HVAC Technician

Company Description

The MGallery Hotel Collection features boutique hotels, each with its own original design and unique stories to tell. Choosing to join MGallery is choosing to live and experience Memorable Moments.

MGallery Nairobi Gigiri will feature 105 rooms and suites; four restaurants, including an all-day dining venue, a signature dining experience, a pool bar, and a rooftop restaurant and bar; meeting rooms and a business centre; and wellness facilities spanning a gym, pool and spa.

With a prime location on Gigiri’s Limuru Road, fairly close to Nairobi’s city centre and Village Market, it will attract UN and NGO delegates, consultants and contractors, as well as diplomats, leisure visitors and the local community.

Job Description

• Operate Maintain, Repairs and does necessary adjustment of the air conditioning and refrigeration equipment such as Chillers, AHUs, FCU’s, Split A/C Units, Window A/C Units, Cold rooms. Coolers, Ice machines, Extract fans and all the HVAC related equipments.
• Coordinate with Fire Fighting contractors on scheduled maintenance and make sure Air –conditioning system responds as per Cause and Effect matrix.
• Ensures of sufficient stock of spare parts for the A/C and Refrigeration related equipments and thoroughly checks the purchase materials for their quality.
• Executes energy saving measures and helps the department to reduce the energy cost.
• Carryout daily checks on Cooling Tower & it’s Make Water, Chillers, Primary & Secondary Pumps, AHU, FAHU, Water Treatment, and major Refrigeration equipments.
• Ensure and all set operating parameters as desired for intended operation.
• Familiarizes himself with total layout of the building and estate regarding safety aspects such as isolation points, etc.
• Performs preventive maintenance work, such as servicing of motors and air-conditioning and refrigerators as per the maintenance schedule and maintains service / history reports.
• Attends to repair and maintenance of refrigeration equipment such as screw / centrifugal type chiller, cooling towers, make water system, walk in chillers, freezers, other commercial industrial refrigeration equipment, window units, split, Blower coil units, Air-handling units and fan coil units etc.
• Advises improvements to the present system in order to optimize the operating efficiency and economy of the said system.

Qualifications

• Trade Certificate in R/AC and Refrigeration engineering.
• 3 years of experience in a similar field, Hotel experience is preferred.
• Practical and theoretical skills in Chillers, cold-storage, air-conditioning and electricity.
• Languages: Conversant in English.

Additional Information

Should be eligible to live and work in Kenya.