Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service Technician - Construction

Job Title: Refrigeration Technician

Location: IAH Airport

Compensation: $35 - $47 per hour

Reports to: Senior Management

Who We Are

On the Go (OTG) has elevated the dining and retail experience for travelers by bringing together world-class hospitality, award-winning dining concepts, and forward-thinking technology. With more than three hundred unique dining and retail locations across North America’s busiest airports, we are fueled by a passion for creating exceptional guest experiences—made possible every day by our incredible Crewmembers. At OTG, people truly come first. We invest in our teams and foster growth in an exciting, challenging environment where everyone can shine.

How We Do Business

How we work is just as meaningful as what we accomplish . Our values— Care, Continuous Improvement, Quality, and Teamwork —guide the way we show up for our guests and for each other. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, safe, and dynamic workplace where individuals feel empowered to contribute and grow.

Why This Job is a Big Deal

An OTG Commercial Kitchen Service Technician troubleshoots and fixes restaurant equipment. In this career, you repair a kitchen appliance and perform regular maintenance. Responsibilities include communicating with other food industry professionals and ensuring cooking appliances operate properly. A Commercial Kitchen Service Technician will also keep a lot of repairs and needed services, install new kitchen equipment, maintain a neat and orderly workstation, and provide excellent customer service to restaurant professionals.

In this role, you will….

Install new commercial kitchen equipment to include dishwashers, conveyers, ovens, stoves, kettles, fryers, steamers, and ice machines.

Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.

Disassemble and reassemble equipment to perform troubleshooting , preventive maintenance, and repair

Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to perform service on the unit.

Lift, carry, pull, and push components and/or equipment to test, set up , or maintain equipment.

Give and take written and verbal instructions.

Complete documents to verify work performed.

Work flexible hours as required .

Qualifications

High school or equivalent

Burn and fire watch certificates a Plus

Knowledge and experience with plumbing, electrical and copper work as it pertains to the new installation

Diagnostic ability as demonstrated through a minimum of 2 years’ experience and/or training in commercial cooking equipment such as fryers, grills

Ability to competently use a variety of meters, measuring instruments, torches, and hand tools.

Ability to effectively communicate with the customer.

Ability to work independently, under pressure, and without close supervision; willing and able to consistently work the schedule required by job demands.

Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force (pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, etc.) regularly and up to 50 pounds of force frequently .

Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, twist, grasp to perform essential job functions.

Ability to tolerate environmental conditions consisting of extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, and poor ventilation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY IS NOW BOARDING:

Join OTG as the Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service Technician now and drive a new type of hospitality. Explore career opportunities in a unique hospitality environment with some of the industry's best compensation and benefits, including PTO, Healthcare, and a competitive 401k match.

WHAT IS OTG?

OTG has revolutionized the hospitality industry by pushing the boundaries of excellence. With more than 300 in-terminal dining and retail locations across 10 airports, OTG and its 5,000+ Crewmembers serve millions of travelers each year.

WHY OTG?

By joining our team, you’ll discover endless opportunities to explore, learn and realize your greatest potential in some of the most exciting hospitality environments around. Our people drive our experiences, so we offer our crewmembers some of the best compensation and benefits in the industry.

We transform airport experiences. You drive it.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Position Summary:

An OTG Commercial Kitchen Service Technician troubleshoots and fixes restaurant equipment. In this career, you repair a kitchen appliance and perform regular maintenance. Responsibilities include communicating with other food industry professionals and making sure cooking appliances work properly. Other duties include monitoring truck stock and ensuring necessary supplies make it from the warehouse to the kitchen. A Commercial Kitchen Service Technician will also keep a log of repairs and services needed, installs new kitchen equipment, maintains a neat and orderly workstation, and provides excellent customer service for restaurant professionals.

Responsibilities :

• Install new commercial kitchen equipment to include dishwashers, conveyers, ovens, stoves, kettles, fryers, steamers, and ice machines.

• Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.

• Disassemble and re-assemble equipment to perform trouble shooting, preventive maintenance, and repair

• Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to perform service of unit.

• Lift, carry, pull, and push components and/or equipment to test, setup, or maintain equipment.

• Give and take written and verbal instructions.

• Complete documents to verify work performed.

• Work flexible hours as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• High school or equivalent

• Burn and fire watch certificates a Plus

• Knowledge and experience with plumbing, electrical and copper work as it pertains to the new installation

• Diagnostic ability as demonstrated through a minimum of 2 years’ experience and/or training in commercial cooking equipment such as fryers, grills

• Ability to competently use a variety of meters, measuring instruments, torches, and hand tools.

• Ability to effectively communicate with the customer.

• Ability to work independently, under pressure, and without close supervision; willing and able to consistently work the schedule required by job demands.

• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force (pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, etc.) regularly and up to 50 pounds of force frequently.

• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, twist, grasp to perform essential job functions.

• Ability to tolerate environmental conditions consisting of extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, and poor ventilation.

OTG Concessions Management, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

Job Details

Pay Type Hourly

Hiring Min Rate 35 USD

Hiring Max Rate 47 USD