Position Title: Lead Technician, Maintenance, Installation, & Repair

Position Level: Mid-Level

Location: Jersey City, NJ | Onsite |

About Us

At Polarity PEO Services LLC, we believe that borders should never limit your business potential, and administrative hurdles should never slow your momentum. As a premier combined staffing provider and Employer of Record (EOR), we act as the bridge between ambitious companies and exceptional talent. Whether you need to scale a local team overnight or legally employ top-tier professionals across the globe without setting up a complex network of foreign legal entities, we handle the infrastructure so you can focus on your vision.

Our mission is simple: To empower organizations to hire anyone, anywhere, safely and efficiently. We are driven by the belief that when operational barriers are removed, businesses thrive and professionals unlock incredible new career opportunities.

Our Values

At Polarity PEO Services LLC, our foundation is built on five core pillars that guide every placement we make, every market we enter, and every partnership we build:

• Integrity: We operate with absolute transparency, honesty, and ethical clarity, ensuring compliance is never compromised.

• Accountability: We take complete ownership of our commitments, standing behind our service accuracy and legal responsibilities as your trusted partner.

• Excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest operational standards, delivering premium HR infrastructure and top-tier talent solutions without exception.

• Business Acumen: We combine deep marketplace insights with strategic financial and legal expertise to protect your bottom line and accelerate growth.

• Teamwork: We view our clients and candidates as true extensions of our organization, collaborating seamlessly to unlock shared success.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Field Maintenance, Installation & Repair Technician to lead top-tier service delivery in the Northern New Jersey region. The individual in this role will be required to travel frequently and execute a range of complex technical assignments, including HVAC diagnostics and industrial kitchen equipment repair to high-end television mounting and exercise equipment assembly. As a critical leader in our field operations, you will independently manage your daily service route, mentor junior field technicians, and anchor our operational readiness by anchoring our critical emergency response schedules.

Responsibilities Include:

• HVAC & Environmental Leadership: Inspect, troubleshoot, service, and repair residential and light commercial HVAC units, ensuring strict adherence to environmental regulations and refrigerant recovery standards.
• Specialized Machinery & Commercial Repair: Diagnose, maintain, and repair complex industrial kitchen equipment, commercial appliances, and mechanical systems.
• Precision Technical Installation & Assembly: Unpack, structurally mount, and calibrate flat-screen televisions and audio-visual components. Build, align, and safety-test complex mechanical products, specifically heavy exercise equipment (treadmills, ellipticals, home gyms).
• General Property Maintenance: Execute a wide variety of in-home and out-of-home tasks involving light plumbing, mechanical adjustments, structural hardware replacement, and general property fixes.
• Emergency Response Leadership: Anchor and participate in a scheduled emergency on-call rotation to handle urgent after-hours service requests.
• Maintain flexible weekend availability as dictated by operational demand and critical client service level agreements (SLAs).
• Route Logistics & Team Mentorship: Utilize our company digital dispatch platform to manage work orders, log structural data, and track inventory.
• Act as a technical escalation point and field mentor for junior technicians on complex diagnostics.

Position Requirements & Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of verified, hands-on experience in field maintenance, industrial appliance service, HVAC/R repair, or multi-site property infrastructure management.
• Active trade certification or license in HVAC/R valid in the state of New Jersey.
• EPA Universal Certification (Section 608) for refrigerant handling.
• Active Electrical License or Journeyman Electrical License is highly ideal and preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical systems, low-voltage wiring, blueprints, schematics, mechanical assemblies, and specialized diagnostic testing equipment.
• Possession of a comprehensive set of personal basic hand and electrical tools and diagnostic meters.
• Must hold a valid driver's license in good standing with the State of New Jersey
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive pre-employment criminal background check and screening, as this role involves independent, unsupervised entry into private client spaces.

Physical Demands & Environmental Conditions

• Ability to lift, carry, and maneuver heavy mechanical machinery and equipment components weighing up to 50–75 lbs regularly.
• Comfortable working from ladders, scaffolding, at elevated heights, or within confined, restricted spaces (such as crawlspaces and utility closets).
• Capacity to remain standing, kneeling, crouching, or walking for long durations of a standard shift, both indoors and outdoors in variable weather.

Compensation & Benefits

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Competitive base salary with an annual performance bonus and matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), dedicated sick leave, paid parental leave, and observed federal holidays.
• Opportunities for technical certifications, bootcamps, and attendance at regional tech conferences.

EEO Statement

The Talent Curator provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Accommodations

Polarity PEO Services LLC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified applicants. As part of this commitment, we ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations necessary to participate in the application, interviewing, and hiring process. If you require a reasonable accommodation or have any concerns regarding accessibility, please contact our Human Resources team directly at humanresources@polaritypeo.com.