Minimum Requirements, Skills and Experience

• N4 or higher Technical Certificate with 5years post apprenticeship experience.
• Recognised Trade Certification Aircon, Electrical, Mechanical, Millwright
• Be skilled in the fault finding, operations and repairs of all related site installations
• Be knowledgeable on all basic refrigeration principles
• Be knowledgeable on diverse installations
• To be tolerant and understanding with a demanding client base
• Must understand and accommodate where possible the client’s needs
• Must be able to work on standby, attending to emergency callouts.
• Basic computer skills
• Driver’s License
• Basic understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993 in relation to Facilities and Construction Regulations promulgated under the Act

Duties and Responsibilities:

• General maintenance of Facilities and repair of all air conditioning and related equipment, ensuring that the specific environmental conditions for all the different laboratories are metnon a continued basis
• Performance of preventative maintenance tasks, identified during routine inspections or according to maintenance registers, to ensure the optimal performance of all the air conditioning and related equipment.
• Performing routine inspections according to the maintenance registers
• Fault finding and repair of all air conditioning and other facilities related equipment.
• Keeping of maintenance registers, for all compressors, chillers, air handlers and humidifiers
• The sub-contracting of repair and maintenance work, as needed and approved by
• management, to competent contractors
• The management of external contractors and the signing-off (verify that work was done professionally and according to the procurement order) of completed work
• Attend to all emergency callouts, as informed by the CSIR Call Centre (control room).
• Keep current on changing and evolving air conditioner trends and technologies