault-finding and practical HVAC and refrigeration installation, commissioning and starting experience.
- Comfortable interpreting equipment specifications and technical drawings and self-reliant ownership of assigned jobs.
- Strong customer communication and service and consistent professional workmanship.
- Willing for on-call work with safety and professional site conduct commitment and documents supporting qualifications and relevant employment.
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