Refrigeration Technician (Commercial Cold Rooms)

Keep cold rooms cold and offices cool for the residential aircon installer in Pretoria East. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a residential aircon installer on the Pretoria East side of Gauteng. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Clean coils, replace filters and check drain lines on scheduled services
• Service cold rooms, display fridges and freezers on planned maintenance routes
• Respond to temperature alarms from cold rooms before stock is lost
• Diagnose faulty compressors, fans, contactors and control boards
• Install split units, cassettes and ducted systems, including brazing and vacuum work

• At least 2 years servicing commercial or residential systems
• Comfortable on roofs and ladders in summer heat
• Brazing, flaring and vacuum skills you can demonstrate
• Code 08 driver's licence, since the job is mostly on the road
• Understanding of single- and three-phase control circuits

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

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

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