Refrigeration Foreman job vacancies at IITA in Ibadan

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the position below at the Institute’s Headquarters in Ibadan.

Position Foreman Refrigeration (2-year renewable contract)

Qualification and Experience
Bsc/HND Mechanical Engineering and other related fields plus at least 3 years relevant working experience in industrial, commercial and residential refrigerating system.
The ideal candidate must possess:

  • Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point)
  • Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure
  • Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties.


Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:


  • Installs, maintain and repair air conditioning and refrigerating system
  • Inspects completed work for conformance with specifications, requirements, and compliance with applicable safety codes and regulations
  • Have good knowledge on conservation, recovery and recycling of refrigerant
  • Performs brazing, soldering, pipefitting, welding and Fabrication
  • Respond to unscheduled and emergency service request
  • Monitor stock of key emergency spares applicable to areas of responsibilities
  • Maintain accurate and up to date plant records.
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
  • Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostics hardware to perform work
  • Operates various measuring, diagnostics and testing instruments
  • Reads blueprints, piping, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams
  • Install electrical and controls and test for proper operation
  • Recommend, repair or replace worn or defective parts


Remuneration:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.


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