Commissioning Technician

INNOVATIVE Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 41,328 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with 15% match

Health insurance – 75% premiums

Vision insurance

Weekly pay

Vacation & holiday pay

Disability coverage (short/long-term)

Life insurance after one year

Employee referral incentives

Job summary

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. is seeking a full-time Commissioning Technician to join our Engineering/Service teams under the Vice President of Construction.

You will lead the complete commissioning process for industrial ammonia refrigeration systems, including safety, controls, and customer handoff. Requires 10+ years in industrial refrigeration, EPA and RETA certifications, CO2/ammonia/Freon experience, and willingness to travel a 10-day on/4-day off schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of industrial refrigeration experience.
• Field experience in start-ups of Carbon Dioxide cascade systems, single & multi-stage ammonia and Freon systems.
• Universal EPA certification.
• RETA 1 & 2 certification.
• Commission refrigeration equipment and complete industrial/commercial systems.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control system issues.
• Failure analysis of mechanical parts and electrical components.
• Must be willing to travel full-time on a 10 day on 4 day off rotational schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning engineer responsible for new and retrofitted industrial refrigeration systems startup process across diverse facilities.
• Manage risk and safety compliance during plant start-ups involving ammonia, CO2, and Freon systems.
• Coordinate with engineers/technicians and ensure successful project outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee initial commissioning of compressors, condensers, pumps, chillers, and associated systems; partner with electrical teams.
• Provide training to customers post-commissioning and facilitate transfer to aftermarket support.

Skills

Industrial refrigeration experience

EPA certification

RETA 1 & 2 certification

Education

HVAC/R or Electrical schooling preferred

Job description

Details

Salary: $30-60 per hour

Posted: 2026-07-09

Employee Type: full‑time

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Education Required: HVAC/R or Electrical schooling preferred

Travel Required: Yes

Description

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc is seeking to place a full‑time Commissioning Technician. This position would be a part of our Engineering/Service departments but will report directly to the Vice President of Construction. A complete understanding of industrial ammonia refrigeration and electrical power and controls is a must to be successful in this role. This position will require someone with the ability to take full responsibility for the entire commissioning process from team and site safety, management of controls/PLC engineers, management of additional service technicians, refrigerant loading process, power initiation at 460 Volt, voltages higher and lower, and all mechanical systems and their interfaces.

Job Role: A Commissioning Technician is responsible for the setup, testing, and validation of ammonia refrigeration systems. Their role is critical to ensuring that these systems are installed and operate according to design specifications and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning engineer responsible for new and retrofitted industrial refrigeration systems startup process in food, beverage, general industry, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and refrigerated storage facilities ranging from 500 HP to 10,000 HP.
• Risk management for location when starting up plants with ammonia, CO2, and Freon refrigeration equipment commonly found in industrial applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding and adherence to all work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements, ability to lead work with other engineers and technicians. Lead process and take full responsibility for the entire team’s success and customer satisfaction of each project.
• Initial commissioning of industrial screw compressors, industrial reciprocal compressors, recirculators, refrigerant pumps, chillers, evaporators, water‑cooled condensers, air‑cooled condensers, evaporative‑cooled condensers, water pumps, dispersion tanks, process‑freezers of all types, freeze dryers, plate freezers, and all customer processes attached to industrial refrigeration systems. You will work with electrical engineering teams and will be the lead engineer over entire commissioning process.
• Ability to provide training to customer of their new plant after commissioning processes are significantly completed.
• Meet with customer/owner and their team at the end of the project to successfully transfer plant operations from your control to customer/owner and transfer continued support to our in‑house aftermarket team for continued customer success with systems operations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of industrial refrigeration experience
• Field experience in start‑ups of Carbon Dioxide cascade systems, single & multi‑stage ammonia and Freon systems
• Universal EPA certification
• RETA 1 & 2 certification
• Commission refrigeration equipment and complete industrial/commercial systems
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control system issues
• Failure analysis of mechanical parts and electrical components
• Minimize commissioning Issues and reduce start‑up delays
• Must be willing to travel full‑time on a 10 day on 4 day off rotational schedule based on team needs.
• Excellent physical condition as you will be required to climb ladders, wear a respirator, work 10 to 12‑hour days, and occasional heavy lifting.
• The position requires a pre‑employment drug screening, felony screening, and motor vehicle record screening
• Must be able to wear a respirator and pass a fit test

Preferences

• Commissioning school training from Frick/Johnson Controls, GE, Bitzer and others

Benefits

• Retirement plan - company matches dollar for dollar up to 15%
• Health insurance - company pays 75% of the premiums for employee/family
• Vision insurance
• Weekly pay
• Competitive vacation & holiday pay
• Short‑term & long‑term disability coverage
• Accidental death/dismemberment coverage after one year of employment
• Life insurance coverage after one year of employment
• Employee referral incentives

If you are driven to succeed and want to be part of a rapidly growing company at the forefront of the industry, apply today!