Refrigeration Engineer at NOVA Human Capital Solutions

Responsibilities:
Repair, install and troubleshoot industrial refrigeration systems
Maintenance and Repairs

• Maintain and repair installed equipment
• Provide maintenance according to Service Contracts (bi weekly, monthly or annually)
• Follow preventative maintenance schedule
• Respond to call outs timeously
• Test malfunctioning systems and components
• Overhaul equipment and identify what needs to be repaired
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems effectively
• Provide feedback on failures and suggested improvements to customer and Client Service Manager/Technician Team Leader
• Bring faulty equipment back to company and complete the correct paperwork

 
Ordering spares/equipment and Administration

• Inform Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager of order
• Obtain estimated delivery date of parts from Technician Team Leader
• Follow up on ordered parts to ensure they arrive timeously
• Complete Service Reports for customer and submit to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager for review  
• Complete timesheets and submit to customer and Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager weekly
• Return timesheets to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager for invoicing and explain additional costs/variances
• Submit credit card receipts to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager/Administration weekly
• Deposit cash not spent for business purposes immediately on return from trip
• Submit all slips including cash purchases to Service Administrator

Health & Safety

• Observe Safety and Security Procedures
• Report potentially unsafe conditions on site by taking photos and sending these to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager
• Use equipment and materials properly, safely and according to manufacturers’ guidelines
• Conduct Health and Safety Risk Assessments/site inspections according to the Health and Safety Act
• Submit Health and Safety Risk Assessments to Safety Officer weekly

 
Other 

• Check own vehicle against vehicle checklist and submit checklist to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager weekly
• Ensure that vehicle is booked for servicing when required
• Check tools against tools checklist and submit checklist to Technician Team Leader/Client Service Manager weekly  

 
Requirements:

• 4 years Minimum experience in a similar role from a similar industry
• Experience with refrigeration, chillers, coolers and HVAC essential
• Matric
• N4 Mechanical Engineering preferably
• Qualified Artisan, e.g. Millwright preferably
• Computer Literate (MS Word, MS Excel)