HVAC Service Technician (Office Buildings) – Permanent

The hospital building services team in Mamelodi needs an HVAC technician who knows both the electrical side and the refrigerant side. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Mamelodi (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Complete service reports on a tablet and have the site manager sign them
• Commission new systems and show the client how to use the controls
• Service cold rooms, display fridges and freezers on planned maintenance routes
• Diagnose faulty compressors, fans, contactors and control boards
• Pressure test with nitrogen, pull a deep vacuum and charge with R410A, R32 or R134a
• Install split units, cassettes and ducted systems, including brazing and vacuum work
• Check chiller log sheets and water treatment on building service visits

• At least 2 years servicing commercial or residential systems
• Refrigeration and air-conditioning trade test or an NQF 4 occupational certificate
• SAQCC Gas registration as an authorised person for refrigerants
• Comfortable on roofs and ladders in summer heat
• 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

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

• 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.