Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Acheson, AB, Canada
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
We are seeking a skilled Reefer Technician to join our fleet maintenance team. While your primary focus will be keeping our refrigeration units and heating units running, you will also be a key part of our trailer maintenance team.
Shift will be on our weekday night shift, Monday to Thursday, 2100-0730.
What do we offer to you?
- Competitive Wages
- Comprehensive Benefits Program
- Profit Sharing Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
Responsibilities
- Diagnostics & Repair: Troubleshoot and repair components on refrigeration and heating units, including compressors, motors, controls, and evaporators.
- Preventative Maintenance: Conduct routine inspections, test for leaks, and calibrate systems to ensure optimal performance.
- System Charging: Safely handle, recover, and recharge systems with refrigerants (e.g., R-22, R-410A).
- Electrical Work: Read and interpret electrical diagrams and wiring schematics to diagnose control systems.
- Fabrication: Use welding and brazing equipment to connect or repair piping and refrigerant lines.
Requirements
- Reefer Expertise: Solid experience troubleshooting refrigeration and heating units.
- Trailer Skills: Proven experience in general trailer repair and maintenance.
- Licensing (Preferred): Licensed Trailer Technicians are highly preferred and will be compensated accordingly.
- Adaptability: A "team-first" attitude and the willingness to switch between specialized reefer work and general mechanical tasks.
About the Company
Manitoulin Transport has the most extensive transportation network in North America, making it easy to provide dependable on-time delivery and faster transit times. Sustained by its 65 years of experience, Manitoulin developed transportation knowledge that is relied on and trusted by clients in various industries.
- Role:
- Transport Refrigeration (Reefer) Technician
- Industry Type:
- Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Job Type:
- Full-Time
Company profile

Manitoulin Group of Companies
manitoulintransport.comManitoulin Transport is a 100% Canadian-owned and operated freight shipping company with a network across Canada and the United States. It offers LTL, TL, cross border, logistics and intermodal services to shippers. Customers can manage their shipments online through its M T Direct tools, and the company runs terminal locations that each list local addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation. Manitoulin describes its goal as bringing Canada together, one shipment at a time.