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Job Description
Install and repair industrial and commercial refrigerating systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9021.02
Also Known As…
- Transportation Refrigeration Technician
- Service Technician
- Refrigeration Technician
- Refrigeration Operator
- Refrigeration Mechanic
- HVAC/R Service Technician (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Service Technician)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technician (HVAC Technician)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Service Technician (HVAC Service Technician)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning / Refrigeration Technician (HVAC / R Technician)
- Ammonia Refrigeration Technician
- VRT Mechanic (Variable Retention Time Mechanic)
- Technician
- Repair Servicer
- Refrigeration Unit Repairer
- Refrigeration Installer
- Refrigeration Engineer
- Mechanic
- HVAC Service Technician (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Service Technician)
- HVAC Mechanic (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Mechanic)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Mechanic (HVAC Mechanic)
- Field Service Technician
- Commercial Service Technician
- Bulk Coolers Installer
Tasks for “Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers”
- Supervise and instruct assistants.
- Drill holes and install mounting brackets and hangers into floor and walls of building.
- Adjust or replace worn or defective mechanisms and parts and reassemble repaired systems.
- Cut, bend, thread, and connect pipe to functional components and water, power, or refrigeration system.
- Braze or solder parts to repair defective joints and leaks.
- Schedule work with customers and initiate work orders, house requisitions, and orders from stock.
- Install expansion and control valves, using acetylene torches and wrenches.
- Lift and align components into position, using hoist or block and tackle.
- Adjust valves according to specifications and charge system with proper type of refrigerant by pumping the specified gas or fluid into the system.
- Perform mechanical overhauls and refrigerant reclaiming.
- Insulate shells and cabinets of systems.
- Keep records of repairs and replacements made and causes of malfunctions.
- Mount compressor, condenser, and other components in specified locations on frames, using hand tools and acetylene welding equipment.
- Dismantle malfunctioning systems and test components, using electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic testing equipment.
- Lay out reference points for installation of structural and functional components, using measuring instruments.
- Install wiring to connect components to an electric power source.
- Read blueprints to determine location, size, capacity, and type of components needed to build refrigeration system.
- Estimate, order, pick up, deliver, and install materials and supplies needed to maintain equipment in good working condition.
- Observe and test system operation, using gauges and instruments.
- Fabricate and assemble structural and functional components of refrigeration system, using hand tools, power tools, and welding equipment.
- Test lines, components, and connections for leaks.
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- Open end wrenches
- Valve wrenches
- Litmus papers
- Telescoping boom trucks
- Plotters
- Computer diagnostic devices
- Black lights
- Screw extractor sets
- Slings
- Anemometers
- Calipers
- Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers
- Forklifts
- Fin combs
- Caulking guns
- Carbon monoxide evaluators
- Power washers
- Combustion analyzers
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Handheld thermometers
- Belt tension indicators
- Ladders
- Tape measures
- Safety harnesses
- Milliammeters
- Scribers
- Humidity simulators
- Hand sprayers
- Safety belts
- Respirators
- Allen wrenches
- Decibel meters
- Cold chisels
- Laser printers
- Wattmeters
- Fall arrest lines
- Bubble levels
- Potentiometers
- Lug crimping tool dies
- Rulers
- Precision levels
- Chalk lines
- Hammers
- Flowmeters
- Temperature simulators
- Infrared thermography cameras and display units
- Magnehelic gauges
- Safety goggles
- Pipe threaders
- Scaffolding
- Tap sets
- Soldering guns
- Hand drills
- Swaging tools
- Hand trucks
- Scrapers
- Electrical frequency indicators
- Hole saws
- Pipe wrenches
- Micrometers
- Staging equipment
- Compound gauges
- Electric drills
- Adjustable wrenches
- Cordless drills
- Laptop computers
- Utility knives
- Drill bit sets
- Air compressors
- Side cutting pliers
- Pipe dies
- Safety glasses
- Feeler gauges
- Velometers
- Hacksaws
- Reamers
- Squares
- Vibration analyis equipment
- Dial indicators
- Phase rotation meters
- Industrial vacuums
- Laser levels
- Power drills
- Jacks
- Knockout punches
- Portable refractometers
- Crowbars
- Thermocouple testers
- Transfer pumps
- Material alignment jigs
- Voltage simulators
- Carbon dioxide CO2 testers
- Water temperature gauges
- Multimeters
- Wire cutters
- Brazing equipment
- Psychrometers
- Straightedges
- Pullers
- Bolt cutters
- Hoists
- Glue guns
- Air volume test equipment
- Refrigerant oil pumps
- Ammeters
- Tin snips
- Gas pressure gauges
- Conduit benders
- Smoke testers
- Soldering irons
- Temperature gauges
- Charging cylinders
- Shackles
- Torque wrenches
- Water levels
- Pitot tubes
- Current simulators
- Reciprocating saws
- Vernier calipers
- Charging manifolds
- Megohmmeters
- Staging winches
- Labeling machines
- Dataloggers
- Image scanners
- Air flow hoods
- Bandsaws
- Refrigerant leak detectors
- Micron gauges
- Socket wrench sets
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Power saws
- Scale rules
- Strobe tachometers
- Vacuum pumps
- Tachometers
- Manometers
- Oxygen testers
- Wire strippers
- Spectrometers
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Transit levels
- Vacuum gauges
- Hold down clamps
- Service manifold sets
- Draft gauges
- Pipe cutters
- Screwdrivers
- Platform lifts
- Tube cutters
- Personal computers
- Acetylene torches
- Two way radios
- Grease guns
- Capacitance testers
- Pressure simulators
- Nut drivers
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Database software
- Johnson Controls Metasys
- Facility energy management software