Ammonia Refrigeration Technician I

About the Role

A Stationary Systems Operator operates and maintains multiple steam and refrigeration systems that serve H-E-B warehousing and manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic refrigeration operations (putting equipment online, taking it offline, water testing, oil draining, charging compressors with oil, etc.)
• Performs refrigeration engine room operational checks
• Performs component and individual equipment pump-downs
• Performs basic industrial refrigeration system troubleshooting
• Performs PM tasks on refrigeration equipment
• Assists higher-level operators to install, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial refrigeration mechanical equipment
• Reads and applies understanding of basic electrical diagrams
• Uses basic electrical test equipment (amp meter, voltage/ohm multimeter) to perform electrical measurements and basic troubleshooting on AC/DC circuits ranging from 12 volts to 480 volts
• Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain more complex electrical equipment and systems
• Preserves piping and equipment by preparing surfaces and applying a variety of paint coatings
• Performs maintenance and inspections on screw compressors, purgers, centrifugal pumps, condensers, evaporators, and valves
• Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair more complex refrigeration equipment
• Performs boiler room operational checks
• Performs blowdown on steaming boilers
• Starts up and shuts down boilers, feed pumps, condensate return pumps, and other auxiliary equipment
• Performs boiler water and feed water testing and treatment
• Performs basic steam system troubleshooting
• Assists higher-level operators to prepare boilers for state, local, and insurance inspections
• Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair more complex steam equipment
• Operates as a first responder during HAZMAT situations
• Follows standard operating procedures (SOP) related to completion of stationary engineering logs, work orders, and parts requisitions, and lockout-tagout
• Obtains, maintains, and displays appropriate grade stationary engineer license as soon as experience requirements are met

Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

• 0-2 years of work experience (minimum of 2 years' experience in Industrial Maintenance)
• Strong organization and time-management skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail
• Ability to speak and read English
• Initiative
• Pass an annual HAZMAT physical
• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
• Pass RETA CARO certification within a year
• 40-hour HAZMAT certification (or ability to acquire/maintain)
• Boiler operator's license (or ability to acquire/maintain)
• Obtain and maintain appropriate stationary engineer license, as required by local, state, or federal codes

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Work while standing, sitting, stooping, walking, bending, with hands over head, and in prone position
• Climb; work from a 25-foot ladder and other elevated work platforms (manlift, scissor lift, catwalk, silo)
• Occasionally lift and carry 90 lbs
• Work in extreme temperatures ranging from -20 to 130 degrees

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.