Job Description
db Group, Malta’s leader in the hospitality and leisure sector. The group is distinguished and well established in the hospitality sector with its own branded db Seabank Resort + Spa and db San Antonio Hotel + Spa and within the leisure sector with its own branded Pearl Spa, Hardrock, and Starbucks development license and outlets, as well as its variety of established restaurants offering various cuisines.
We are currently looking for a Kitchen Equipment Technician to join our Maintenance team.
The Job
The Kitchen Equipment Technicians are responsible for maintaining, modifying, troubleshooting, and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances. It also involves installing new equipment, repairing leaks, maintaining settings on wiring controls, and replacing defective or old parts.
Job Role
- Perform repairs and maintenance duties on a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment such as walk-in freezers, industrial-sized steam cookers, refrigerators, ice machines, washers, ovens, dryers, dishwashers, and water coolers.
- Carry out periodic inspection, cleaning, and equipment servicing.
- Log into the work order management system to find, accept and complete the work requests.
- Carry out the installation of new equipment, perform repairs on leaks and ensure settings of wiring controls.
- Change equipment parts that have become old or defective.
- Collaborate with other maintenance workers, company’s management and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
- Attend quickly to emergency calls on equipment repair issues, as well as to after-work hour calls.
- Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.
Job Requirements
- Outstanding soldering and blazing skills, applying oxygen / propane.
- The ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams, following manuals on operations and installations to complete tasks successfully.
- To apply various types of equipment safely and efficiently.
- To prioritize assigned tasks for increased job delivery.
- Properly investigate problems with food equipment, discover the issue, and correct it.
- Possess refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
- Strong knowledge of basic electrical practice, theory, and safety.
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of commercial refrigeration practice and theory.
About You
- Experience in a similar role.
- Strong keyboarding and basic computer skills.
- Knowledge of plumbing repair, installation practice and procedure.
- The ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
- Working independently without direct supervision and taking responsibility for the repair of assigned equipment.
- Must possess a valid driving licence.
