HVAC/Plumbing Technician

Plumber/HVAC Technician

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

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Position Summary

The Plumber/HVAC Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing plumbing and heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems in an industrial environment. This position performs preventive maintenance, inspections, diagnostics, and repairs while ensuring compliance with all safety regulations, building codes, and customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze, plan, and perform preventive maintenance on HVAC systems.
• Install, maintain, and repair plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.
• Perform routine maintenance inspections and preventative checks on facility systems.
• Diagnose and repair furnaces, air conditioners, boilers, refrigeration units, and industrial plumbing systems.
• Respond to, diagnose, and resolve plumbing emergencies.
• Inspect plumbing, drainage, and related systems to ensure proper operation.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Utilize hand tools, power tools, and testing equipment required to perform assigned duties.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable building codes, safety regulations, and industry standards.
• Work with PVC, CPVC, PEX, cast iron, copper, and other piping materials.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical components associated with HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, repairs, and maintenance activities.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, and customers.
• Complete assigned projects independently while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations and measurement conversions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for This Position

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Certifications/Licenses

• Valid Driver's License required.
• EPA Certification and HVAC-related certifications preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of journeyman-level plumbing experience.
• Industrial HVAC and mechanical maintenance experience preferred.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees may be required to work on rooftops, in mechanical rooms, at elevated heights, and around operating equipment. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

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Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check as a condition of employment.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401(k) plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP).

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.