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Refrigeration and air conditioning technician
A refrigeration and air‑conditioning technician performs many activities related to the operation of refrigeration and air‑conditioning systems and equipment. They perform inspections, maintenance, repairs and commissioning of individual devices or entire systems on a regular basis, as well as in the event of a failure or malfunction - when it’s their duty to identify and remove it.
- A person who performs this job is responsible for the assembly and starting of the refrigeration equipment and installations and heat pumps,
- the assessment of the technical condition of refrigeration and air‑conditioning devices, systems and air‑conditioning installations as well as heat pumps,
- operation and maintenance of refrigeration and air‑conditioning installations and devices, and heat pumps,
- repairing and modernisation of refrigeration devices and installations, air‑conditioning installations and heat pumps,
- organisation of work related to the assembly and operation of refrigeration and air‑conditioning equipment and installations, and heat pumps
- disassembly of refrigeration and air‑conditioning installations and heat pumps, and recovery and treatment of operating media.
As this job profession focuses on examining air‑conditioning installations, removing failures and starting air‑conditioners, one needs to possess a thorough knowledge of issues like electronics, electrics and automation.
Some other important qualities would be resistance to stress and interpersonal skills which play an important role during meetings with clients. Other predispositions that would be an asset in performing this profession are technical aptitude, accuracy, responsibility and spatial imagination.
Refrigeration and air‑conditioning technicians are now in high demand, therefore people who will choose this line of career should have no problem finding a job, both in Poland and abroad.
After graduation, two types of qualifications are obtained: assembly, operation and maintenance of refrigeration equipment and installations as well as assembly, operation and maintenance of air‑conditioning equipment and installations.
The work can be found in such places as companies providing assembly services and operation of refrigeration and air‑conditioning systems, as well as at companies producing and servicing air‑conditioning equipment.