Refrigeration Technician

Joubert and Associates; De Doorns; On-site; ZAR 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexkoel (Pty) Ltd in Hex River Valley (De Doorns) seeks an experienced Technical Shift Coordinator to plan, execute, coordinate and supervise shift operations for its fruit cooling facility. You will ensure service levels, optimize resources and uphold quality against industry standards.

You will report to the Technical Manager and lead shift activities, manage hand-overs, monitor cold store operations, and participate in risk mitigation and continuous improvement with a hands-on, detail‑driven

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification is required.
• Proven cold store experience, preferably in the fruit industry.
• Ammonia refrigeration experience.
• Willing to work abnormal hours during the season.
• Experience in managing employees and strong communication.
• Detail oriented, results driven, and technically minded.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordination of own shift and supervision with proactive prioritisation to prevent problems.
• Oversee shift-related cold store activities with hands-on approach and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure smooth hand-overs to the next shift with effective communication.
• Maintain standards, targets and regulations for cold store operations.
• Troubleshoot and find solutions to meet outputs with accuracy and responsibility.
• Pro-active situation analysis and decision making in line with the Technical Manager.

Skills

Cold store experience

Ammonia refrigeration

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Emotional intelligence

Employee management

Technical minded

Own transport

Computer skills

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Hexkoel (Pty) Ltd, situated in the beautiful Hex River Valley (De Doorns ), is a well-established fruit cooling enterprise – one of the largest of its kind internationally. The company requires the services of an experienced technical shift coordinator who will take responsibility for the planning, execution, co-ordination, and supervision of efficient shift related operations. The successful incumbent will be required to execute his/her duties while maintaining high levels of service, resource optimisation, and fruit quality against the background of company and industry related standards and regulations.

The successful candidate will report to the Technical Manager and will be responsible for the following:

• Co-ordination of own shift and supervision, pro-active prioritisation and identification of possible problem areas and development of risk-mitigating plans to ensure that problems do not arise
• Oversight of shift related cold store activities by means of a hands‑on approach, resource optimisation, procedural compliance, and technical know-how to ensure efficient and effective cold store operations
• Ensure smooth shift hand-overs to the next shift by demonstrating good communication skills on all levels
• Ensure that company, cold store and industry related standards, targets and regulations are maintained by demonstrating good management skills
• Trouble shooting and solution finding to ensure outputs are met with the emphasis on detail, accuracy and responsible management principles and practices
• Pro-active situation analysis and decision making in accordance with the Technical Manager

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Proven cold store experience (preferably in the fruit industry)
• Ammonia refrigeration experience
• Willing to work abnormal hours in season (shifts – morning, afternoon & night)
• Experience in managing employees
• Computer skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail orientated
• Results driven
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Technical minded
• Own transport