Refrigeration Technician

Harvestsherwood • Full-time • Dearborn Michigan, US • 1w ago

Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America Job Description

Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM

We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.

Job Summary:

This is an integral operations leadership position responsible for managing the repair and preventative maintenance activities associated with our food cold-storage ammonia industrial refrigeration system; under 10,000 lbs. of NH3. This position is key to ensuring assets (Refrigeration/HVAC/Electrical systems) and associated programs are managed in accordance with the following: IIAR (International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration), ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), EPA, OSHA and applicable State and Local Codes.

Responsibilities: • Perform required inspections and preventive maintenance of refrigeration equipment ranging from 50 HP to 3,000 HP. • Use working knowledge of screw and reciprocal compressors, electrical troubleshooting all common types of ammonia central systems, & control/alarm systems to perform inspections and preventative maintenance as required. • Knowledge of controls and electric (high and low voltage). • Knowledge of PC (personal computer) & PLC (programming logic controller) based master refrigeration control systems. • Maintains the freezer and cooler ammonia system through scheduled preventative maintenance activities and oversight of third-party service partner. • Oversight of water treatment chemical level program. • Evaluating and implementing energy management strategies. • Ensure food product integrity is maintained through temperature monitoring & control. • Responsible for daily communication of all pertinent information regarding system operation and maintenance to departmental management and maintenance teams. • Required to interpret and understand plans and specifications, schematics, operating and maintenance manuals, etc. for systems being overseen. • Demonstrate an understanding and adherence to all work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements. • Assist management in developing standard operating procedures. • Duty cycles for all repairs and maintenance for refrigeration and HVAC systems. • Assist in managing outside mechanical and refrigeration contractors conducting service, repair and new contract work. • Assist management in the creation of budgets for individual projects, yearly capital, and yearly operating expenses. • Ability to work unsupervised or with limited instruction. • Develop and utilize computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) on a daily basis to order necessary parts, devices, etc. to properly repair or complete assigned work orders, following department procedures. • Maintain all tools and equipment in clean, safe, working order. • Maintain adequate inventory of related parts to perform assigned duties. • Maintain technical skills and required certifications to perform job duties. • Adhere to all safety requirements and wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment required by the job. • Respond to emergency situations to ensure employee and facility safety. • Champion overall safety in the department. • Comply with OSHA, and other local, state and federal regulations. • Serve on departmental and/or organizational committees or focus groups as requested and needed. • Interact effectively, build relationships, and demonstrate a high level of cooperation.

Schedules: 4pm start Sunday- Thursday and 12am start Tuesday- Saturday

Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years

Education: • High School diploma or general education degree (GED); • HVAC / R tech school preferred; • City of Detroit Refrigeration Operator Certification/License 3rd Class;

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: • Respirator Fit Test & Physical (Annually); • Universal EPA certification preferred; • RETA Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator (CIRO) certification preferred;

Professional Skills: • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. • Demonstrate knowledge of Spreadsheet software.

Physical Demands: • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. • The associate is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. • The associate is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. • The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. • Must be able to wear a respirator and pass the fitness test. • Work requires exposure to extreme cold and working around ammonia.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!