Refrigeration Technician (Commercial Cold Rooms)

Keep cold rooms cold and offices cool for the hospital building services team in Durban Central. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Durban Central (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Check chiller log sheets and water treatment on building service visits
• Install split units, cassettes and ducted systems, including brazing and vacuum work
• Commission new systems and show the client how to use the controls
• Respond to temperature alarms from cold rooms before stock is lost
• Replace thermostatic expansion valves and electronic controllers
• Clean coils, replace filters and check drain lines on scheduled services
• Complete service reports on a tablet and have the site manager sign them

• SAQCC Gas registration as an authorised person for refrigerants
• Code 08 driver's licence, since the job is mostly on the road
• Refrigeration and air-conditioning trade test or an NQF 4 occupational certificate
• Brazing, flaring and vacuum skills you can demonstrate

• CO2 transcritical refrigeration experience in retail stores
• Experience with VRF systems or chillers
• Building management system alarm handling

• Gauge manifold, vacuum pump and recovery unit issued to you
• Company vehicle with a fitted tool rack
• 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.
• Mention whether you are comfortable on standby. Most service jobs in this trade include it.