Service Technician VFD

About Us

SSI provides our customers with top quality services related to Variable Frequency Drives, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning applications, and we also perform work in the Water and Industrial sectors. We work to ensure our customers’ energy efficiency needs are met. We install, start-up, repair, and provide additional on-site services including VFD optimization. Our customers include hospitals, universities, commercial buildings, and governmental agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. We aim, through VFD technology, to ensure your building management systems, pumps, fans, and cooling towers operate as efficiently as possible. 

Job Description

Role: Service Technician VFD

We are seeking field service technician both experienced and entry level to work on Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) in the commercial HVAC market.  These drives are used to control motor speeds on pumps and fans in large commercial buildings such as hospitals, universities, schools, water treatment plants, government and commercial offices.  Our technicians work with large AC Voltages up to 480VDC as well as small control voltages such as 24VDC.  Therefore, a working knowledge of electrical components and electricity in general is necessary. The areas we service include Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Northern West Virginia, Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Southern Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Installing, starting up, troubleshooting, and general service of VFDs
• Knowing proper operation of hand and power tools, running wires, conduit work, and use of electronic measuring tools – multi-meters, amp clamps, and harmonic analyzers
• Traveling to clients

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on VFD experience in the field
• Prior experience with VFDs as they apply to AHUs, pump applications, and cooling towers is a plus
• Working knowledge of the HVAC loop, circuitry, and schematics
• Building Management Systems experience / working knowledge
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to lift at least 75 lbs.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suites (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willingness to work and learn

Estimated Compensation: $24 - $50 hourly based on experience.

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