Commissioning Technician

About the role

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of industrial refrigeration and process cooling solutions, delivering custom engineered systems utilizing natural refrigerants such as ammonia and CO₂. Through a fully integrated approach encompassing engineering, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, nationwide service, and advanced aftermarket solutions, Innovative supports customers across the food and beverage, cold storage, pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, and mission-critical infrastructure markets throughout North America and around the world.

Unlike traditional engineering firms, contractors, or equipment suppliers, Innovative performs engineering, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, service, and ongoing customer support entirely in-house. This integrated model provides employees the opportunity to support projects throughout the complete lifecycle, from concept and design through manufacturing, installation, startup, operation, optimization, modernization, and long-term system support.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning engineer responsible for new and retrofitted industrial refrigeration systems startup process in food, beverage, general industry, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and refrigerated storage facilities ranging from 500 HP to 10,000 HP.
• Risk management for location when starting up plants with ammonia, CO₂, and Freon refrigeration equipment commonly found in industrial applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding and adherence to all work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements; ability to lead work with other engineers and technicians.
• Lead process and take full responsibility for the entire team’s success and customer satisfaction of each project.
• Initial commissioning of industrial screw compressors, industrial reciprocal compressors, recirculators, refrigerant pumps, chillers, evaporators, water-cooled condensers, air-cooled condensers, evaporative-cooled condensers, water pumps, dispersion tanks, process-freezers of all types, freeze dryers, plate freezers, and all customer processes attached to industrial refrigeration systems.
• Work with electrical engineering teams and serve as the lead engineer over the entire commissioning process.
• Provide training to customers on their new plant after commissioning processes are significantly completed.
• Meet with customer/owner and their team at the end of the project to successfully transfer plant operations from your control to customer/owner and transfer continued support to our in-house aftermarket team for continued customer success with systems operations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of industrial refrigeration experience.
• Field experience in start-ups of Carbon Dioxide cascade systems, single & multi-stage ammonia and Freon systems.
• Universal EPA certification.
• RETA 1&2 certification.
• Commission refrigeration equipment and complete industrial/commercial systems.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control system issues.
• Failure analysis of mechanical parts and electrical components.
• Minimize commissioning issues and reduce start-up delays.
• Must be willing to travel full-time on a 10 day on, 4 day off rotational schedule based on team needs.
• Excellent physical condition as you will be required to climb ladders, wear a respirator, work 10 to 12-hour days, and occasional heavy lifting.
• Pre-employment drug screening, felony screening, and motor vehicle record screening required.
• Must be able to wear a respirator and pass a fit test.

Preferences

• Commissioning school training from Frick/Johnson Controls, GE, Bitzer, and others.

Benefits

• Retirement plan; company matches dollar for dollar up to 15%.
• Health insurance; company pays 75% of the premiums for employee/family.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Weekly pay.
• Competitive vacation & holiday pay.
• Supplemental insurance available (Aflac).
• Short-term & long-term disability coverage.
• Accidental death/dismemberment coverage after one year of employment.
• Life insurance coverage after one year of employment.
• Employee referral incentives.

Schedule

Full-time, rotational schedule of 10 days on, 4 days off based on team needs.