Profession heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician

Refrigeration mechanics service, adjust, test and repair industrial and commercial refrigerating systems and a variety of refrigeration equipment.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Tasks heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician

• Gather information about the functioning of the refrigeration system.
• Analyze and interpret the (malfunctioning) history of the system.
• Check the state and condition of the refrigeration system.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance services, for example check and test leak detection devices, replace parts where necessary.
• Analyze and interpret defects in refrigeration systems.
• Repair malfunctioning refrigeration systems.
• Control and test whether defects are adequately repaired.
• Put refrigeration systems into operation (e.g. charge with refrigerant, adjust the thermostat and pressure control).
• Dismantle (parts of) refrigeration systems.
• Register relevant information, for example by completing a log book or forms.

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Knowledge

• Hydraulics

  The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.

• Thermodynamics

  The branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy..

• Mechanical engineering

  Discipline that applies principles of physics, engineering and materials science to design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems.

• Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts

  The different parts constituing heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems such as the different valves, fans, compressors, condensers, filters and other components.

• Refrigerants

  The characteristics and properties of the different fluids used in heat pump and refrigeration cycles.

Skills

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

  Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

• Use testing equipment

  Use equipment to test performance and operation of machinery.

• Interpret 2D plans

  Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in two dimensions.

• Monitor utility equipment

  Monitor equipment which provides utility services such as power, heat, refrigeration, and steam, in order to ensure they are functional, operate according to regulations, and to check for faults.

• Interpret 3D plans

  Interpret and understand plans and drawings in manufacturing processes which include representations in three dimensions.

• Handle refrigerant transfer pumps

  Handle the different transfer pumps used to keep a refrigerant in the liquid phase at the right pressure for an optimal accuracy and speed of the charging station.

• Maintain records of maintenance interventions

  Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.

• Conduct routine machinery checks

  Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB