Chiller Technician (Hospitals & Data Centres)

Keep cold rooms cold and offices cool for the supermarket refrigeration contractor in Cape Town CBD. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Cape Town CBD; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Clean coils, replace filters and check drain lines on scheduled services
• Commission new systems and show the client how to use the controls
• Pressure test with nitrogen, pull a deep vacuum and charge with R410A, R32 or R134a
• Replace thermostatic expansion valves and electronic controllers
• Complete service reports on a tablet and have the site manager sign them
• Recover refrigerant into cylinders and log every kilogram used

• At least 2 years servicing commercial or residential systems
• SAQCC Gas registration as an authorised person for refrigerants
• Refrigeration and air-conditioning trade test or an NQF 4 occupational certificate
• Comfortable on roofs and ladders in summer heat
• Understanding of single- and three-phase control circuits
• Code 08 driver's licence, since the job is mostly on the road

• Building management system alarm handling
• Transport refrigeration units on trucks and trailers
• Experience with VRF systems or chillers

• Standby pay for weekend fridge breakdowns
• Gauge manifold, vacuum pump and recovery unit issued to you
• Manufacturer training on new equipment ranges

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