Position: Setup tech (1st, 2nd and 3rd shift operation)
Location: Charlotte, NC
Reports To: Shift Supervisor
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
This position is for an Engineering Laboratory Services and Support Technician who is under general supervision. Performs basic to moderately complex set-up and tear down activities of large, water-cooled chillers.
Key responsibilities :
• Connect and troubleshoot electrical, mechanical and refrigeration systems on Charlotte manufactured equipment.
• Operates, inspects and maintains test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions
• Familiarity with electrical work, including 460-3-60 machinery and medium voltage industrial power supplies.
• Familiarity with HVAC operation, refrigerant handling, and EPA certification is a plus
• Experience with pumps, VFDs, boilers, is a plus
• LO/TO controls troubleshooting and Arc Flash training is helpful
• Works under moderate supervision to support engineering testing of chillers.
• Familiarity with industrial tools
Required Qualifications
• High School Diploma or GED
• Strong mechanical, electrical, troubleshooting background, and be mechanically inclined
• Experience with hand/pneumatic tools
• Mechanical skills
• Moving/lifting weights up to 35 lbs
***Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with HVAC or other large commercial equipment
• Commercial HVAC Industrial or operation experience preferred
• Experience with Instrumentation set up, troubleshooting and calibration
• Set-up of laboratory equipment with pressure, temperature, and electrical measurements is very important
• Strong PC skills
• Experience or familiarity with forklift and overhead crane operation preferred
• Reading and interpreting complex drawings, schematics, and blueprints
Work Environment
Frequent standing, lifting (up to 50 lbs), ladder use, and work around mechanical equipment
Exposure to refrigerants, compressed gases, and varying temperatures
Occasional after-hours or weekend work to support critical maintenance