Transport Refrigeration Technician

About the role

Join Highway Xpress Transport as a Transport Refrigeration Technician, responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air‑conditioning systems on trucks that carry food and medical supplies. You will work on‑site, handling a variety of technical tasks to ensure reliable cold‑chain operations.

Key responsibilities

• Install and overhaul heating, ventilation, air‑handling, and refrigeration systems in refrigerated trucks.
• Interpret blueprints and technical drawings to plan installation sequences.
• Measure, cut, and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment.
• Start up systems, test for leaks, and perform refrigerant charging and regulator calibration.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC components, handling and storing refrigerants safely.

Required profile

• Secondary school graduation certificate.
• 1 to less than 2 years of experience with transport refrigeration or HVAC systems.
• Ability to work flexible hours and follow safety procedures.

Required skills

• Installation of refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air‑conditioning systems.
• Blueprint interpretation.
• Welding and brazing of piping.
• Leak testing and system start‑up.
• Refrigerant handling, recovery, and storage.
• Maintenance and repair of HVAC components.