Cold Room Engineering & Quality Assurance Specialist
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The Place (Smackers Limited) is hiring a Cold Room Engineering & Quality Assurance Specialist in Lekki, Lagos on a full-time basis. The role provides technical oversight of cold room projects, ensuring quality materials, competent contractors, reliable operation, and reduced maintenance costs. Candidates need an HND or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, or Electrical Engineering and at least 8 years of commercial or industrial cold room experience.
- Full-time role based in Lekki, Lagos
- Requires HND/Bachelor's in Mechanical, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, or Electrical Engineering
- Minimum 8 years' experience in commercial or industrial cold rooms
- Focus on cold room design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance
- Experience in QSR, hospitality, food processing, or cold chain is an added advantage
- Professional certification in Refrigeration, HVAC, or Project Management is an added advantage
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- Required8+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- RequiredEducation or certification mentioned in the postThe captured text mentions education, a diploma, certificate, or licence.
- PreferredPractical evidence in hospitality, Engineering, Quality AssuranceThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in LekkiThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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Original source description
Cold Room Engineering & Quality Assurance Specialist at the Place (Smackers Limited) ⏲ Aug 7, 2026, 12:04 PM ⋕ View all Food Services & Catering jobs The Place - We are a fast growing, world class, and dynamic, multi-billion Nigerian conglomerates, established and managed by a team of professionals with decades of management consulting and accounting experience/ training from Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria). We are a profitable player in the QSR sector of the Hospitality industry in Nigeria with great prospects and staff strength of over 1000 employees. Currently, our operations span across 17 locations in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, with rapid expansion plans to penetrate more locations in the short to medium term. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Cold Room Engineering & Quality Assurance Specialist Location : Lekki, Lagos Employment Type: Full-time Role Description The role will provide technical oversight over all cold room projects, ensuring that the Company engages competent contractors, uses quality materials, adopts best engineering practices, minimizes construction and maintenance costs, maximizes equipment lifespan, and eliminates recurring cold room failures. The Cold Room Engineering & Quality Assurance Specialist will serve as the Company's independent technical expert responsible for ensuring that all cold rooms are properly designed, constructed, commissioned, and maintained to consistently operate within their specified temperature ranges. Success Measures Success in this role will be measured by the company's ability to operate cold rooms that consistently maintain their required temperatures, experience: minimal downtime, require fewer emergency repairs, incur lower lifecycle costs, and are constructed using quality materials by competent contractors under effective technical supervision. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Strong technical skills in refrigeration systems, cold room operations, and HVAC equipment, with the ability to diagnose and repair faults efficiently. Professional certification in Refrigeration, HVAC, or Project Management is an added advantage. Experience: Demonstrated experience: in the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of commercial or industrial cold rooms. Experience: within the food processing, hospitality, cold chain logistics, manufacturing, or Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry will be an advantage. Proven track record of improving cold room reliability, reducing maintenance costs, and delivering durable engineering solutions. Experience: managing contractors and supervising cold room construction projects. Minimum of 8 years' experience: in commercial refrigeration, cold room engineering, or industrial refrigeration. Ideal Candidate Profile: Our Ideal candidate must have a demonstrated history of delivering reliable and durable cold room solutions. Preference will be given to candidate with a stable employment history who have demonstrated long-term commitment and measurable achievements in previous roles. He should possess sound engineering judgement, excellent contractor management skills, and the ability to identify and eliminate the root causes of recurring cold room failures. Candidate with frequent, unexplained job changes may not be considered. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State