Refrigeration Technician (Ammonia refrigeration maintenance within an FMCG environment)

POSITION: Refrigeration Technician
LOCATION: Cullinan
REPORTING TO: Supervisor: Abattoir & Services

Job Purpose
Refrigeration Plant operation and maintenance at the Facility.

Output:
Planned Maintenance

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance work on refrigeration systems
• Ensure Job cards issued are completed
• Effective turnaround time of Corrective and Preventive maintenance work issued
• Ensuring Job cards are completed correctly
• Monitoring and checking plant temperatures
• Refrigeration plant systems availability
• Maintenance check sheets are returned and completed accurately

Unplanned Maintenance

• Attendance to refrigeration plant and systems breakdowns
• Reporting of Downtime details accurately
• Ensure quality of work is of a high standard

Site Housekeeping

• Cullinan Facility areas are always kept neat and tidy
• Ownership of facility

People Management

• Supervise Plant room operators
• Ensuring positive team attitude
• Following up on completed work
• Time keeping of staff

SHEQ

• Always ensure acceptable personal hygiene of all staff
• Always manage correct use of PPE
• Process and product hygiene standards are always maintained
• All duties are performed according to the Group Occupational Health and Safety guidelines and procedures

Working days and hours

• Working a 9-hour working day excluding lunch time depending on shift

Minimum Requirements
Qualification details

• Grade 12 is required
• Technical trade test (Electrical, Mechanical, or Refrigeration - Category B) is required

Experience

• 3 - 8 years’ experience in ammonia refrigeration maintenance within an FMCG environment is required

Functional Competencies

• Electrical Maintenance
• NH3 Refrigeration
• Freon Refrigeration
• Team Leadership
• Mechanical Maintenance
• Procurement Process
• OSH Act
• Food Safety

Important:

• Applicants from outside the region may apply, provided they are willing and able to relocate to Cullinan at their own cost.
• Applicants must confirm their current address and clearly state in their CV that they are willing to relocate at their own cost; otherwise, no feedback will be provided to this candidate
• Candidates must be able to commute reliably, to meet the Company’s operational requirements and needs