Refrigeration Foreman Job at IITA Nigeria

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Job Title: Foreman Refrigeration (2-year renewable Contract)

Location: Ibadan, Nigeria

Employer: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the position above at the Institute's Headquarters in Ibadan.

Duties:

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

•   Installs, maintain and repair air conditioning and refrigerating system

•   Inspects completed work for conformance with specifications, requirements, and compliance with applicable safety codes and regulations

•   Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostics hardware to perform work

•   Operates various measuring, diagnostics and testing instruments

•   Reads blueprints, piping, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams

•   Install electrical and controls and test for proper operation

•   Recommend, repair or replace worn or defective parts

•   Have good knowledge on conservation, recovery and recycling of refrigerant

•   Performs brazing, soldering, pipefitting, welding and Fabrication

•   Respond to unscheduled and emergency service request

•   Monitor stock of key emergency spares applicable to areas of responsibilities

•   Maintain accurate and up to date plant records.

•   Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualification and Experience: Bsc/HND Mechanical Engineering and other related fields plus at least 3 years relevant working experience in industrial, commercial and residential refrigerating system.

The ideal candidate must possess:

•   Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills

•   Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point)

•   Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure

•   Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties.

Remuneration: We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Method of Application:

Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant's current or previous organization or applicant's direct Supervisor/Superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package to IITA website.

Please complete our online application form using the link below.

Closing Date: 4th June, 2013

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