Restaurant Service Technician

Callmpe; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

MPE Services is hiring a Restaurant Service Technician to join the installation and repair team in Alabama. You will process and complete work orders, install refrigeration systems, troubleshoot failures, and perform equipment maintenance in commercial kitchens.

Strong knowledge of HVAC and refrigeration systems is required. The role may involve dispatching work from home and occasional on-call duties, with competitive hourly pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• EPA Certification required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in commercial cooking and refrigeration equipment such as fryers, grills, coolers, and ice machines.
• Driver’s License with clean driving record.
• Ability to read, understand and use gauges and measuring instruments.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure, and willingness to work flexible hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.
• Disassemble and re-assemble equipment to perform preventive maintenance and repair.
• Read, understand and quote customer prices.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to service units.
• Lift and maneuver components to test, set up, or maintain equipment.
• Explain service charges and work performed to customers.

Skills

Diagnostic ability

Customer communication

Independent work

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

EPA Certification

Tools

Gauges

Meters

Hand tools

Torches

Job description

MPE Services is proud to be the local leading provider for heating & air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing services. We provide a wide variety of services to local residential and commercial clients in the North & Central Alabama areas as well as Southern Tennessee. When you need a plumber, electrician, or heating and air conditioning company you can rely on for quality services, all you must do is contact MPE Services

We are looking for an experienced Restaurant Service Technician to join our installation and repair team. As a Restaurant Service Technician, you will be responsible for processing and completing work orders, installing new refrigeration systems, troubleshooting mechanical failures, and performing equipment maintenance. You may also be required to advise on equipment upgrades and alternate cooling units.

To ensure success as a Restaurant Service Technician, you should have advanced knowledge of HVAC and refrigeration systems, good mechanical skills, and excellent troubleshooting skills. Ultimately, a top-class restaurant service technician expertly installs, repairs, and maintains commercial cooking equipment i.e. convection ovens, conveyor-ovens, fryers, grills, & more. This position has the opportunity to dispatch work from home, so you are not in the office everyday.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Restaurant Service Technician Responsibilities:

• Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.
• Disassemble and re-assemble equipment to perform trouble shooting, preventive maintenance, and repair.
• Able to read, understand and quote customer prices.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to perform service of unit.
• Lift, carry, pull, and push components and/or equipment to test, setup, or maintain equipment.
• Give and take written and verbal instructions.
• Complete documents to verify work performed.
• Operate a commercial vehicle and trailer.
• Work flexible hours as required as well as on-call nights and weekends when assigned.
• Explain service charges and work performed to the customer.

Restaurant Service Technician Requirements:

• High school or equivalent
• EPA Certification
• Diagnostic ability as demonstrated through a minimum of 3 years’ experience and/or training in commercial cooking and refrigeration equipment such as fryers, grills, coolers, and ice machines.
• Driver’s License Required - Clean Driving Record
• Ability to competently use a variety of gauges, meters, measuring instruments, hoists, rigging equipment, torches, and hand tools.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the customer.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure, and without close supervision; willing and able to consistently work the schedule required by job demands.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force (pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, etc.) regularly and up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
• Ability to climb and work from 8’ ladder, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, twist, grasp to perform essential job functions.
• Ability to safely operate a company motor vehicle as evidenced by past driving performance record and to adhere to all company safety requirements.
• Ability to tolerate environmental conditions consisting of extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, and poor ventilation.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $20.00 - $38.00 per hour (determined by experience)

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability