HVAC Service Technician (Office Buildings)

Here is work for a technician who can find a leak fast and gas a system up properly, with the hospital building services team in Pietermaritzburg. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Complete service reports on a tablet and have the site manager sign them
• Respond to temperature alarms from cold rooms before stock is lost
• Commission new systems and show the client how to use the controls
• Clean coils, replace filters and check drain lines on scheduled services
• Service cold rooms, display fridges and freezers on planned maintenance routes

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

• Experience with VRF systems or chillers
• CO2 transcritical refrigeration experience in retail stores

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

• Your SAQCC Gas card must be current. Put the expiry date on your CV so nobody has to ask.
• Mention whether you are comfortable on standby. Most service jobs in this trade include it.