HVAC/R Apprentice

As anHVAC/R Apprentice, you will gain experience in servicing and installing HVAC systems including Rooftop units, gas heating systems, split systems, heat pumps, variable refrigerant flow systems, mini split systems, exhaust fans, energy recovery ventilators, makeup air units, chillers, boilers, hydronic pumps, and more.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work towards becoming a licensed technician.
• Attend required classes as required by Rhode Island.
• Assist Journeymen technician and foreman.
• Refrigeration experience is a plus.
• Experience with control systems is a plus.
• Willingness to learn new systems.
• Excellent communication skills & customer relations.
• Safety on the jobsite at all times.
• Other duties as assigned

Work Environment:

This position requires the employee to work both inside and outside. The employee may be subject to loud noises and hot and cold temperatures while on work site. May occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces. Will climb ladders and stairs every day.

Positions Type and Expected hours of Work:

Workday is based on 8-hour day between the hours of 7am and 4pm, Monday through Friday. Overtime will be available and work during nights and weekends will be required.

Travel: Travel is required throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Qualifications

• HVAC: 1 year (Preferred)
• High school or equivalent (Preferred)
• EPA Type II (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Preferred)

• Competitive wages
• Prevailing wage opportunities
• Health Care - United HealthCare, Delta Dental and Vision Service Plan
• Paid holidays, Vacation, Paid Time off (PTO) Personal and sick time and holidays
• Employer-paid Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Employer-paid Life and AD&D insurance; access to short and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and more!

Who We Are

The RISE Group is an employee-owned, professional engineering firm that provides a complete range of consulting, design, and energy services to customers throughout the United States and internationally. Our multi-disciplined engineering and technical staff specialize in failure analysis, engineering design, process optimization, and condition assessment. Our work demonstrates how creative collaboration can produce outstanding results for our clients and our communities.

Our Culture

At RISE, our customers come from all walks of life -- and so do our employees! We hire amazing people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We can confidently state that we are successful as a direct result of our diversity. From day one and throughout your career with us, you'll find a workplace culture with expansive personal & professional development opportunities, cutting edge technology, a place where relationships are valued, and work/life balance is always a priority. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within our workplace and in our communities. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

The RISE Group, Inc. is an E-Verify participant and will conduct background investigations and pre-employment screening of candidates for employment Pre-employment activities will be conducted on qualified applicants after acceptance of a job offer.

The RISE Group, Inc. is an employee-owned company and an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.