Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Chiller & Commercial Refrigeration Specialist

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0085

Job Title:

Chiller & Commercial Refrigeration Specialist

Job Category:

Utilities

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

Nakasongola

Job Description

Operate and maintain glycol chilling plants and industrial ammonia and R404a refrigeration systems used for cooling water and beverages.

Ensure uninterrupted utility performance, strict temperature regulation, and high standards of plant safety and product quality.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate glycol chilling plants and industrial ammonia and R404a refrigeration systems according to established production and cooling parameters.
• Perform routine and preventative chiller loop maintenance across utility and beverage cooling installations.
• Execute refrigerant leak detection tests and implement immediate corrective containment actions when leaks are identified.
• Carry out industrial compressor overhaul, servicing, and component replacements.
• Regulate temperature controls precisely to safeguard product quality and water cooling processes.
• Log operational parameters, machine settings, maintenance histories, and shift reports accurately to maintain full traceability.
• Enforce occupational safety, food safety, hygiene, and lockout or isolation protocols during all refrigeration interventions.
• Coordinate with production and maintenance teams to schedule utility operations and minimize operational downtime.

Skills

• Chiller loop maintenance and refrigeration system operation
• Refrigerant leak detection and hazard containment
• Industrial compressor overhaul and mechanical diagnostics
• Process temperature regulation and monitoring
• Technical record keeping and digital maintenance log management

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Higher Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning or Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree, Diploma, or Higher Diploma in Commerce, Business Administration, Business Management, Procurement, Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Sales, Mass Communication, Public Relations, International Business, Retail Management, Customer Service, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Computing, or related disciplines
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with demonstrated technical aptitude and willingness to complete internal technical training

Experience

At least 3 years of experience maintaining industrial chilling units.

• Operate glycol chilling plants and industrial ammonia and R404a refrigeration systems according to established production and cooling parameters.
• Perform routine and preventative chiller loop maintenance across utility and beverage cooling installations.
• Execute refrigerant leak detection tests and implement immediate corrective containment actions when leaks are identified.
• Carry out industrial compressor overhaul, servicing, and component replacements.
• Regulate temperature controls precisely to safeguard product quality and water cooling processes.
• Log operational parameters, machine settings, maintenance histories, and shift reports accurately to maintain full traceability.
• Enforce occupational safety, food safety, hygiene, and lockout or isolation protocols during all refrigeration interventions.
• Coordinate with production and maintenance teams to schedule utility operations and minimize operational downtime.

• Chiller loop maintenance and refrigeration system operation
• Refrigerant leak detection and hazard containment
• Industrial compressor overhaul and mechanical diagnostics
• Process temperature regulation and monitoring
• Technical record keeping and digital maintenance log management

• Higher Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning or Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree, Diploma, or Higher Diploma in Commerce, Business Administration, Business Management, Procurement, Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Sales, Mass Communication, Public Relations, International Business, Retail Management, Customer Service, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Computing, or related disciplines
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with demonstrated technical aptitude and willingness to complete internal technical training