Industrial Refrigeration Technician 1st Shift

Ammonia System

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Repair all equipment to performance standards.
• Keep all equipment in good working order.
• Document the preventative maintenance schedule and work orders.
• Maintain the facility in a safe manner.
• Ensure maintenance areas are clean, sanitary, and well organized.
• Report to work on time in clean, complete uniform. Maintain good personal hygiene.
• Ensure that all team members do the same.
• Always follow safety guidelines and procedures.
• Strictly adhere to all company policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), personal safety, and food safety standards.
• Troubleshoot and develop sustainable solutions for issues with equipment, to include PLC controlled equipment, plant electrical, hydraulic/pneumatic, and mechanical systems including motors, distribution control systems and blast freezing.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, excellent troubleshooting skills of processing and packaging machinery.
• Order and install parts, read, and understand mechanical parts drawings.
• Maintaining and operating Industrial Refrigeration systems.
• Conducting daily rounds to observe and record temperatures and humidity levels, and making minor adjustments.
• Working from requests to repair and perform predictive and preventive maintenance procedures on ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems including, but not limited to compressors, pumps, fans, heat exchangers, glycol systems, various industrial utility systems, motors, and power distribution systems.
• Handling or training of entry level refrigeration technicians including, but not limited to day-to-day operations, inspections and inspection techniques, basic repairs and repair techniques, and conformance to all state, local, and Company regulations and policies.
• Participating in improvement activities that include improving the process, improving the work, and making recommendations for enhancing the systems by prioritizing work and minimizing down time to production and refrigeration systems.
• Effectively support the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program with a goal of continually reducing unscheduled downtime.
• Complete all assigned work orders within the time allotted.
• Maintain and repair all plant equipment with minimal instruction.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be high. The team member must have a strong safety awareness to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
• Ability to work Sunday – Saturday, off-shifts, weekends, holidays, support a 24 hour/7-day operation as needed.
• Ability to stand, push, pull, squat, bend, kneel, climb, and walk on a continual basis throughout shift, and work in awkward and tight areas/spaces.
• Ability to lift from floor to above the head, to carry materials weighing up to 50 lbs. frequently, and 75 lbs. occasionally, throughout work shift.
• Ability to work with yeast and flour products.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.00 – $45.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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