Permanent - Refrigeration Test Engineer - Johannesburg South - South Africa

Purpose:

• Responsible for executing PD laboratory operations at plant level in coordination with the PD team.

The successful candidate must be able to perform the following key tasks:

• Set laboratory testing schedule in coordination with PD team following plant’s priority.
• Prepare product for testing in coordination with plant PD team.
• Ensure and maintain lab capability in coordination with plant maintenance team.
• Prepare, analyse, and give inputs on lab result too superior.
• New product development introduction (POC-Prototype-Pilot-Commercialize) lab test validation involvement. Alpha testing to be performed as per direction from Group PD team.
• Plan and implement the safety tests required on plant level, according to valid Standards of Products, either internally or by a 3rd party or coordinate the associated certifications.
• Support with all necessary actions to ensure that a plant order will be shipped to the destination country with all necessary documents if such a need emerges.
• Execute cooling system changes in the production process in collaboration with Technical Service and Production Manager to improve the methods and tools used on Refrigerator system.
• Conduct audits in the production process to investigate whether any applied process may damage or create risks for the refrigerant system integrity.
• Become involved in the investigations done by Quality in case of component failures in the market or in house with regards to testing.
• Conduct product tests supporting Compliance in the preliminary approval process of new part components requested by the plant or required due to quality issues.
• Audit all products and coolers tested against TF to ensure compliance.
• Generate lab test reports for all products tested
• Zero incidents related to product Safety.

Work experience, qualification and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Refrigeration & AC / Industrial Design Engineering 
• Min 5 years of relevant experience in industrial environment with 3 years in middle level. Experience in refrigerator company is advantage.
• Familiarity in conducting Lab testing measurements & preparing test reports.
• Familiarity with refrigerant, safety standards & requirements, is desirable.
• Professional Experience on manufacturing or testing of industrial products (preferably household appliances) or both.
• Advanced knowledge in excel preferable.
• Fluent English knowledge to ensure effective communication oral & written.
• Experience on multinational company is desired.