Supervises and coordinates the activities of Refrigeration and Airconditioning Mechanics.

Tasks Include:

• determines work requirements and allocates duties to Refrigeration and Airconditioning Mechanics
• confers with managers to coordinate activities with other organisational units
• maintains attendance records and rosters
• explains and enforces safety regulations
• oversees the work of the unit and suggests improvements and changes
• confers with workers to resolve grievances
• may perform the tasks of a Refrigeration and Airconditioning Mechanic, such as:
  • establishes job requirements from drawings and specifications, and lays out installation reference points
  • drills holes, installs mounting brackets and cuts, bends and threads piping
  • installs components such as compressors, motors, condensers, evaporators, switches and gauges, and copper lines for steam, gas, refrigerant, compressed air, fuel, oil and chilled water
  • bolts, solders, rivets, welds or brazes pipes to connect equipment, and checks alignment and accuracy of fit
  • fills systems with gas or fluid to check for leaks
  • removes test gas or fluid using vacuum pumps and fills with refrigerant
  • test-operates refrigeration systems, checks mechanisms and makes adjustments
  • checks and overhauls refrigeration systems, diagnoses faults and repairs or replaces defective components
  • adjusts system controls and mechanisms and reassembles systems
  • records causes of malfunctioning and action taken