Kitchen equipment technicians are responsible for maintaining modifying troubleshooting and repairing a large inventory of electric and gas commercial kitchen equipment and appliances.

The kitchen equipment technicians job description entails fielding prioritizing and carrying out service support requests by in-person inspections and from an online work order system.

He/she performs end-user interactions frequently with dinning-staff requiring advice on equipment operation or status.

His/her role also involves assisting in major repairs and upgrades and participating in large-scale maintenance duties as part of the dinning team.

The kitchen equipment technicians responsibilities also include carrying out the documentation of procedures processes and best practices in on-plan sets and end-user manuals or modifying what has previously been documented.

He/she is also responsible for performing preventative maintenance as well as scheduled predictive maintenance checks following manufacturers recommendation or/and as assigned.

The technician also provides on-site support during special events as well as during off hours holidays and weekends.

His/her work description also entails swiftly correcting unsafe conditions in workplaces and bringing to the supervisors attention any non-correctable condition noticed.

It also involves installing new equipment repairing leaks maintaining settings on wiring controls and replacing defective or old parts.

It is also the kitchen technicians duty to maintain inventory as well as to ensure that tools and equipment are properly maintained.

Kitchen Equipment Technician Job Description

• 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 installation of new equipment; perform repairs on leaks; ensure settings o wiring controls; change equipment parts that have become old or defective.
• Collaborate with other maintenance workers companys officials and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
• Attend quickly to emergency call on equipment repair issues as well as to after work hour calls.
• Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.

Requirements Skills Knowledge and Abilities for Kitchen Equipment Technician Role

• Profound knowledge of how various types of kitchen and refrigeration equipment work
• Outstanding soldering and blazing skills applying oxygen/propane
• Strong ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams and to follow manuals on operation and installation to successful complete tasks.
• Strong ability to apply various types of equipment safely and efficiently and to maintain and service them.
• Exceptional ability to work independently without direct supervision and take responsibility for the repair of assigned equipment.
• Strong ability to prioritize assigned tasks for increased job delivery.
• Exceptional ability to properly investigate problems with food equipment discover the issue and correct it.
• Ability to work in a team setting with other maintenance workers and with staff and members of the public.
• Strong ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
• Strong keyboarding and basic computer skills
• Possess refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
• Repair and maintenance experience in the commercial kitchen or dinning service field
• Strong knowledge of plumbing repair and installation practice and procedure
• Strong knowledge of basic electrical practice theory and safety
• Strong knowledge of the fundamental of commercial refrigeration practice and theory.
• Performs additional job duties as requested.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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