Got a call from a former coworker. He has landed a gig with a multistate facilities maintenance firm as the local branch service manager.

He is in need of a chiller tech.

He wants to talk to me regarding this position.

I have no chiller experience. About all I know about them is the basic arrangement of componenents, and a general idea of their sequence of ops. I have 10 years experience in residential, light commercial, medium to large package units. Confident in electrical T/S.

Recent work I have been involved in startup and pre-commissioning of large buildings (schools, office buildings). Gotten used to interfacing with BAS systems and such.

This is like getting the call for the top. If they like me, and it looks pretty good, will get chiller training, paid licensing, and the usual service tech bennies.

The pay would be a minimum bump of +10% from current wage.


So, whether I move on or not, this is encouraging for all in this field.

The chiller techs I know down here are for the most part old-timers and have been with JCI, Trane or McQuay for 20+ years in some cases. And are happy with their work, and they are always busy.