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IREF Service Technician

On-site in the Netherlands·Full-time·Added 6 days ago (last checked 30 Oct)

Our summary

Work mode
On-site, Netherlands
Contract
Full-time
Languages
Dutch

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • A completed technical education at MBO-4 or HBO level, for example in:
    • Refrigeration technology
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Electrical engineering
    • Instrumentation & Control technology
  • Valid F-gas certificate.
  • Demonstrable experience within industrial refrigeration technology.
  • Experience with service, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks.
  • Knowledge of industrial cooling installations and natural refrigerants.
  • The ability to read technical diagrams, electrical drawings, and P&IDs.
  • Good command of the Dutch and English languages.
  • Driving license B.

Nice to have

  • Ammonia certification (NH₃).
  • Experience with CO₂ systems.
  • Knowledge of industrial process cooling.
  • VCA certification.
  • Experience within food and production environments.

The role

Junior Service Technician IREF
Location: Netherlands
Field: Field Operations | Industrial Refrigeration

What you'll do

A halted cooling installation often means a direct impact on production, storage, or distribution for our customers. As a Service Technician Industrial Refrigeration, you ensure that complex industrial cooling installations continue to function reliably, safely, and efficiently.

You work independently on challenging maintenance, service, and troubleshooting tasks within, among others, cold stores, freezer houses, food production sites, distribution centers, and industrial process environments. Here, continuity, safety, and technical expertise are of crucial importance. With your experience in industrial refrigeration technology, you are the technical point of contact on-site and the face of Johnson Controls to the customer.

You are responsible for independently performing maintenance, inspections, and troubleshooting solutions on industrial cooling installations. You make technical decisions on-site, advise customers on improvements, and actively contribute to the reliability and performance of their installations.

Why this role is interesting

  • Working on complex industrial cooling installations with natural refrigerants such as ammonia (NH₃).
  • A great deal of independence and freedom in performing service and troubleshooting tasks.
  • Technical depth within business-critical installations.
  • Direct customer contact and visible impact on business processes.
  • The opportunity to further develop yourself towards specialist or lead technical roles.
  • Becoming part of a global network of experts within Industrial Refrigeration.

Service, maintenance, and troubleshooting

  • Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial cooling installations.
  • Analyzing and resolving complex technical faults.
  • Inspecting installations and assessing technical performance and risks.
  • Independently performing service tasks from diagnosis to delivery.
  • Ensuring maximum availability, reliability, and safety of installations.

Working on high-end refrigeration technology installations

You will work on, among others:

  • Industrial ammonia installations (NH₃).
  • Process cooling within the food industry.
  • Production environments.
  • Compressor systems, control technology, and refrigeration peripheral equipment.

Technical advice and customer contact

  • Acting as the technical point of contact for customers on-site.
  • Informing customers about performed work, findings, and risks.
  • Advising on modernization, optimization, and replacement of installations.
  • Identifying commercial opportunities for additional work or improvements.
  • Providing technical instructions for users and operators.

Safety and quality

  • Working according to the highest safety and quality standards.
  • Complying with all relevant laws and regulations regarding industrial refrigeration technology.
  • Carefully documenting work and findings.
  • Preparing clear and timely service reports.

When are you successful?

In this role, you are successful when:

  • Faults are resolved quickly and structurally.
  • Installations continue to function safely and reliably.
  • Customers trust your technical expertise.
  • Maintenance and service tasks are carried out according to schedule.
  • You identify improvements that contribute to efficiency, safety, and business continuity.

What do we offer you?

  • An independent position with a lot of responsibility and freedom.
  • Working on some of the most complex refrigeration technology installations in the Netherlands.
  • Challenging faults and high-end technical projects.
  • Extensive training and certification opportunities.
  • Growth opportunities towards specialist, commissioning, or lead technical roles.
  • Access to international knowledge and expertise within Johnson Controls.
  • A market-competitive salary and an attractive package of employment conditions.

Why Johnson Controls?

At Johnson Controls, you work on innovative and sustainable cooling solutions that are crucial to the business operations of customers worldwide. From our Industrial Refrigeration organization, we help customers make their cooling processes more reliable, safer, and more energy-efficient.

You will join a team of specialists where craftsmanship, collaboration, and technical development are central. Here, you will get the space to truly understand complex technology and further develop yourself as an expert within industrial refrigeration technology.

Interested?

Are you an experienced service technician who enjoys working on complex NH₃ installations, seeks a lot of independence, and wants to further develop your technical expertise?

Then we would love to meet you for the position of Junior Service Technician IREF

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