Refrigeration Lead Maintenance (1st Shift) Sedalia Plant - MO

About the role

This position assists the Supervisor in coordinating daily department responsibilities by ensuring the Supervisor’s instructions are communicated to team members and carried out timely and correctly. The role also involves troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing all assigned equipment and company assets while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hourly checks for all ammonia systems — including compressors, condensers, evaporators, re‑circulators, and associated piping — and ensure they are completed and documented correctly.
• Monitor and maintain air compressors, boilers, thermal fluid systems, HVAC systems, air handlers, exhaust fans, ice makers, and water chilling systems.
• Report any ammonia leakages immediately.
• Perform daily preventive maintenance (PMs) on assigned equipment.
• Conduct boiler tests and condenser treatment tests.
• Visually inspect all assigned equipment on the roof and within the plant on a regular basis.
• Develop a thorough knowledge of plant layout, tools, parts, and equipment.
• Maintain and monitor ammonia refrigeration equipment within safety standards for the entire facility.
• Use good math, reading, and writing skills to properly monitor equipment, check and record data.
• Serve as a member of the HAZMAT team and pass annual physicals to maintain HAZMAT qualification.
• Work inside and outside the facility as directed, exposed to weather elements, wet floors, electrical/mechanical/hydraulic equipment, moving objects, humid and noisy conditions, and occasionally cramped working quarters.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of industrial refrigeration experience (experience may be combined across employers if it totals at least 1 year).
• Must be a member of the HAZMAT team and pass annual physicals to maintain HAZMAT qualification.
• Good math, reading, and writing skills for monitoring equipment and recording data.
• Ability to follow both written and oral instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management personnel.
• Willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits

Schedule

1st Shift (United States of America)

Relocation assistance is not provided. Internal team members currently working at this facility will be considered first. Certain roles require background checks; if applicable, additional documentation will be provided after an offer is extended.