Refrigeration Technician - Kingston

**Choquette CKS**
**Refrigeration Technician**
**Who we are**:
Choquette CKS, a division of Heritage Food Service Group of Canada, is one of the largest service providers for the food service industry in eastern Canada. We have over 100 years of history, and our licensed, factory-trained technicians minimize downtime and prioritize urgent service. As an essential service provider, we saw no down time during the pandemic. In addition, we have an extensive support team to drive service excellence and we maintain a sizable inventory of OEM parts. We are the industry leader in Canada, and we care beyond service!
**A day in the life**:
Our Refrigeration and HVAC technicians work primarily indoors, away from the hot sun, rain and frigid cold, in commercial kitchen settings. Our technicians install, repair and maintain various refrigeration units. Typical commercial refrigeration equipment includes coolers, freezers, walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, cold beverage, and ice machines. While commercial restaurant equipment is our main focus, we do service and maintain rooftop HVAC units, MUA, exhaust fans and air conditioning equipment.
If you can service hot as well as cold commercial food equipment that is a bonus! Typical cooking equipment (gas, steam, and electric) examples:
dishwashing equipment, ranges, fryers, steamers, and combi-ovens and more.
If you are not currently certified, we will support your future training and educational goals. Your role will use your industry knowledge to service refrigeration equipment, while providing exceptional customer service to our customers - you get to be the HERO every day!
**What you bring**:
- Education in HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Appliance Repair, or a related field is preferred.
- Experience as an HVAC or Refrigeration service or installation technician.
- Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
- Valid driver's license with a relatively clean driving record.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills, accountable and self-driven.
- Be available to participate in the on-call rotation.
- Ability to work at various client locations as needed, or travel for training purposes.
**Why work for us?**
- Industry-Leading Compensation
- Our hiring range is broad to reflect the skillset of each technician
- Technicians are dispatched based on skillset and work to their strengths
- Flexible work hours and opportunity to work overtime (x1.5 hourly rate) and double time (x2 hourly rate)
- On call technicians receive a 6 hour premium (per week) for being on call plus billed time to customer
- Each day brings new challenges and endless learning opportunities
- Comprehensive group benefits and retirement savings program
- Extended health, dental, STD and LTD
- All technicians receive a company vehicle, specialty tools and uniforms
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Industry-leading OEM manufacturer training for our technicians to keep up to date with industry knowledge
- We pay you to attend in-house and on-the-job training on a variety of kitchen equipment
- We continue to invest in developing our employees, potentially having gas schooling or refrigeration apprenticeship compensated
- 24/7 Resources and Support
- You will be supported by parts/service specialists, dispatchers, customer service representatives and field service leaders
- Superior Scheduling
- Our operation is year-round with no seasonal downtime
- Industry leaders in Canada
We are committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under the applicable accessibility laws.
- We are an equal opportunity employer that supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We put safety first, and deliver service excellence with integrity, from a team-driven, collaborative mindset. We support community, both internally and externally. _Come join us and be part of a Canadian industry leader in commercial kitchen equipment service. _