Refrigeration Technicians - Slaughter House at Sayed Farms Limited

Sayed Farms Limited is specialized in poultry sector covering all its major aspects, and also in the distribution of frozen food in the Nigerian Market. Our line of frozen products has expanded to include the finest quality of chicken, potatoes, cheese, vegetables, seafood, and ice cream products in the market.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Refrigeration Technician - Slaughter House

Job Reference: RTSH202347
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Oversee and manage the routine maintenance and repair of Slaughter House refrigeration system.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Handling installation of refrigeration system and components, refrigerant charging and storage of food in the cold storage room by maintaining storage parameter.
• Making necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repairing or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Operating a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle;
• Maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
• Repairing and rebuilding semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors and compressors for centrifugal refrigeration machines.
• Performing skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, installation and alteration of Slaughter House equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect motors to control panels.
• Maintaining refrigeration equipment's and components
• Designing and construction of cold storage facility
• Maintaining storage parameters such as temperature and relative humidity in food processing units.
• Conducting performance tests with specialized tools and adjust system settings to keep temperature comfortable in the home or office
• Inspecting and installing SH equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning equipment.

Educations and Work Experience

• OND / HND / Trade Tests I, II & III
• Minimum of 8 years experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of refrigeration principles, techniques and practices
• Skilled in carrying out the methods to check the effectiveness of storage system
• Skilled in handling the control parameters and parameter range for cold storage of various types of food
• Skilled in the methods to control temperature and humidity in cold storage facility
• Basic knowledge of recording and maintaining the food stored in cold storage facility.

Application Closing Date
20th November, 2023.