Job Description

Overview

Beyond Meat, Inc. is a plant protein company focused on creating high-quality plant-based products. They are seeking a Refrigeration & HVAC Technician to join their Maintenance Team in Devault, PA, responsible for maintaining HVAC systems and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Install, maintain, and repair ventilation and air conditioning systems and equipment.
  • Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults on all HVAC systems.
  • Test setups for air or gas leaks using specialized pressure gauges.
  • Check refrigerant levels and recharge systems according to SOPs and environmental guidelines.
  • Experience in welding, brazing, and soldering piping.
  • Identify maintenance risks on equipment.
  • Clean, adjust, and repair condenser and evaporator coils.
  • Perform emergency repairs promptly and efficiently.
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA guidelines.
  • Maintain equipment for manufacturing and distributing safe quality food.
  • Maximize OEE and fulfill preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Setup and operate various power tools and equipment.
  • Participate in energy efficiency and cost-saving projects.
  • Operate powered industrial equipment.
  • Adhere to all facility policies concerning safety and security.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED, or suitable equivalent.
  • 5+ years experience as an HVAC technician.
  • Possess a Type 4 Universal EPA certification.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Understanding of advanced principles of air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating.
  • Proficient in balancing air and water treatment systems.
  • Sheet metal fabrication; welding (TIG, MIG, Stick experience needed); soldering.
  • Arc flashing training / OSHA knowledge.
  • CMMS software knowledge.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in reading schematics and work plans.
  • Knowledge/experience in food/beverage manufacturing facility.
  • Ability to work after hours, over weekends, and on public holidays with short or no notice.

Additional Information

  • Position located in a mix of production and office environments.
  • Work environment includes both tempered and ambient areas.
  • Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder.
  • Requires tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10-40˚ F) and varying room temperatures.
  • Required to work outside in external temperatures from below freezing to extreme heat.

How this job compares in Devault, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 147 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Devault, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Devault, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 312 other active welding openings from 188 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Refrigeration & HVAC Technician - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.