HVAC Jobs in the Cannabis Industry

HVAC Jobs in the Cannabis Industry

Professor DeBacco


Job Description
Perform skilled mechanical maintenance duties in the inspection, repair, installation and alteration of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and related equipment and facilities perform preventive maintenance and routine servicing of equipment.

Day-To-Day Activities
Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.



Qualities That a Person Must Have
Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases
Education and Experience:
High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate
Two years of documentable HVAC journeyman level operation, maintenance and repair experience in the HVAC and refrigeration trade.



Connection to the Cannabis Industry
The Cannabis Industry is widely considered to be the fastest growing industry that's heavily reliant on HVAC technicians.
Typically, HVAC techs will have little to no knowledge of what it takes to grow cannabis.

There is a need for technicians who specialize in various areas of HVAC but understand what's needed to create a healthy cannabis growing environment which creates a new area of study in the HVAC/cannabis space.






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