Sheet-Metal Lead at Encon Heating & AC – Newark, New Jersey

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and install sheet metal ductwork systems for HVAC projects, ensuring quality and compliance with plans and specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, layouts, and SMACNA standards for proper duct installation.
• Collaborate with technicians, installers, project managers, and contractors to meet project goals.
• Support both new construction and retrofit projects.
• Work independently while maintaining communication with the superintendent, builder, and management.
• Identify and resolve potential issues proactively to keep projects on schedule.
• Help coordinate project scheduling and assign appropriate technician and installer support.
• Attend project and team meetings as required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in sheet metal installation for HVAC systems.
• Strong understanding of ductwork systems and layout.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Reliable, proactive, and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent attendance and communication skills.
• Critical thinking and leadership ability.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of IECC energy codes and practices.
• Familiarity with SMACNA standards and industry best practices.
  

Eligibility Requirements

• Employment/education will be verified.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Encon is a drug free workplace and requires post-offer pre-employment drug testing.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• This position requires a valid driver’s license.
• Eligible to work weekends and nights as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Able to work in a variety of extreme weather, hot and cold conditions.
• Able to work safely in confined spaces such as attics, basements, closets, and crawl spaces.
• Able to work safely at elevated heights such as rooftops, ceilings, and ladders.
• Able to bend, crawl, stoop, stretch, and reach.
• Able to walk on uneven surfaces.
• Able to work off a ladder, sometimes at heights.
• Able to safely lift 50 pounds.

Encon Heating & AC complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Encon Heating & AC does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

CT LIC # HTG-0386317-S1

Putnam NY LIC# 31097

Westchester NY LIC # WC-33774-H21

MEC # 1093

AA/EOE