HVAC/AC Technician at Shalina Healthcare

Shalina Healthcare is a market leader in making quality healthcare products affordable and available across Africa. We achieve this by sourcing from WHO-approved production facilities in India and China and by focusing on our first-class distribution expertise.

Shalina Healthcare is privately owned and part of the Shalina Group. We have been operating in Africa for more than thirty years. The Shalina Group is headquartered in Dubai and we have operating offices in Nigeria, Zambia, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Ghana, Republic of South Sudan, Kenya, Cameroon, Central African Republic, India and China. We employ over one thousand people worldwide. Shalina Group’s second business vertical is Shalina Resources, a minerals company located in Southern DRC.

Shalina Healthcare is a market leader and we offer a wide basket of more than two hundred and fifty products. We participate in both the prescription and over-the-counter categories in a broad range of therapeutic groups, including anti-malarials, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and nutrition. Our range includes both generic and branded generic products. Shalina Healthcare also offers a range of consumer products in the hygiene segment, most notable with our brand Germol.

Our reputation as reliable manufacturers and distributors of healthcare products is reinforced every time we launch a new product into the market. It may be the first time the drug has been launched in the remote regions that we serve and we support this with regular continuing medical education campaigns for the doctors and nurses.

Over the last thirty years, Shalina’s reputation as a quality healthcare provider in Africa has been well accepted by the medical community, who has no hesitation in prescribing Shalina products to their patients. We work closely with the local communities to help people live longer and healthier lives. None of this would be possible without the immense contribution of our dedicated employees.Job Purpose

To operate, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and monitor HVAC and associated environmental control systems within the pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, product quality, personnel safety, and compliance with GMP, GDP, EHS, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities
HVAC Operation & Maintenance:

Operate and monitor HVAC systems, air handling units (AHUs), ventilation systems, chillers, cooling towers, compressors, and associated equipment.
Carry out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on HVAC equipment.
Inspect HVAC systems regularly and identify abnormalities, leaks, unusual noise, vibration, temperature variations, and other faults.
Troubleshoot and repair HVAC electrical, mechanical, refrigeration, and control-system faults.
Maintain appropriate temperature, humidity, pressure differentials, airflow, and air-change rates in production and controlled areas.
Ensure proper functioning of HEPA filters, pre-filters, dampers, diffusers, fans, coils, ducts, and other HVAC components.
Support the maintenance and operation of cleanroom and controlled-environment HVAC systems.

Pharmaceutical Compliance:

Ensure HVAC systems operate in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.
Maintain appropriate environmental conditions required for pharmaceutical production, storage, and other controlled areas.
Support HVAC qualification, validation, commissioning, and requalification activities.

 Qualifications & Experience

OND, HND, or B.Sc./B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, HVAC Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 5–10 years of relevant experience in HVAC maintenance, preferably within a pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
Practical experience with AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, compressors, ventilation systems, refrigeration systems, and cleanroom HVAC systems is highly desirable.
Knowledge of GMP requirements and controlled manufacturing environments is an added advantage.