Refrigeration Technician

Responsibilities

• Routinely inspect freezers and freezer equipment
• Evaluate integrity of freezer equipment and determine potential or actual equipment failure
• Report any problems to the maintenance supervisor
• Perform preventative maintenance repairs on the freezers as needed
• Perform basic maintenance duties for freezers as necessary
• Assist in repairs of refrigeration systems, boilers, and hydraulics
• Maintain operational ability and integrity of all freezers
• Clean (defrost) freezers as needed
• Conduct basic preventative maintenance procedures
• Maintain all records and documents
• Assist with the training and development of all Refrigeration Personnel
• Update daily compressor room logbooks
• Log and correct any issues related to water chemistry for Boilers, RO and Towers
• Maintain all refrigeration equipment, freeze tunnels, water wells, water storage and filtering, boilers/steam piping, central hydraulic system, and forklift/pallet jacks
• Keep refrigeration/forklift/battery rooms clean and organized
• Follow all food safety (GMP) and general safety guidelines
• Follow all lock-out/tag-out procedures for all equipment
• Complete other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Lift up to 50 pounds
• Frequently work in an extremely cold environment
• Basic knowledge of refrigeration systems, ammonia systems, hydraulics, boilers, and basic freezer equipment
• Basic knowledge of plant operations and equipment
• Electrical/electronic/PLC trouble shooting and repair ability
• One year of previous refrigeration experience