HVAC/REFRIGERATION MECHANICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN

CHRISTCHURCH BASED

• Company vehicle
• Permanent role
• 40 hours per week, with a competitive hourly rate and on-call and overtime allowances
• Paid birthday leave
• Life and critical illness cover
• Genuine career development opportunities
• Great team culture

Aquaheat Facility Services is a premier provider of facility maintenance services being 100% New Zealand owned and operated with over 70 years of history providing a comprehensive range of facility maintenance services to a selected range of local government, commercial, industrial and infrastructure customers throughout New Zealand.

Aquaheat Facility Services, based in Christchurch is recruiting for a HVAC Mechanical Service Technician.

Responsibilities for the role include:

• Efficiently, effectively and safely carry out all planned maintenance, reactive or remedial service work, fault diagnostics, chiller repairs, chiller maintenance and installation works relating to HVAC Mechanical (air conditioning and refrigeration)
• Expedite all works in a professional and tradesman like manner to a level of quality that meets current accepted commercial/ industry standards
• This role entails working unsupervised, or as part of a team, to deliver high quality HVAC Mechanical trade service
• The HVAC Mechanical Service Technician position therefore requires an individual with the willingness to work flexible hours and the ability to manage their own time in order to meet deadlines
• The HVAC Mechanical Service Technician is further responsible for ensuring a safe working environment for self, colleagues, customers, and the general public
• This position will require availability for afterhours work and emergency call support on a rotating basis.

To be successful a candidate will require the following qualifications and experience:

• NZ Qualification in HVAC, Refrigeration and Electrical
• 5 years post trade experience
• Valid, unrestricted manual NZ Drivers Licence
• Installation and maintenance of HVAC and Mechanical Plant
• Commercial and industrial installation and maintenance
• Experience with building services mechanical systems
• Experience with heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
• Experience in responding to and satisfying customer requests
• Experience with using hand or power equipment
• Experience working within Health & Safety guidelines

Ideally, you will have broad HVAC maintenance experience with the ability to prioritise and manage your work activities. Whilst not essential, the ability to work with and train apprentices and trade assistants will be highly regarded.

We are looking for someone who has a genuine belief in providing excellent customer service, is highly motivated with a "can do" attitude. The ideal candidate will have 5 + years of experience in the trade, with a proven track record in fault finding and troubleshooting.

The Horizon Energy Group takes pride in its commitment to the health and safety of all its stakeholders. It has well-developed processes and procedures in the principle areas of safety leadership, risk management and worker participation.

To support this, you will have excellent communication and problem solving skills, sound industry and product knowledge, be safety focused at all times, possess a high degree of initiative, able to think clearly under pressure and most of all be a team player.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

Our workplaces are drug and alcohol free - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical.

We can offer a challenging position with a competitive remuneration and additional employee benefits which include Paid Birthday Leave and Life and Critical Illness cover.

Applications close on Thursday, 2 May 2024.