Refrigeration Shift Technician

Veolia; Athlone; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package (VHI cover)

Pension

Education assistance

Job summary

Veolia Ireland is seeking a Refrigeration Technician to service and maintain HVAC and refrigeration systems across our facilities in Blanchardstown. You will diagnose faults, carry out repairs, and commission plant in line with safety standards and energy performance targets.

The role requires a refrigeration qualification, trade qualification, and hands-on experience with commercial or industrial cooling, including ammonia systems where applicable.

Qualifications

• Relevant refrigeration qualification (e.g., F-Gas Category 1 or equivalent).
• Trade Qualified.
• Strong technical background in commercial or industrial cooling systems.
• Minimum 3 years’ hands‑on experience with HVAC or mechanical building services systems (essential).
• Solid understanding of HVAC engineering, including air handling, ventilation, dehumidification, heat transfer, and system controls.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control‑related faults.
• Experience with Industrial refrigeration systems such as stand-alone fridge/freezers, incubators, and blast freezers.
• ATEX areas experience is desirable, API pharmaceutical industry experience desirable, ammonia refrigeration experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service, maintenance, and technical support for HVAC systems, including AHUs, chillers, heat pumps, dehumidification systems, ventilation plant, and related equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical and control-system faults and perform corrective actions and component replacements.
• Recommend suitable replacement parts and refurbishment options to improve reliability and energy performance.
• Maintain, repair, and commission HVAC and refrigeration equipment across sites.
• Ensure customer facilities operate in line with contract specifications and assets run efficiently.

Skills

HVAC systems expertise

Fault diagnosis

Diagnostic instruments

Industrial refrigeration systems

HVAC controls

Energy performance

ATEX (desirable)

Education

F-Gas Category 1 or equivalent

Trade Qualified

Tools

Diagnostic instruments

Job description

Background:

Veolia is Ireland’s leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

Refrigeration Technician

Location: Blanchardstown

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Shift Role

This is a shift role, working on a 24/7 4 shift cycle

Day-to-Day of the Role:

• Provide high-quality service, maintenance, and technical support for HVAC systems, including AHUs, chillers, heat pumps, dehumidification systems, ventilation plant, and associated mechanical equipment, in line with industry standards and safety regulations.


• Diagnose mechanical and control-system faults, carrying out corrective actions, component replacements, and adjustments to restore system performance and efficiency.


• Recommend suitable replacement parts, upgrade options, and refurbishment solutions to support long‑term asset reliability and energy performance.


• Responsibility for the maintenance, repair, and commissioning of the full range of HVAC and Refrigeration equipment.


• Ensure that all customer facilities and services are made available within the requirements of the contract specification, and ensure assets are operating effectively.

Skills & Qualifications Required for the role;

• Relevant refrigeration qualification (e.g., F-Gas Category 1 or equivalent)


• Trade Qualified


• Strong technical background in commercial or industrial cooling systems


• Minimum 3 years’ hands‑on experience working with HVAC or mechanical building services systems in a service, maintenance, or commissioning capacity (essential).


• Solid understanding of HVAC engineering, including air handling, ventilation, dehumidification, heat transfer, and system controls.


• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control‑related faults.


• Competent in the use of diagnostic instruments for airflow, pressure, moisture content, temperature, and system performance measurement.


• Experience working on Industrial refrigeration systems such as stand alone Fridge / Freezers, Incubators, Stability Chambers, and blast freezers


• Working in ATEX areas (desirable)


• Previous experience of API pharmaceutical Industry (desirable)


• Previous experience working on Ammonia refrigeration systems (desirable)

Please note:

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

If you are a non‑EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland.

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