Service / Refrigeration Technician — Cape Town (Facilities | Manufacturing/Pharma)
We’re looking for a qualified, trade-tested Service / Refrigeration Technician to maintain and repair critical plant: freeze driers, cooling towers, cold/freezer rooms, ammonia plant, chillers, RO-water and effluent systems. You’ll drive preventative & corrective maintenance, complete accurate job cards, participate in cGMP/ISO compliance, and support uptime (≥90% plant availability) through on-time delivery to internal customers.

Requirements

• Trade-tested refrigeration technician; 3–5 years’ refrigeration maintenance (freeze-dry & industrial refrigeration is essential)

• Solid fault-finding, documentation discipline, MS Office; exposure to GMP/ISO, QMS (CAPAs/Investigations)

• Willing to do standby/call-outs; strong HSE focus; own reliable transport

Nice to have

• cGMP production environment experience; automation/tablet-based maintenance recording; First Aid/HS Rep/Fire-Fighter training

What you’ll do

• Execute & record PM/CM, raise ERP requisitions, keep statutory & eQMS records, contribute to cost-savings & problem-solving projects, train contractors on permits/equipment