Chiller Technician

VAE Group is looking for Chiller Technicians to join our Cairns Service team in Aeroglen. If you’re already in Cairns or thinking about making the move north, we’d like to hear from you.

The Work

This is a hands-on service role working across commercial chillers and chilled water systems throughout Cairns.

You will be fault-finding, servicing, maintaining and responding to breakdowns across a range of commercial and critical sites.

We are looking for Chiller Techs who have experience with:

• Chillers and chilled water systems
• Commercial HVAC and mechanical plant
• Refrigeration circuits and compressors
• Pumps and heat exchangers
• Electrical and controls fault finding
• Preventative maintenance and breakdowns

If you are methodical and good at figuring out what’s actually going on with the system we want to hear from you.

With a competitive hourly rate, RDO’s, a company car or car allowance, incentives, and hundreds of employee discounts (movies, fuel, groceries, electronics, dining, retail and more), VAE is a serious employer of choice in Cairns.

The Company

Established in 1997, today VAE Group is one of Australasia largest commercial HVAC solutions companies with over 400 employees across 12 office locations in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Our growth and success are built on providing Smarter HVAC Solutions with a promise of ‘Built in Certainty’ every time. 

With a reputation for delivering top-notch solutions, we thrive on teamwork, growth, and a little fun along the way. We pride ourselves in trust, integrity and innovative expert staff which together deliver outstanding results and live our brand’s values of Energy – Synergy – Success.

Why Join Us?

• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Phone, tool pack and uniform provided
• Professional development opportunities
• RDO: One paid day off every four weeks (take it or bank it)
• Annual performance and pay reviews
• Referral bonuses
• Strong safety focus and mental health support and awareness
• VAE-exclusive employee discounts (e.g. Woolies, Ampol, JB-HiFi), health insurance and financial wellbeing programs
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family
• A genuine team culture where people stay and build careers

Most importantly, Safety is a core value at VAE and we are ISO 45001 and ISO 9001 accredited. Our three-point safety approach – Safe at Work, Safe at Home and Mental Health – reflects our commitment to protecting and supporting our people every day, whether out in the field, in the office, or at home

Apply with your CV that demonstrates your:

• Commitment to delivering strong customer service and quality workmanship in a HVAC service environment
• Trade qualification in Refrigeration (bonus points if you are dual trade with an Electrical trade certificate)
• Current ARCTick, Restricted Electrical, White Card, QBCC Mechanical Services Licence and Driver's Licence

Culture

Most importantly you will be able to demonstrate how you work within the VAE company values of Energy, Synergy and Success. We are proud of the VAE Group culture and it is key to the company's significant growth & low employee turnover.

Diversity and Inclusion

At VAE we commit to building and fostering an inclusive culture that promotes and values diversity. We provide equal opportunities for great people from variety of backgrounds & cultures as we believe our diverse and engaging workforce drives innovation. We’re searching for like-minded people that complement our core principles and company culture.

If you are a qualified and experienced Chiller Technician and this sounds like the sort of role and company you can see yourself being part of, we’d like to hear from you today.