Company Overview
HKA Enterprises is a multinational organization with over 40 years of experience delivering top-tier workforce solutions to leading industries worldwide. Our expertise spans contingent labor staffing, direct hire placements, payroll services, and more, serving sectors including aerospace, construction, manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and skilled SHIPBOARD AC/R Technician to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work onboard vessels, ensuring the optimal operation and maintenance of air conditioning, refrigeration, and mechanical systems. The ideal candidate will bring a proactive approach to troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining complex HVAC and refrigeration equipment in a challenging maritime environment.
Duties
- Maintain and service AC/R equipment, components, and systems by inspecting, testing, repairing, and replacing faulty AC/R systems, components, and circuits.
- Perform physically demanding tasks, such as positioning HVACR equipment, installing ductwork, working at heights, and moving or lifting heavy objects.
- Performs all duties as deemed necessary by Project Manager, supervisor/foreman.
- Adjust system controls and settings recommended by the manufacturer to balance system.
- Confer with customer to assess issues and establish work scheduling/progress.
- Possess a basic level of knowledge and understanding of AC/R theory and principles, Navy specifications and standards, properties of materials, and principles of operation of AC/R equipment and its components.
- Display a basic level of knowledge of different AC/R systems and the requirements for trouble shooting and testing of 24-volt DC, 110-volt AC thru 440-volt AC.
- Assemble, position, and mount AC/R equipment, following blueprints and manufacturers specifications and to ensure conformance to job requirements and standards or codes.
- Read and work from wiring diagrams, specifications, and instructions from supervisors covering emergency and scheduled repairs, installation, and AC/R PM/inspection work to be performed.
- Practice safe, regulatory handling of various refrigerants used for AC/R equipment.
- Ability to utilize various equipment technical manuals and test procedures for AC/R equipment testing.
- Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as refrigeration gages, recovery machines, vacuum pumps, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, to include volt-ohm meters, ammeters, or test lamps.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a service technician specializing in HVAC/R systems with a focus on shipyard/maritime environments.
- Strong mechanical knowledge with hands-on experience in appliance repair, boiler operation, and equipment troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with schematics, HVAC design principles, plumbing systems, refrigeration cycles—including ammonia refrigeration—and electrical diagnostics.
- Ability to operate testing tools such as ohmmeters and other electrical measurement devices accurately.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Prior experience working with HVAC/R systems onboard ships or in maritime settings is REQUIRED.
- High school diploma or GED required, and 4+ years of related experience or equivalent combination of training and experience in Maritime field.
- Tech school/Trade school certification preferred, but not required.
- EPA Universal Certification required.
- Ability to obtain DBIDS/NAVSEA.
- Background check and drug screen is required.