Lead Installer (HVAC)

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are

Oncourse Home Solutions (OHS) is a people-centric, $500M organization that is owned by private equity firm, Apax Partners operating under the brands American Water Resources, Pivotal Home Solutions and American Home Solutions. We do what is right for our people so they can do their best when serving our 1.8+ million customers across the U.S. Our mission is to create lasting value for our customers and our partners by helping homeowners navigate the unexpected, reduce costs, and make homeownership enjoyable for all. Our vision is to make our products and services accessible to our customers and our partners by becoming the most trusted and reliable home solutions organization in the market. We are committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity in all forms, where our employees, customers and partners feel valued, respected, and supported.

As a US-based warranty provider, we provide expertise in safety and homecare to our customers. Our integrated solutions meet customer needs both inside and outside the home. Inside the home, we safeguard essential systems like plumbing, heating and cooling, appliances, power surge protection, hot water heaters, and interior electrical components. Outside the home, we ensure the protection of vital lines, including water, gas, wells, sewers, electric, and septic systems. We primarily go to market B2B2C, partnering mostly with water / gas / electric utilities and municipalities to offer our product leveraging their brand for marketing and often adding our subscription fee to the water / gas / electric bill itself. When our customers need help with home maintenance, repair, or coverage, OHS is there. This is what it means to be an ‘Oncourse SUPER’—Successful, United, Progressive, Empathetic, Reliable. SUPERs get it done. We sweat homeownership so our customers don’t have to. We view every day as an opportunity to step up, step out, and remind others that we are in this together, to stay on course.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer, and our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy status, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Oncourse Home Solutions is committed to recruiting talented applicants and retaining top talent while providing an employment experience that is free from discrimination, retaliation, and / or harassment.

Position Summary

The Lead Installer is responsible for completing a variety of tasks associated with quality install of residential HVAC equipment. The Lead Installer will receive routed work from dispatch, report to assigned job site on time, and perform work to the company’s quality expectations. All NHS installers will promote warranty products to Pivotal customers. This role requires the use of a valid driver’s license to drive a company vehicle and must be refrigerant certified. This individual will always be responsible to work and drive safely at all times in maintenance of residential HVAC equipment.

This position is based in our Chicagoland office of Naperville IL. This individual will be expected to participate in the rotating on-call schedule and accept off shift work during peak workload when needed. All technicians will promote warranty products to Oncourse Home Solutions customers.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Continuously provide the customer with the highest levels of customer service.
• Understands and complies with all safety policies including calibrating gas sensing tool every month.
• Able to install most furnaces, condensers, humidifiers and accessories with no assistance.
• Mastered all electrical wiring of furnaces, condensers and thermostats. This includes high and low voltage wiring.
• Thoroughly understands and complies with the inventory policies and procedures of NHS. Accountable for use of inventory involving his / her work.
• Must be able to install sheet metal duct systems, connect gas lines, cut and thread pipe, and install copper refrigerant line to air conditioning units, including soldering and brazing.
• Able to complete all tasks sent to him / her including billing customers correctly, ordering parts and materials needed for job completion, and handling paperwork properly, timely and legibly.
• Business Acumen : Install HVAC related equipment according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Use good time management to make effective use of travel. Use good time management to keep non-productive time down during weekly inventory re-stock and picking up parts and materials. Must be able to cycle count inventory upon procurement’s request. Demonstrates attention to detail involving his / her payroll to minimize any reclass data entries at the end of the month.
• Demonstrates a high level of technical competence. Ability to utilize a variety of analytical techniques to solve problems
• Engagement : Complies with all corporate and department policies and procedures. Develops strong credibility with co-workers and department leadership.
• Demonstrate the ability to accurately diagnose problems or conditions.
• Uses good people skills and judgement with customers to provide them with the highest level of customer service.
• Work with the PHS Prevention and Safety Team to keep safety our #1priority by submitting good catches from the field.
• Driving Results : Maintain expected productivity, quality and safety metrics as outlined by the NHS Field Operations Department. Must show a willingness to continue to learn and take additional training to develop proficiency in the field. This could include in-house training, manufacturers training (including after hours), videos and related articles.
• Climbing, Extreme Hot or Cold (out of doors), Heavy Lifting, Loud Noise, Use of ladders to get to equipment, crawling to look for registers, going into crawl spaces and attics to locate access furnace.
• Safety awareness, overhead hazards, equipment operations, wearing PPE as required.
• Must be able to reach, bend extend and lift 50-60 lbs.
• Must be able to handle working from heights

We are Excited if this is You!

Education

Computer Skills Needed to Perform the Job

Join our SUPER Team and Enjoy Amazing Benefits!

We offer a compelling total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits to support your total wellbeing.  The base pay range for this position is $50,000 - $70,000 USD Annual. The specific pay offered will depend on qualifications, experience, education and skill set. The compensation offered may also include an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive plan or commission target.

Our benefits include but are not limited to : healthcare, life insurance, paid time off, retirement, commuter benefits, and education reimbursement. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Competencies

Action Oriented : Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things that he / she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.

Approachability : Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.

Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets firsthand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Integrity and trust : Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him / herself for personal gain.

Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Communicate Effectively : Is able to clearly and succinctly communicate verbally and in writing in a variety of settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

No external recruiter or agency calls / communication will be accepted. Qualified candidates should apply online.