Reefer Technician
Pubblicato il 10-08-2026 - ISLA in Augusta
The Company
EST Europea Servizi Terminalistici S.p.A. (EST) is a leading maritime terminal operator providing integrated logistics services based in Palermo, Sicily. Founded in 2004, EST manages six strategic terminals throughout Sicily, including the Maritime Terminal of Augusta, the largest multipurpose container hub on the island by volume and a crucial hub in the Mediterranean for global trade.
Position Description
To strengthen our technical team at Augusta Container Terminal, we are looking for a Specialized Reefer Container Technician (Reefer Technician) to join our existing technical squad.
We are not looking for an isolated technician, but a person who will strengthen an already structured team of electromechanical maintenance technicians and port operators. The resource will collaborate in the complete management of the reefer fleet within the team: his priority is to ensure, together with colleagues, the cold chain, the availability of containers and the correct storage of the goods.
You will work side by side with the vehicle maintenance technicians and with the yard operations team, sharing shifts, availability and know-how. The ability to perform, in a team logic and mutual support, the first electromechanical diagnostic intervention on port handling vehicles (reach stackers, port cranes, fifth wheels, port tractors, forklifts) is also required.
Main Responsibilities
Management, monitoring and temperature control remotely and in the yard (Reefer Monitoring System), in coordination with the shift operations squad.
Execution of full PTI (Pre-Trip Inspection) according to Carrier, Thermo King, Daikin, Star Cool procedures.
Advanced fault diagnosis on compressors, electronic boards/microprocessors, refrigerants R134a/R452A, heaters, fans, sensors.
Scheduled, extraordinary and 24/7 emergency maintenance on reefer containers and genset units, in rotation with the team.
Gas charging, brazing, replacement of refrigeration circuit components.
Recording of int