Air-Conditioning Technician (Split & VRF Systems)

Keep cold rooms cold and offices cool for the air-conditioning maintenance company in Welkom. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Welkom, Free State, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Install split units, cassettes and ducted systems, including brazing and vacuum work
• Replace thermostatic expansion valves and electronic controllers
• Commission new systems and show the client how to use the controls
• Diagnose faulty compressors, fans, contactors and control boards
• Clean coils, replace filters and check drain lines on scheduled services
• Recover refrigerant into cylinders and log every kilogram used
• Respond to temperature alarms from cold rooms before stock is lost

• Comfortable on roofs and ladders in summer heat
• At least 2 years servicing commercial or residential systems
• Brazing, flaring and vacuum skills you can demonstrate
• Understanding of single- and three-phase control circuits
• Refrigeration and air-conditioning trade test or an NQF 4 occupational certificate
• SAQCC Gas registration as an authorised person for refrigerants

• CO2 transcritical refrigeration experience in retail stores
• Building management system alarm handling
• Transport refrigeration units on trucks and trailers

• Manufacturer training on new equipment ranges
• Company vehicle with a fitted tool rack
• Gauge manifold, vacuum pump and recovery unit issued to you
• Standby pay for weekend fridge breakdowns

• Your SAQCC Gas card must be current. Put the expiry date on your CV so nobody has to ask.
• Say which refrigerants and system types you have worked on. A recruiter for supermarket work wants to see CO2 or large rack systems.