Careers

Since 1944 Lane Associates has been a continuously growing heating and air conditioning (HVAC) contractor in the New York Metropolitan and New Jersey area. Dispatched from the corporate office located in Island Park, NY, our technicians reside throughout our service area. Since our customers are spread throughout our service area, technicians are dispatched from their homes to minimize response and travel time. We pride ourselves as a leader in our field, giving our customers superior service and support in their HVAC needs.
Our company appreciates our two most valuable assets. The first is our clients that retain our services and make our growth and stability possible. The second, of equal importance, is our employees. Our employees have built our business and our reputation, and we value them highly. We are always seeking new additions to our Team of long term company employees.
A career at Lane Associates is more than a job. It’s a path to improving your skills, knowledge, and capabilities as you enhance your current role or, possibly, take on a new role within the company. You drive your career development plan with the guidance and support of your manager. Lane Associates supports your efforts through training and education.
Benefits: Vacation, sick days, 11 paid holidays, medical benefits, training and 401k

Please see the descriptions below for more information on specific job opportunities :

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Technician - Service

Duties include

  • Trouble shoot HVAC units and systems
  • Write follow ups to describe in detail what needs to be done to make the system run proficiently
  • Communicate to the customer about what repairs are recommended
  • Identify how to upgrade system
  • Write accurate and complete paperwork

Additional skills

  • Professional mannerism
  • Courteous and polite
  • Neat appearance
  • Knowledge of and experience with HVAC systems
  • Good written and oral communications skills
  • Analytical capabilities
Technician - Installation

Duties include

  • Read blue prints and install as indicated
  • Install pipe, HVAC equipment and components
  • Write accurate and complete paperwork
  • Work with other trades and subcontractors

Additional skills

  • Physically strong
  • Professional mannerism
  • Courteous and polite
  • Neat appearance
  • Knowledge of and experience with HVAC systems
Technician - Controls

Duties include

  • Read blue prints 
  • Control wiring
  • Control start up

Additional skills

  • Proficient computer knowledge
  • Knowledge of and experience with HVAC systems
Clerical

Duties include

  • Filing
  • Mailing
  • Data Entry
  • Compiling Reports

Additional skills

  • Ability to work in a high volume environment.
  • Ability to organize, multi-task, attention to detail
  • Apply interpersonal communication skills
  • Self-starter and have the ability to work independently and as a team player, proactive, solutions oriented, multi-tasker
  • Excel, Word, Outlook, Access
Dispatcher

Duties include

  • Responsibility to manage our biggest asset
  • Prioritizing service calls
  • Communication with customers and techs
  • Coordinate with parts and materials
  • Compile paperwork from the field           
  • Pricing of service proposals

Additional skills

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Motivational
  • Excel, Word
  • Our computer system is Timberline and familiarity with this would be excellent
  • Goals driven
  • Excellent phone mannerism
Accounting

Duties include

  • Cash receipts
  • Reconciling statements
  • Invoicing

Additional skills

  • Good with numbers
  • Excel
  • Our accounting software is Sage 300 CRE and familiarity with this would be excellent
Customer Service

Duties include

  • Taking service calls from customers
  • Resolving customer complaints
  • Calling customers for quality surveys

Additional skills

  • Good listener
  • Professional, friendly and calming phone mannerism
Sales

Duties include

  • Selling HVAC service and installations to commercial customers
  • Developing your own sales leads
  • Develop relationships and network
  • Produce weekly reports

Additional skills

  • Ambitious, reliable and self motivated
  • Strong sales disciplines and presentation skills
  • Skilled at developing and maintaining relationships with building owners and managers
  • Good professional appearance
  • Exceptional organizational skills
  • Word, Excel, Act, Outlook
  • Goals driven
Estimator

Duties include

  • Estimate the price for an installation and/or upgrade of HVAC systems
  • Meeting with customers, subcontractors and Lane salespeople
  • Meeting with Lane engineers to discuss and become familiar with project
  • Submit and track request for quotes
  • Write proposals describing work to be done
  • Build relationships with vendors

Additional skills

  • Knowledge of and experience with HVAC systems
  • Good writing skills
  • Word, Excel, Outlook
Project Manager

Duties include

  • Manage HVAC installations
  • Reading and understanding blue prints and scope of work for project
  • Attend job meetings with customers and general contractors
  • Produce and watch production and estimate reports
  • Schedule projects
  • Assign best men for job

Additional skills

  • Knowledge of and experience with HVAC systems
  • Excel, Word, Outlook
  • Motivational
  • Goal driven
  • Good communications skills with techs and customers
Project Coordinator

Duties include

  • Assistant for our installation department
  • Coordination and communication between techs, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, drivers
  • Follow up on request for quotes from vendors

Additional skills

  • Organizational skills is the key
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Our computer system is Sage 300 CRE and familiarity with this would be excellent
Warehouse - Parts

Duties include

  • Organizing, tracking, receiving and coordinating of parts and equipment
  • Tool inventory
  • Truck inventory
  • Minor office and warehouse repairs

Additional skills

  • Familiarity with HVAC parts and equipment