**Job Title: HVAC Technician** **Job Description** We are seeking a dedicated HVAC Technician to join our team in maintaining and repairing industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems. The position operates Monday through Friday from 6 am to 2:30 pm, with opportunities for overtime. Your primary role will be performing preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize the mean time between failures and ensuring the smooth operation of our equipment. **Responsibilities** + Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize mean time between failures. + Conduct routine inspection and alignment checks of equipment, troubleshoot, adjust, and repair. + Complete and submit all required paperwork. + Troubleshoot equipment by reviewing work requests to determine the potential nature of the problem. + Verify troubleshooting analysis through disassembly and inspection of components using established procedures. + Support engineering and maintenance teams during project installations and start-up of new equipment. + Provide input to improve processes and ensure their reliability. + Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of equipment; diagnose malfunctioning systems, locate the cause of the breakdown, and repair. + Respond timely to any electrical breakdowns. + Provide maintenance assistance during routine and emergency shutdowns. + Operate within the core values of respect and care for others. + Comply with all legislated and relevant laws and regulations for safety and quality including lockout tag-out, GMP, HACCP, Allergen, and company-specific policies and procedures. + Maintain work area and equipment, ensuring clean, sanitary, and orderly conditions, and apply 5S principles. + Ensure tools and equipment are in good working order; report any defective materials, missing or damaged tools to the supervisor. + Correctly complete any required reports or paperwork such as production data sheets and order documentation. + Perform duties as assigned, including those listed but not limited to this position. **Essential Skills** + Universal EPA Certification + Three (3) years of experience in production machine repair. + Experience with industrial refrigeration and the use of industrial freezers and high-pressure freezers. + PLC troubleshooting, installation, and repair of motors. + Mechanical skills including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines. + Basic use of computer, tablet, scanner, and iPad for recording information. + Ability to read and write English to review and prepare shipment paperwork/documents. + Forklift driving skills to move products. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Manufacturing bckgnd with GMP experience. **Why Work Here?** We value our people and care about their opinions. Our employees have been with us for a long time, creating a family-like atmosphere. We offer great internal benefits, including the unique perk of receiving 10 pounds of chocolate for your birthday. **Work Environment** Work in a chocolate factory where some parts of the facility are warmer and others are colder. The entire environment is filled with the delightful smell of chocolate. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Union City, California. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.