Service / Refrigeration Technician

The BBI Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health solutions company in Cape Town is looking for a qualified Service / Refrigeration Technician. In this full-time role, you will maintain various equipment related to refrigeration, participate in problem-solving initiatives, and ensure high plant availability. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience and be familiar with GMP and ISO standards. You will also contribute to a safe working environment and assist in training team members.

Benefits

Provident Fund

% Contributory Retirement Scheme

Death in Service Insurance

Disability Insurance

Funeral Benefit

Private Healthcare Scheme

15 days Annual Leave

Birthday leave

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years’ working experience in a refrigeration technician role.
• Knowledge of GMP and ISO requirements.
• Experience working in a cGMP environment would be advantageous.
• Experience with freeze dry and refrigeration maintenance is a pre-requisite.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the maintenance of refrigeration and service-related equipment.
• Implement corrective and preventative measures as needed.
• Train contractors and employees on equipment usage.

Skills

Fault finding and repairs

Good organizational skills

Reliable, tolerant and self-driven

Good interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Computer literate – Microsoft Office

Education

Technically qualified and trade tested

Job description

BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a Service / Refrigeration Technician to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our site in Epping, Cape Town. Join our team: advancing health, together.

The Role

The Service / Refrigeration Service Technician will work within the Facilities service delivery department and company framework to ensure the effective maintenance of all process and service-related equipment. As a qualified Refrigeration Technician the bulk of the work will be related to maintenance of plant and equipment, however in this role the technician will be required to carry out service, refrigeration repairs and maintenance as and when required in the preventative maintenance and breakdown job card system.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Accountable for the following equipment: Freeze Driers, Cooling Towers, Cold Rooms, Freezer Rooms, Big Freezer, Ammonia Plant, Chillers, Effluent Plant, RO-water Systems
• Corrective & Preventative maintenance program recording and completion
• Implementation of preventative and/or corrective measures
• On time and in full delivery to internal customers
• Contribute to plant availability of at least 90%
• Drill down to technical aspects of field of specialty
• Participation in problem solving, improvement and/or cost saving projects/initiatives
• Follow work instructions relating to the eQMS system
• Raise requisitions on ERP system for purchasing/ordering requirements
• Complete and maintain various records related to statutory requirements as well as internal documentation
• Capture hours and work performed on various tasks in detail and with 100% accuracy on DMS job cards
• Identify improvements & assist in implementation
• Initiation of non-conformances, SQA’s & completion of forms
• Train contractors/fellow employees on permit systems and/or equipment usage

You should apply if you are:

Technically qualified and trade tested.

Knowledge and Experience

• 3 to 5 years’ working experience in a refrigeration technician role
• Knowledge of GMP and ISO requirements
• Experience working in a cGMP environment would be advantageous
• Knowledge of Quality Management system eg, CAPAs, Investigations
• Experience with freeze dry and refrigeration maintenance is a pre-requisite

Key Skills Required

• Fault finding and repairs
• Good organizational skills
• Reliable, tolerant and self-driven
• Good interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office package - MS-Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook

Demonstrable Behaviours

• Strong focus on Health & Safety
• Willing to learn
• Standby and callout responsibilities
• Own reliable transport
• Positive outlook and clear focus on high quality
• Good attention to detail
• Good documentation practices

Our Recruitment Process

If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call we’ll be able to tell you more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

As part of career development and succession planning internal applicants will receive priority consideration initially, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.

Why Choose BBI

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others we’re focused on them. That’s why at BBI we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• Provident Fund
• % Contributory Retirement Scheme
• Death in Service Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Funeral Benefit
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• 15 days Annual Leave, which increases by 1 day per annum to 20 days
• Birthday leave
• Long Service Awards
• Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment to Career Development
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence

We’re also focused on development, creating an environment that allows our employees to nurture their talent and empowers you to make a difference. This is achieved by providing our employees with access to learning opportunities to help achieve personal career goals.

About BBI

For more than 70 years, we’ve been perfecting reagents, both native and recombinant, to help IVD and life-science teams turn breakthrough ideas into reliable, life-saving advances. Great products are only the start. From troubleshooting tricky performance issues and customizing reagents to meeting new regulatory standards, our scientists work to clear obstacles and accelerate progress. That’s why we continue to invest millions in new recombinant capabilities that help create diagnostics that improve health and save lives – in a more ethical and sustainable way than ever before.

Equal Opportunities

BBI is an equal opportunity employer and believes in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

AA candidates will be given preference in line with our AA requirements; however we will select candidates from all groups.

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