Refrigeration Technician-Senior Level

Job Description

Job Description

Shift :

Tuesday- Saturday 6am-230pm

8-12 hr shifts

Experience : 5 plus years

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, repairs, and overhauls equipment such as condenser units, pumps, air handlers, heat exchangers, other environmental changing devices and other mechanical equipment.
• Installs, maintains temperature control system, electric valves, heat transfer equipment, ventilation, and air distribution equipment.
• Installs and replaces all types of pumps or refrigeration equipment according to prints, specifications, diagrams, or other instructions.
• Reads gauges and instruments, and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, and pumps to control level of fluid pressure and distribution in systems.
• Operates various refrigeration recovery equipment in compliance with EPA guidelines.
• Solders with sil-fos and silver solder, layout, and fit piping.
• Tests malfunctioning systems and components using electrical, mechanical, digital, and pneumatic controls.
• Maintains air make up systems, chillers, evaporators and drain lines.
• Orders parts and material for repairs and maintains refrigeration stock.
• Performs planned maintenance, regular servicing, and repairs to refrigeration equipment of all types, sizes, and temperature ranges.
• Initiate continuous improvement activities pertaining to facility power systems (refrigeration, steam, water).
• Assist in the maintaining, installation, operation, and repair of boiler and pressure systems and all equipment incidental to these systems. Detect defects and assist in initiating repairs before major breakdowns occur.
• Follow and enforce plant wide and equipment safety rules / procedures.
• Maintains records of repairs or equipment requiring future service.
• Coordinates work with maintenance planner.
• Turns in Daily Activity Sheet and invoices.
• Regular and reliable transportation and attendance.

Education and Experience

Skills and Abilities

Working Environment and Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to fingers; handle; and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 100 pounds assisted. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be willing and able to wear approved PPE as specified by GMP standards. The employees are regularly exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places; extreme heat and cold. While employee is performing regular duties they are also exposed to possible risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is high at times.