Apprentice 2
Overview:
At CoolSys, we offer more than just a job—we provide stability, growth, and industry-leading benefits for our employees. As a large company serving diverse customers, we invest in our team with:
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive pay between $22.96 hr - $38.27 hr range.
- Ongoing Education & Training: Access to state-of-the-art facilities and paid online training.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage, paid vacation/holidays, and a 401(K) match with 100% immediate vesting.
- Year-Round, Diverse Work: Stay engaged with consistent, interesting projects throughout the year, working across various industries and systems to keep learning and growing.
- Extra Perks: Quarterly bonus plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts on vehicles, hotels, theme parks, pet insurance, and more.
Join us and advance your career while working with top-tier clients in the HVAC and refrigeration industry!
Responsibilities:
The Apprentice Installation - Refrigeration provides support to an installation team by completing tasks in a safe, prompt, accurate, and professional manner and following customer specifications, applicable building code and proper piping practices.
- Unload, move and set up walk in boxes and/or display cases.
- Install refrigeration equipment, such as walk in boxes, walk in box evaporators, display cases, underground and case piping, refrigeration risers, PVC jacketing, etc., in accordance with project requirements and under the direction of a senior technician.
- Perform all assigned work in a safe and responsible manner. Use hand, power and layout tools, powered vehicles, machinery, and PPE as directed and required by Source, customer, and contract policy.
- Escalate problems and concerns (safety, quality of work, etc.) to on-site senior technicians or project managers promptly.
- Maintain clean and professional jobsites/work areas at all times. Properly store, disassemble, or remove all spare and waste materials created on assigned jobsites.
- Provide assistance and support to senior technician/s on a job.
- Carry out all responsibilities in an honest, ethical and professional manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma, GED, or completion from trade program or technical school, required.
- 2-3 years of experience in refrigeration installation for supermarket or grocery stores required.
- Ability to operate a scissor lift or forklift.
- Knowledge of jobsite safety, ability to perform work in accordance with safe work practices and rules.
- Needs to be available to work overnight, out of town and overtime.
- Ability to use basic hand, power and layout tools including drills, fuel gas tools, electrical meters, measurement tools, etc.
- Knowledge of refrigeration system valves and regulators.
- Knowledge of electricity basics, voltage and color codes, electrical safety.
- Ability to be punctual and dependable.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a variety of working conditions, including scaling ladders to various heights, outdoors in hot/cold temperatures, in noisy environments, etc.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations including fractional addition/subtraction, multiplication, division, and measurements.
- Ability to read, write and communicate timely, clearly and concisely.
- Ability to work constructively in a team environment and follow instructions from senior technician.
- Valid driver’s license.
Qualifications:
- Good driving record.
- Ability to understand and follow all company policies and procedures and all applicable State and Federal laws.
- Ability to use typical business tools including E-Mail, Word, Excel, etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
This job typically operates in convenience stores, grocery stores, food service and/or construction environment with need to work at heights from ladders and/or Scissor lifts. Mechanical rooms can have elevated noise levels. The position regularly works near/with refrigeration/HVAC equipment that can expose the workers to extreme cold from refrigerant and high heat from brazing operations.This role routinely works in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust. These conditions require employees to use the correct PPE and safe work practices.
Physical Demands
This position is very active and requires excellent stamina to perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. Employees are regularly required to walk and stand for long periods, hear, drive, sit, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, use hands and fingers, and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Join Us:
Today, there are 26 different companies that make up the CoolSys family of brands. Our valued employees are at the heart of our continued growth and success. We invite you to be part of that growth!
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Coolsys is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including all ages, colors, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics are encouraged to apply.
Pre-employment background screening (criminal and MVR for driving positions) and drug testing are required for all positions. Coolsys will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with federal law, state law, or local ordinance.