Refrigeration and Utilities Technician III - 3rd Shift

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and repairs complex machinery, conducts preventive maintenance, and ensures production efficiency.
• Provides support around equipment/system overall reliability.
• Primarily conducts Refrigeration/Utilities Technicians in routes, maintenance as well as industrial ammonia refrigeration system start-ups or shutdowns.
• Responds to equipment/system breakdowns in a timely manner.
• Understands and follows all safety standards and quality protocols to ensure production exceeds the standards.
• Collaborates well with production or maintenance associates to solve problems with reliability within refrigeration/utilities systems with urgency.
• Recognizes and reports unusual, inefficient, or dangerous mechanical, electrical, industrial ammonia refrigeration or utilities situations.
• Utilizes appropriate safety precautions, methods, and apparatuses to minimize and withstand exposure to chemicals, dust and mechanical and electrical hazards.

Minimum Education and Experience

• A High School Diploma or GED and Equivalent Experience.
• 5-8 Years experience in Industrial maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on Mechanical and Electrical Equipment, and/or Equivalent Military Experience.
• Expert proficiency in Hydraulics, Mechanics, Electrical concepts, and refrigeration/utilities systems.
• Intermediate Proficiency with PLC.
• Commitment to Continuous Learning to achieve increasing levels of expertise.
• High proficiency in computers and web-based applications.
• Safety and Hazard Training (OSHA Hazardous Material Technician).
• Hold RETA Operator Lvl I/CARO & RETA Operator Lvl II/CIRO Certification and maintain certifications through RETA continuous education standards.
• Hold Perdue Farms QEW Certification.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

• Sitting, standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, reaching overhead and/or at shoulder level, lifting (50 lbs.) and/or repetitive tasks throughout the day.
• Position requires occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• Day travel to nearby locations is sometimes required.
• Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
• May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
• May handle products from 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
• May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
• May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, and a processing plant.
• Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.
• Must be able to pass a physical test, pulmonary test, SCBA fit test, and meet the requirements of a HAZMAT Team Member annually.
• There are periodic Checks: Associates may be required to participate in regular fit tests when respirators are necessary.
• Comply with all federal, state and company safety requirements related to ammonia, confined space trainings.