Job Responsiblity of a Kitchen Equipment Technician:-
Summary
The Kitchen Equipment Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing commercial kitchen equipment, including both electric and gas appliances. This role ensures that all equipment operates safely, efficiently, and in compliance with manufacturer recommendations and company standards. This role shall perform various functions to keep the activities of commercial kitchens running smoothly. Major tasks, duties, and responsibilities are as follows:
- Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of hot and cold kitchen equipment and appliances, such as a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment such as walk-in chillers and freezers, industrial-sized steam cookers, refrigerators, ice machines, washers, combi-ovens, dryers, dishwashers, sandwich line, water coolers and others.
- Install new equipment, repair leaks, adjust wiring controls, and replace worn or defective components.
- Respond to service requests through work orders or in-person inspections, prioritizing tasks effectively.
- Provide technical support and operational guidance to dining staff regarding equipment usage and status.
- Carry out preventative and predictive maintenance following manufacturers guidelines or assigned schedules.
- Carry out periodic inspection, cleaning, and equipment servicing.
- Assist in major repairs, upgrades, and large-scale maintenance projects.
- Document maintenance procedures, best practices, and update operation manuals as needed.
- Ensure safe working conditions by correcting hazards or reporting non-correctable issues to supervisors.
- Support operations during special events, off-hours, weekends, and holidays if required. Attend quickly to emergency call on equipment repair issues, as well as to after-work-hour calls
- Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and supplies, ensuring proper usage and storage.
- Collaborate with other maintenance workers, company's officials, and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
- Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
If you are applying for the position, there are certain qualities, skills, abilities, knowledge, etc., that most employers look for in candidates, which help them to decide if applicants can succeed on the job or not.
Now, here are typical requirements you may have to meet for most employers to consider your application:
- Profound knowledge of how various types of kitchen and refrigeration equipment work.
- Outstanding soldering and brazing skills using oxygen/propane.
- Strong ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams, and to follow operation and installation manuals to successfully complete tasks.
- Strong ability to operate, maintain, and service various types of equipment safely and efficiently.
- Exceptional ability to work independently without direct supervision and take responsibility for assigned repairs.
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks for increased efficiency and timely job delivery.
- Exceptional ability to troubleshoot food equipment, identify problems, and implement effective solutions.
- Ability to work in a team setting with other maintenance workers, staff, and members of the public.
- Strong ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
- Proficiency in keyboarding and basic computer skills.
- Possession of refrigerant transition and recovery certification.
- Proven repair and maintenance experience in the commercial kitchen or dining service field.
- Strong knowledge of plumbing repair and installation practices and procedures.
- Strong knowledge of basic electrical theory, practice, and safety standards.
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of commercial refrigeration practice and theory.
