My client, a well-known and established company based on the West Coast (Vredenburg / Saldanha / Langebaan) is looking for a motivated, energetic and dynamic individual to assume the position as Refrigeration Technician.
Job Purpose:
- To service, maintain and operate the refrigeration plants with minimum downtime, best cost and optimal energy usage. Fault finding on all refrigeration equipment and systems
- To ensure the safety of all personnel through adherence to safe practices
- To overhaul compressors, condensers, pumps, valves, HXs
- Construct small and medium size refrigeration plants
Responsibilities:
- Efficient refrigeration plants operating at optimal levels
- Ice plant manufacturing ice and supplying to users with no delays
- Heat Exchangers chilling the water to temperatures at correct flow rates as per setting
- Cold storage rooms are maintaining the required temperatures
- Processing freezers operating according to manufactures specifications
- Trio skinning machines operating to standard with <2% downtime
Requirements: Skills and competences :
- Artisan Industrial Refrigeration Trade Test. (Other Trade qualification acceptable with the appropriate refrigeration training and experience)
- 7 years experience in ammonia refrigeration plants and relevant equipment
- Working knowledge of food processing freezers and equipment utilizing refrigeration
- 5 years experience in Freon refrigeration systems, including air conditioning systems (services and installation)
- Certified to work in ammonia refrigeration plants
- Familiar with different types of ice plants
- Working knowledge of slurry plants
- Must be criminal clear
- Must reside on the West Coast or willing to relocate to Langebaan / Vredenburg / Saldanha
