Ammonia Refrigeration Technician

LARGE MANUFACTURING PLANT IN AURORA CO IS LOOKING FOR AN AMMONIA REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH AMMONIA EXPERINECE IN A FAST PACED FOOD MANUFACTURING ENVIRONEMNT.

PAYS: $36 HOURLY

JOB SUMMARY

Co-Reporting to the Facilities and Maintenance Managers, the Ammonia Technician is responsible for ensuring the Ammonia Refrigeration systems’ safe and reliable operation.  This would include the Ammonia Refrigeration, Boilers, Compressed Air, and Water Supply.  Candidate would chiefly be responsible for daily and weekly PMs and normal inspections, partnering with our third party provider on more detailed PMs and system work. 

This position would be the primary or secondary contact for all system issues not requiring outside assistance.  This is a cross functional position that is required to work in a variety of Maintenance related tasks in support of our Production Operation.

This position is also responsible for understanding related Quality Management Systems including SQF, HACCP, and GMP to ensure safety and quality of employees and products.

The job duties include responsibility for assuring food safety and for food quality for SRO products.

A supervisor or other person of authority should be notified if any issues or threats to food safety or food quality are observed.
 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Plant Engineer

Positions reporting to this: None
 

BACK UP PERSONS

                                             
Refrigeration Technician, Plant Engineer, Maintenance Manager, Building Grounds

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
 

• Perform Ammonia Systems established Preventative Maintenance and identify new PM activities, as needed, to supplement contracted work.
• Light repair of Ammonia Systems related equipment in support of all PM and Mechanical Integrity work.
• Analyze and solve electro/mechanical problems
• Will be a primary resource for establishing the Ammonia System portion of an electronic PM program.
• Work alongside other Maintenance personnel on projects beyond refrigeration activities
• Comply with plant regulatory programs such as and Risk Management Program (RMP)
• Support project management activity relative to utility systems

QUALIFICATIONS

• One to three years “hands on” mechanical experiences in the areas of ammonia refrigeration, natural gas fired boilers, and compressed air systems.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management program (PSM) relative to Ammonia Refrigeration Systems.
• Experienced in writing Standard Operating Procedures for equipment.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively participate in problem solving meetings.
• Flexible/adaptable to changes in the business environment.
• Able to work collaboratively across functional boundaries.
• Must be flexible and innovation-minded, willing to not only identify problems but generate ideas on how to solve issues.
• Must be willing to work cross functionally in other Maintenance related projects in support of building improvements, production improvements, equipment setup, etc.
• Must be able to read and follow blueprints, drawings and schematics
• Familiar with PLC-s, process instrumentation, and process drawings
• Intermediate computer skills including; MS Office, Outlook, etc.
• Must speak, read and write English.
• Spanish speaking is a plus.