Commercial Refrigeration Install Technician
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Smart Care Solutions seeks a Commercial Refrigeration Installation Technician to install refrigeration systems for supermarkets, grocery stores, and other commercial customers. The role includes system installation, piping and brazing, startup support, and coordination with project teams and customers. The technician travels to customer locations and may work occasional evenings, weekends, or overnight assignments. The posting requires at least one year of related trade experience and a high school diploma or equivalent.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
1 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Commercial Refrigeration Installation Technician
Build your career in commercial refrigeration!
Are you mechanically inclined and enjoy hands-on work? Join our team as a Commercial Refrigeration Installation Technician and help install commercial refrigeration systems for supermarkets, grocery stores, and other commercial customers. If you have experience in HVAC/R, refrigeration, electrical, or mechanical installation, this is an opportunity to grow your skills and advance your career.
What You'll Do
Install commercial refrigeration systems and components, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, and refrigeration piping.
Perform copper tubing fabrication, brazing, and piping connections as required.
Install mechanical, electrical, and control components according to blueprints, schematics, and manufacturer specifications.
Assist with system startup, testing, leak detection, evacuation, and refrigerant charging.
Use hand tools, power tools, meters, and specialized equipment to complete installations.
Follow OSHA guidelines, safety procedures, and applicable industry codes.
Work with project managers, installation teams, subcontractors, and customers to complete projects on schedule.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
Travel to customer locations and work occasional evenings, weekends, or overnight assignments as needed.
What We're Looking For
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of experience in refrigeration, HVAC/R, mechanical installation, electrical work, plumbing, or a related trade.
Valid driver's license and acceptable motor vehicle record.
Mechanical aptitude and experience using hand and power tools.
Ability to read and follow blueprints, wiring diagrams, and technical instructions.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Willingness to travel and work flexible hours based on project needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience installing commercial or supermarket refrigeration systems.
Brazing, copper piping, or refrigeration piping experience.
EPA Section 608 certification.
HVAC/R technical training, trade school education, or industry certifications.
Familiarity with compressors, condensers, evaporators, refrigeration controls, and electrical systems.
OSHA safety training or certification.
Physical Requirements
Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, squat, reach, push, and pull throughout the workday.
Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 70 pounds.
Ability to work on ladders, lifts, rooftops, and elevated surfaces.
Ability to work in mechanical rooms, construction sites, and varying indoor and outdoor temperatures.
Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, and specialized installation equipment.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and join a team where your technical skills can make a difference!
About Smart Care
Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.
Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected class status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation with respect to Smart Care's application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources department at [email protected].
Smart Care Equipment Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as all other qualified individuals, are encouraged to apply.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R0008039
How this job compares
Set against the 1,342 open HVAC Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$29–41/hr585 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 79% below the US median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the lowest quarter of HVAC Technician hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open HVAC Technician jobs in Kentucky and 1,342 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four HVAC Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 870 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 629 of the 1,342 open HVAC Technician jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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