HVAC-Safety Technician - (Taylor, TX) - 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 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

This is a fulltime maintenance position working 40 hours a week (5/8's). There is no per diem and no relocation assistance.

Safety Technician - HVAC

The HVAC Safety Technician an entry-level position that will support our HVAC Department. Ensuring that heating, ventilation, and air conditioning operations comply with regulatory standards.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Entry level position focusing on life-safety components in HVAC systems.
• Comply with OSHA regulations and building codes.
• Oversee lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures for energized electrical systems and enforce strict personal protective equipment (PPE) usage.
• Monitor the safe handling, recovery, and disposal of hazardous refrigerants in accordance with EPA standards.
• Inspect ventilation in environments that involve flammable gases and dust. 
• Identify hazards, enforce safety regarding high-voltage electricity and refrigerants.
• Investigate on-site accidents or equipment failures, documenting causes and implementing corrective measures.
• Provide HVAC team training regarding hazardous material handling, confined space work, and ladder safety.
• Order and maintain parts needed to repair and maintain HVAC equipment.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education - 2 years of college/technical school or equivalent related experience

Experience – entry level

This is a fulltime maintenance position working 40 hours a week (5/8's). There is no per diem and no relocation assistance.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check, as a condition of employment.

Must have OSHA 10 certification or be willing to go to company provided training.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service 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.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.

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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