Standard Product Refrigeration Engineer

Description

Who Are We?

Have you ever gone into a grocery store or convenience store for things like milk, bagged salads, or frozen pizza? The coolers and freezers you find those and other food products in are what we do!! Zero Zone is a manufacturer of reach-in and open refrigerated and frozen food display cases as well as the refrigeration systems that work behind the scenes to cool the cases, keeping the food fresh! We also make powerful industrial refrigeration systems for food warehousing, pharmaceuticals, and even ice rinks!

Our company is structured across 2 divisions – the Display Case Division, located in North Prairie, WI, Waukesha, WI, and Mukwonago, WI and the Refrigeration Systems Division, located in Ramsey, MN and Dyersville, IA.

What Are We Like?

At Zero Zone, you will be a valued member of the Zero Zone team, able to take ownership of your own career path. We believe in hard work, teamwork, collaboration, and respect, and we have grown through dedication to our Purpose: “Preserving customer valuables through refrigeration.” For over 60 years, we have been a leader in refrigeration, and our people are well known for exceptional customer service. We also believe we are the COOLEST coworkers (pun intended)! This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in the refrigeration industry with one of the top leading manufacturers in the country! Come grow with us!!

What Can We Offer You?

• Vacation and Personal Hours (after only 30 days!)
• Competitive Wages
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D, HSA/FSA, EAP)
• 401k and Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Dress Code
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• Steel Toe Reimbursement
• Employee Engagement Programs
• One-time Home Computer Reimbursement
• And more!

What Will You Do?

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, the Refrigeration Engineer will work independently or in conjunction with a team of cross-functional professionals to develop new product concepts, display case product extensions and exploring innovative technical solutions for commercial refrigerated merchandising solutions.  This individual will also assist with issue resolution of specific issues related to the performance of existing products that pertain to refrigeration or other technical hurdle as deemed essential for the business. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical professional with innovative ideas and solutions.
• Identify technical resource requirements, training of existing and new team members, collaborative input of design concepts, data analysis, business trends, review reports, schedules and designs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Provide technical direction, product platforms that are future-proofed for upcoming refrigerants, system designs, motor advancements and control schemes.
• Act as the technical liaison for design reviews, design validation, issue resolution, etc.
• Foster a mindset of continuous improvement and developing strong cross-functional relationships.
• Technical competency to properly select metering valves, flow control valves, piping, selection and sizing of fin-tube evaporator coils, fans, blowers, and other forced-air convection components.
• Working knowledge of the applicable regulatory standards, synthetic and natural refrigerants (R744, R290)
• Active participation in new product development, change and enhancements.  Strong understanding of frost and defrost management associated with evaporator coils and display merchandisers.
• Skilled at interpretation of test results and report writing (DVP&R), test plans (DVP), design documentation, bill of materials (BOM) and comprehensive understanding total cost of ownership.
• Assist Sourcing with vendor and capability migration efforts to help mitigate issues.
• Working knowledge of A3, DFx, DFMEA and PPAP processes.
• Work closely with product Marketing, Design Engineering, Service, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering dept’s to assure that solutions put forth are done so with best practices and the highest probability of success.
• Work with the Eng. Test Lab and actively participate in design of experiments, reporting and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a minimum experience of 5 years in a related product field. 
• Must demonstrate experience and possess skills in mathematics, mechanical sciences, problem solving, project management, research study and good written and oral communication skills.

SKILLS / ABILITIES / SPECIFICATIONS:

• Literacy in any of the following computer packages; MS Word, MS Excel, SolidWorks, LabView, SolidWorks, FlowWorks, CoilDesigner, Fluent, FIDAP, ANSYS software.

PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL:

• Frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Requires the use of safety glasses and steel-toed safety shoes in production areas
• Zero Zone expects all employees to behave and communicate in a manner which will facilitate good relations with customers, clients, co-workers, and supervisors: maintaining a positive work atmosphere

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