Kitchen Equipment Technician

Kitopi is the region's leading creator and partner for magical food experiences. With a purpose to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised F&B brands, serving as enablers in the industry by helping brands grow and scale in both the delivery and dine-in spaces. 

Launched in Dubai, UAE, in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the food tech space. In July 2021, Kitopi announced its $415 million Series C funding round, led by the world’s largest tech-focused investment fund, the Softbank Group. This investment elevated Kitopi to Unicorn status, making it the fastest Unicorn to emerge from the MENA region. 

Kitopi’s growth has been fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real time. As part of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry and remain the leading food company in the region. 

With over 6,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. It also operates its Customer Experience Center in Amman, Jordan, its Engineering Hub in Krakow, Poland, and its Robotics Hub in Odense, Denmark. 

We are looking for someone who can perform repairs and maintenance duties on a wide variety of kitchen and refrigeration equipment, who can work with us. Some of the equipment’s include:- walk-in freezers, industrial-sized steam cookers, refrigerators, ice machines, washers, ovens, dryers, dishwashers, and water cooler.

What you will have to do?

• Carry out periodic inspection, cleaning, and equipment servicing.
• Log into the work order management system to find, accept, and complete the work requests.
• Carry out installation of new equipment; perform repairs on leaks; ensure settings o wiring controls; change equipment parts that have become old or defective.
• Collaborate with other maintenance workers, company’s officials, and staff to effectively provide solutions to maintenance problems.
• Attend quickly to emergency call on equipment repair issues, as well as to after work hour calls.
• Perform other duties the supervisor may assign.

What we're looking for?

• Profound knowledge of how various types of kitchen equipment work
• Strong ability to read and comprehend wiring diagrams, and to follow manuals on operation and installation to successful complete tasks.
• Strong ability to apply various types of equipment safely and efficiently, and to maintain and service them.
• Exceptional ability to work independently without direct supervision and take responsibility for the repair of assigned equipment.
• Investigate problems with food equipment, discover the issue, and correct it.
• Ability to work in a team setting with other maintenance workers, and with staff and members of the public.
• Ability to quickly understand and carry out both written and oral instructions effectively.
• Basic computer skills
• Repair and maintenance experience in the commercial kitchen or dinning service field.
• Strong knowledge of plumbing repair and installation practice and procedure
• Strong knowledge of basic electrical practice, theory, and safety