HVAC Technician
Altavista, VA
Full Time
Mid Level
BGF Industries in Altavista, Virginia is seeking skilled HVAC techs who have experience in manufacturing environments!
Do you want to take your next step in a rewarding career being a part of supplying major brands across the country and helping to protect our troops? Do you want to work for an innovative company that is building towards the future? Come work with us!
BGF Industries is an historical leader in technical textile materials, providing our employees with the opportunity to support some of the world’s largest and most critical industries. From automotive and electric vehicle insulation to surfboard glass, ballistic armor and aerospace composites, we continue to invest in ourselves, expanding our capabilities to constantly enter new industries and improve on existing textile technology. At BGF, we value our employees and care about their interests, enabling well-rounded industry education, and providing an inclusive culture that is intellectual, challenging and all-around positive.
Primary Job Function: Troubleshoot breakdowns and perform maintenance, repair and adjustment on all refrigeration, HVAC, and air compressor equipment in plant. Perform standard preventative maintenance procedures on above systems.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Determines and obtains parts, materials, and tools required and carries to worksite.
2. Fills out requisitions, time cards, completes work orders, etc.
* 3. Diagnoses complex HVAC problems.
* 4. Performs complex HVAC tasks - includes dismantle, clean, paint, repair, fabricate, assemble, etc.
- Shop function
- Equipment breakdown
- Equipment preventive maintenance
- Facility breakdown
- Facility preventive maintenance
* 5. Interprets manufacturer manuals/blueprints/layouts/etc.
* 6. Checks for and repairs refrigerant leaks.
* 7. Monitors running condition of HVAC, boiler, and air compressor equipment by recording and keeping logbooks.
* 8. Installs and repairs steam, water, compressed air, and HVAC piping systems. removes obsolete piping systems.
* 9. Inspects equipment for misalignment, wear, lubrication, etc.
* 10. Adjusts equipment to proper specification/tolerance.
11. Installs/assembles new equipment.
12. Dismantles/skids equipment for storage or relocation.
13. Installs/wires relocated equipment.
* 14. Erects scaffolds and rigging.
* 15. Operates powered equipment - pallet jacks, lift trucks, personnel lifts, etc.
* 16. Subject to emergency call in as necessary.
17. Participates in on-site and off-site training as offered.
* 18. Performs all work per safety/personal protection/equipment lockout procedure/etc. requirements/
19. Disposes of waste/old parts/packaging/etc. per plant Environmental and recycling procedures.
20. Maintains shop area housekeeping.
21. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Mandatory requirements: Must have high school diploma or GED. Must also have had 5 years' experience of HVAC or equivalent position with previous experience in industrial HVAC repair and troubleshooting.
This is a 1st shift position.
Limited weekend work is required only as necessary.
Do you want to take your next step in a rewarding career being a part of supplying major brands across the country and helping to protect our troops? Do you want to work for an innovative company that is building towards the future? Come work with us!
BGF Industries is an historical leader in technical textile materials, providing our employees with the opportunity to support some of the world’s largest and most critical industries. From automotive and electric vehicle insulation to surfboard glass, ballistic armor and aerospace composites, we continue to invest in ourselves, expanding our capabilities to constantly enter new industries and improve on existing textile technology. At BGF, we value our employees and care about their interests, enabling well-rounded industry education, and providing an inclusive culture that is intellectual, challenging and all-around positive.
Primary Job Function: Troubleshoot breakdowns and perform maintenance, repair and adjustment on all refrigeration, HVAC, and air compressor equipment in plant. Perform standard preventative maintenance procedures on above systems.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Determines and obtains parts, materials, and tools required and carries to worksite.
2. Fills out requisitions, time cards, completes work orders, etc.
* 3. Diagnoses complex HVAC problems.
* 4. Performs complex HVAC tasks - includes dismantle, clean, paint, repair, fabricate, assemble, etc.
- Shop function
- Equipment breakdown
- Equipment preventive maintenance
- Facility breakdown
- Facility preventive maintenance
* 5. Interprets manufacturer manuals/blueprints/layouts/etc.
* 6. Checks for and repairs refrigerant leaks.
* 7. Monitors running condition of HVAC, boiler, and air compressor equipment by recording and keeping logbooks.
* 8. Installs and repairs steam, water, compressed air, and HVAC piping systems. removes obsolete piping systems.
* 9. Inspects equipment for misalignment, wear, lubrication, etc.
* 10. Adjusts equipment to proper specification/tolerance.
11. Installs/assembles new equipment.
12. Dismantles/skids equipment for storage or relocation.
13. Installs/wires relocated equipment.
* 14. Erects scaffolds and rigging.
* 15. Operates powered equipment - pallet jacks, lift trucks, personnel lifts, etc.
* 16. Subject to emergency call in as necessary.
17. Participates in on-site and off-site training as offered.
* 18. Performs all work per safety/personal protection/equipment lockout procedure/etc. requirements/
19. Disposes of waste/old parts/packaging/etc. per plant Environmental and recycling procedures.
20. Maintains shop area housekeeping.
21. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Mandatory requirements: Must have high school diploma or GED. Must also have had 5 years' experience of HVAC or equivalent position with previous experience in industrial HVAC repair and troubleshooting.
This is a 1st shift position.
Limited weekend work is required only as necessary.
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