Technician for Industrial Cooling, Ventilation & Refrigeration

Plan (by using the CMMS system), coordinate, supervise, check and perform preventive and corrective maintenance activities on cooling and ventilation systems. Perform operation activities to ensure appropriate running of the cooling, ventilation & refrigeration systems. Ensure regular liaison with clients for all matters related to equipment under your responsibility. Propose and define the most appropriate solution to meet user needs in case of modification or renovation works. Technically coordinate contractors’ activities for maintenance and installation work in compliance with contractual clauses and technical standards. Contribute to projects from the design phase until test and commissioning of new cooling and ventilation systems. Ensure that the technical documentation is kept up-to-date and compliant with the quality standards. Ensure the respect of safety rules for all interventions. Follow up and regularly report on activities progress, schedule and costs.

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Within the CERN Engineering department (EN), the Cooling and Ventilation (EN-CV) group is responsible for the design, the building, the operation and the maintenance of the cooling and ventilation plants for large energy physics accelerators, experiments and technical facilities. The EN-CV group pursues sustainable cooling and ventilation systems enhancing energy saving and recovery.

• Higher technical diploma or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Refrigeration and / or Electromechanics, or a related field.

• Having obtained the fluid handling permit, or equivalent is considered an advantage.

• Experience in maintenance, operation, and installation work on cooling, ventilation, and industrial systems.

• Experience in the technical coordination of external contractors.

• Experience in the use of CMMS tools.

• Experience in low-voltage electrical systems.

• Initial experience in compressed air systems.

• Experience in the operation and maintenance of refrigeration systems.

• Demonstrated experience in installation works.

• Operation and maintenance of HVAC plants and networks.

• Operation and maintenance of cooling water systems.

• Design, construction, operation and maintenance of detector cooling systems.

• Operation and maintenance of electrical circuits and networks.

• Experience in work site supervision and as technical supervisor of contractors would be an advantage.

• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.