Job Title:
HVAC/R Branch Manager Light Commercial
Company: CoolSys
Location: Charlotte, NC
Created: 2026-05-08
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Overview: WHY COOLSYS?At CoolSys, we offer more than just a job—we provide stability, growth, and industry-leading benefits for our employees. No wonder Newsweek named CoolSys one of America’s Greatest Workplaces! As a large company serving diverse customers, we invest in our team with: Competitive Compensation: $100-120k annuallyOngoing Education & Training: Access to state-of-the-art facilities and paid online training.Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage, paid vacation/holidays, and a 401(K) match.Year-Round, Diverse Work: Stay engaged with consistent, interesting projects throughout the year, working across various industries and systems to keep learning and growing.Extra Perks: Quarterly bonus plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts on vehicles, hotels, theme parks, pet insurance, and more. Join us and advance your career while working with top-tier clients in the HVAC and refrigeration industry! Responsibilities: The HVAC Branch Manager leads technicians who install, repair, and maintain HVAC and refrigeration systems for commercial customers. This manager routinely works directly with service and install technicians, dispatch personnel, and other managers to ensure customer satisfaction while meeting departmental goals and objectives. As a senior company representative, the Branch Manager often communicates directly with customers, vendors, and suppliers to ensure accurate communication of job or project status and requirements.Interviews, screens, and evaluates HVAC technicians to meet workload demands.Schedules, directs, and provides technical support for HVAC technicians to meet service demands and customer expectations.Reviews technicians' work, techniques, and safety requirements to ensure quality meets established standards, and makes recommendations to improve quality and productivity.Identifies training needs of staff and facilitates delivery of a regular training program to ensure that HVAC technicians are properly trained on the latest service techniques and safety procedures for equipment and general working conditions.Compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices. Ensures appropriate employee safety training and compliance is completed.Responsible for staff performance appraisals, and reviews and for setting improvement goals per company requirements.Responsible for working with technicians in the field and resolving customer’s and technicians’ issues.Communicates regularly with dispatch to ensure that personnel are being scheduled properly by skill level, efficiency, and training requirements.Communicates daily with dispatch reporting on project information, estimated time to complete jobs, labor hours, and parts or material used.Reviews work orders, invoices, and time reports for accuracy and maintains minimal accounts receivables.Develops and monitors budgets, goals, and objectives to ensure departmental profitability.Maintains communication with vendors and factory personnel concerning warranty issues, product recall notices, operational problems with products, premature failures, and other issues.Monitors assigned service vehicles to ensure they are being maintained, and operated according to company policy, and that an adequate inventory of parts and materials are maintained. Qualifications: 5+ years of successful and recent HVAC and Refrigeration service management experience.Two years of technical training or a bachelor’s degree is preferred.Ability to perform advanced-level maintenance and service on HVAC and Refrigeration equipment.Solid working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook and the ability to learn new systems.EPA Universal CertificationValid driver’s licenseProblem-solving and conflict-management skills.Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments.Ability to generate ideas and create processes to grow the service department.Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to work well with management, executive leadership, support staff, and technicians.Ability and willingness to work a non-standard schedule: nights, weekends, and holidays, as necessary. Join Us: Today, there are 27 different companies that make up the CoolSys family of brands. Our valued employees are at the heart of our continued growth and success. We invite you to be part of that growth! Connect with us on Facebook and X. CoolSys is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including all ages, colors, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics are encouraged to apply. Pre-employment background screening (criminal and MVR for driving positions) and drug testing are required for all positions. CoolSys will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with federal law, state law, or local ordinance.