Lead Refrigeration Service Technician
Are you an experienced Refrigeration Technician ready to to take on a new and exciting challenge? Our client is looking for a Lead Refrigeration Service Technician to drive technical excellence, mentor our clients team, and deliver outstanding service across transport refrigeration and tail lift systems.
This is a senior, hands-on leadership role suited to an experienced technician who enjoys complex diagnostics, mentoring others, and delivering high-quality service to fleet customers.
Why Join our client?- Competitive salary
- A company that invests in your growth, training, and development
- Be part of a collaborative, safety-conscious team
- Work with leading transport refrigeration systems
Based at our client’s site in Auckland, this is a key role responsible for leading the servicing, diagnostics, repairs, and commissioning of transport refrigeration systems across truck, trailer, and fleet units.
You’ll provide hands-on technical leadership to the installation and service technician team, ensuring all work meets industry and safety standards while supporting the development of junior technicians. This role plays an important part in delivering high-quality service and reliable outcomes for customers and their fleets.
Key Responsibilities:- Technical Service & Repairs – Transport Refrigeration
- Technical Service & Repairs – Tail Lifts
- Team Leadership & Training
- Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Quality, Safety & Compliance
- Inventory, Tools & Fleet Equipment
- Trade qualification in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (NZQA level 4 or equivalent)
- Current NZ Refrigerant Handling Licence
- Extensive experience with transport refrigeration systems (Thermo King, Carrier, etc.).
- Working knowledge of diesel engines and experience with their repair and service.
- Ability to work with low voltage (automotive) electrical and control systems.
- Ability to work with medium voltage (230-400Vac) electrical and control systems and ideally qualified with Electrical Service Technician with EWRB registration.
- Strong electrical, mechanical, and diagnostic capability.
- Proven leadership, mentoring, or team coordination experience.
- Full driver’s licence.
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Strong customer service ethic
- Ability to lead and support others calmly, even in high-pressure situations.
- Commitment to safety and quality.
- Strong communication and reporting skills.
- Reliable, well organised, and capable of working independently.
Step into a leadership role where your skills are valued, your knowledge shapes a team, and every day brings new technical challenges. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to grow your career and make a real difference.
Pre-employment health & drug screening required
Contact Storm at FRENZ Recruitment – 09 303 3505Send your CV to recruitment@frenz.co.nz
Visit us at www.frenz.co.nz
Don’t miss this opportunity – apply today!
Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.