Job Description
Title: Senior Industrial Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Technician
Location: North Chicago, IL
Location: North Chicago, IL
Hire Type: Contract, Onsite
Schedule: 6:00am – 2:30pm, Monday - Friday
Target Pay Range: $40.00 - $45.00/hour (W2)
Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision Plans, 401(k), ESOP
Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision Plans, 401(k), ESOP
Must have Skill Set: Industrial HVAC and Refrigeration installation and repair (electrical and mechanical)
Job Summary:
The Maintenance Technician (HVAC/R) is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing refrigeration and HVAC systems to ensure reliable facility operations and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical production environments.
Job Duties:
- Maintain, service, troubleshoot, and repair refrigeration and chiller systems including centrifugal, screw, and positive displacement compressors.
- Install, maintain, and repair walk-in coolers and freezers to ensure proper temperature control and product preservation.
- Diagnose and repair BAS-controlled components including transducers, actuators, valves, dampers, controller boards, pressure switches, and environmental sensors.
- Interpret electrical schematics and safely work with 24VAC, 120VAC, and 460VAC systems.
- Perform refrigeration diagnostics including superheat and subcooling calculations to optimize system performance.
- Troubleshoot smart refrigeration controllers such as Beacon II and IntelliGen (preferred).
- Support commissioning, validation, and startup of HVAC/R systems.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve equipment issues and improve system reliability.
- Participate in safety initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
- Train and support other technicians on advanced HVAC/R tasks as needed.
- Complete additional maintenance duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED with 10+ years, or technical certificate with 5+ years, or Associate’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Universal EPA certification required.
- Strong knowledge of HVAC/R systems including chillers, compressors, pumps, and water flow systems.
- Experience with BAS controls and industrial electrical troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with HVAC/R validation and commissioning processes.
- Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | North Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $40–$45 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- HVACunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
- Maintenance - HVACunmatched
- Maintenance Servicesunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Production Systemsunmatched
- Pumpsunmatched
- Refrigerationunmatched
- Reliability Engineeringunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Systems Reliabilityunmatched
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