Refrigeration Maintenance Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate heating and cooling systems within the plant.
• Lays out reference points for installation of structural and functional components.
• Industrial Boiler operation and troubleshooting.
• Starts system, observes operation, reads gauges and instruments, and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, and pumps to control level of fluid, pressure, and temperature in system.
• Dismantles malfunctioning systems and tests components.
• Replaces or adjusts defective or worn parts to repair systems.
• Verifies readings in cases where conditions appear to be abnormal and records possible reasons for fluctuations or actions taken.
• Performs daily rounds and logs readings into books and hand-held devices.
• Enters information into databases or software programs.
• Wears self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) if required.
• Electrical trouble shooting / control circuits equipment operation / control set up / panel operating.

Desired Qualification

• RETA certifications in CARO, CIRO, and CRST (Certified Refrigeration Service Technician) a plus.
• Tig welding
• Mig welding
• Gas torch / Gas welding experience

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Prior experience in Refrigeration systems or equivalent degree from a technical school
• or equivalent combination of education and experience

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Be able to complete the RETA Operator 1 Certification within two years.
• Desired RETA certifications in CARO, CIRO, and CRST (Certified Refrigeration Service Technician) a plus.

Physical Demands

• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to high, precarious places.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Frequent exposure to extreme cold.
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to risk of electrical shock.
• Frequent exposure to noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to high, precarious places.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Frequent exposure to extreme cold.
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to risk of electrical shock.
• Frequent exposure to noise level in the work environment is usually loud.