What are the responsibilities and job description for the Refrigeration Technician position at CTI Foods?
CTI Foods Overview
We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers.
The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from California, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success.
Job Overview
Responsible for inspecting freezer equipment, performing basic maintenance duties for freezers, and defrosting freezers as necessary
Responsibilities
- Routinely inspect freezers and freezer equipment
- Inspect equipment daily
- 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
- Conduct shut down and start up operations for freezers according to proper procedures
- Conduct cleaning (defrosting) operations for freezers
- Perform basic preventative maintenance procedures
- Maintain all records and documents
- Responsible for fire sprinkler system for all areas.
- Assist with the training and development of all Refrigeration Personnel
- Update daily compressor room logbook’s
- Daily water chemistry for Boilers, RO and Towers, log and correct any issues
- Responsible for maintaining all refrigeration equipment, freeze tunnels, water wells, water storage and filtering, boilers/steam piping, central hydraulic system, and forklift/pallet jacks
- Responsible for keeping the refrigeration/forklift/battery rooms clean and always 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
