refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
Code 3115.1.17
The HVAC / refrigeration technician (técnico en climatización o aire acondicionado) installs and repairs heating/cooling systems: diagnosis, charge and maintenance. Use this Job Dictionary profile to high-demand HVAC trade.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- electricity
- electronics
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- mechanics
- electrical wiring plans
- refrigerants
- thermodynamics
Skills and competences
- consult technical resources
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- install heat pump
- install air conditioning device
- install refrigeration equipment
- install ventilation equipment
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install insulation material
- lay pipe installation
- install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- handle refrigerant transfer pumps
- operate welding equipment
- operate hand drill
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain air conditioning systems
- measure electrical characteristics
- operate soldering equipment
- test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits
- prepare copper gas-lines pipes
- perform refrigerant leak checks
- conduct routine machinery checks
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- record test data
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- perform test run
- use testing equipment
Transversal competences
- use measurement instruments
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What to assess for this role
Assess refrigerant safety, diagnosis and work order.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a HVAC / refrigeration technician do?
- Practises the trade to the ad's standard: production, service or maintenance with a focus on quality and safety.
- What synonyms does the Chilean market use?
- Besides the formal title, ads use forms like técnico en climatización o aire acondicionado. The dictionary indexes them so search does not fail.
- What to assess when hiring a HVAC / refrigeration technician?
- Assess refrigerant safety, diagnosis and work order.
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Sources
This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences