HVAC R (HVAC) - Austin Industrial (Taylor, TX)

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.

HVAC R

An industrial HVAC/R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) technician installs, maintains, and repairs large-scale climate control, process cooling, and industrial refrigeration systems in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and heavy commercial facilities.

Core Responsibilities

• Installation & Assembly: Set up industrial chillers, large rooftop units (RTUs), boilers, cooling towers, air handling units (AHUs), Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) units and walk-in or process refrigeration systems according to blueprints and schematics.
• Diagnostics & Troubleshooting: Use multimeters, pressure gauges, and diagnostic software to locate electrical, mechanical, or fluid-handling faults. Test electrical circuits, pneumatic and electronic valves, compressors, and heat-transfer equipment using precision diagnostic tools.
• Maintenance & Repair: Replace defective compressors, pumps, coils, valves, and fan motors, and perform preventive maintenance like chemical coil cleanings and belt replacements.

• System Control & Automation: Program and troubleshoot building management systems (BMS), pneumatic and digital controls, and variable air volume (VAV) modules.
• CMMS & Record Keeping: Track preventive maintenance, parts replacements, and system reliability metrics using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

• Compliance & Safety: Follow OSHA guidelines and federal, state, and local laws regarding the recovery, recycling, and safe handling of refrigerants.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: Typically, 3 to 8+ years of hands-on industrial or high-volume manufacturing HVAC/R experience with commercial or industrial HVAC/R service and repair. Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) units and walk-in or process refrigeration systems according to blueprints and schematics.
• Certifications & Licenses:
• EPA Section 608 Certification (Universal / Type III required for handling refrigerants) ; additional industrial credentials like RETA or NCCER certifications required.
• State HVAC/Mechanical license (where applicable)
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 safety training
• Technical Skills: Strong background in high-voltage/low-voltage electrical troubleshooting, reading mechanical blueprints, and working with chillers or industrial refrigeration.
• Physical & Job Requirements: Ability to lift heavy equipment (50–75+ lbs), work in confined spaces or high rooftops, and participate in emergency on-call rotations. Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs frequently and on a daily basis.

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 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.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

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 (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

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