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Shift Technician

In short

This role monitors building management systems (BMS) and cooling/CDU equipment at a 24x7 data centre campus, performing shift rounds, alarm response, first-line troubleshooting, and shift record-keeping. The employer is a facilities/critical infrastructure operator at a client site near Tokyo. It requires hands-on technical experience with electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire, and controls systems, plus a technical diploma or trade qualification, and Japanese communication ability with working English.

Job Title
Shift Technician
Job Description Summary
The Shift Technician monitors facility systems, performs shift inspections and routine tasks, responds to alarms and incidents and maintains accurate shift records in support of 24x7 campus operations. The role may provide additional CDU monitoring capacity as the site scales.
About the Role:
•Continuously monitor BMS and other facility systems, and complete scheduled shift rounds, readings, and inspections across the live environment
•Monitor CDU and associated cooling conditions where assigned, escalating abnormal temperature, pressure, flow, leakage, vibration, or alarm conditions promptly
•Acknowledge alarms, complete physical verification, perform first-line troubleshooting, and support system recovery under Shift Lead direction
•Carry out routine operational tasks, approved minor maintenance, and work orders within assigned competency and authorisation
•Escort and monitor contractors and OSE suppliers, ensuring access, permit, safety, and procedural requirements are followed at all times
•Maintain accurate electronic shift logs, alarm records, event logs, checklists, readings, and handover information
•Report defects, hazards, incidents, near misses, and abnormal conditions through approved escalation channels
•Support safe and compliant site operations by maintaining PPE, tools, housekeeping, and adherence to site security and information-handling requirements
About You:
•Relevant experience in data centres, critical facilities, or 24x7 building-services operations
•Technical diploma, vocational qualification, or trade licence in electrical, mechanical, or a related discipline
•Experience with BMS monitoring, alarms, inspections, incident response, and shift-record management
•Hands-on knowledge of electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire, and controls systems in an operational environment
•Ability to interpret alarms, readings, procedures, and equipment status, and carry out accurate physical verification
•Competence using BMS, CMMS, and standard inspection and maintenance tools
•Japanese communication capability and working English preferred for shift coordination and reporting
•Experience monitoring CDU or liquid-cooling systems is advantageous but not essential
•Location is in Inzai, Chiba

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