Enterprise Refrigeration Trainer

0035 Tyson Shared Services, Inc.; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Tyson Foods seeks a skilled professional to strengthen ammonia refrigeration capability by developing refrigeration operators, improving location readiness, and ensuring safe, compliant operation across facilities. The role focuses on identifying training gaps, delivering hands-on labs, and coaching operators at entry to technical levels to raise overall site proficiency.

Ideal candidates have advanced ammonia refrigeration knowledge and a strong safety background, with experience teaching,

Qualifications

• Advanced ammonia refrigeration knowledge and system safety.
• Experience coaching, training, or developing refrigeration operators.
• Familiarity with industry standards (RETA, IIAR, OSHA, EPA, PSM, RMP).
• 8+ years in ammonia refrigeration, industrial maintenance, or related fields.
• Experience developing training programs, labs, and operator-qualification tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify locations with greatest training needs and develop location-specific plans.
• Develop and deliver classroom and hands-on ammonia refrigeration training.
• Create labs, assessments, and operator-development tools.
• Coach operators on procedures, equipment requirements, and decision-making.
• Assess operator knowledge and identify gaps; build improvement plans.
• Support internal pipeline for qualified ammonia refrigeration operators.

Skills

Ammonia refrigeration

Safety leadership

Training & development

Coaching

Education

CIRO / CARO / RAI / CRES / CRST certifications

CIRO certification

Tools

N/A

Job description

Job Summary

Strengthen ammonia refrigeration capability across Tyson Foods by developing refrigeration operators, improving location readiness, and supporting the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of ammonia refrigeration systems. This position identifies and prioritizes locations with the greatest training needs; develops and delivers refrigeration training, hands-on labs, and assessments; and provides site-specific coaching to improve operator knowledge, decision-making, and system understanding. The role requires advanced ammonia refrigeration knowledge, a strong safety background, and the ability to teach, coach, assess, and develop operators across entry, operational, and technical skill levels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize locations where refrigeration training and operator development are most needed.
• Develop and deliver classroom, hands-on, and site-specific ammonia refrigeration training.
• Build training materials, hands-on labs, assessments, and operator-development tools.
• Coach operators on ammonia systems, written operating procedures, equipment-specific requirements, and decision-making.
• Assess operator knowledge and skill levels, identify gaps, and create practical location-development plans.
• Support development of a stronger internal pipeline of qualified ammonia refrigeration operators, including Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator readiness.
• Partner with internal subject matter experts and vendor resources to improve training effectiveness, reduce cost, and accelerate operator development.
• Support safety, compliance, sustainability, and operational reliability by helping locations build refrigeration capability.

Work Experience

• Strong experience in safety, ammonia refrigeration, Process Safety Management, mechanical integrity, compliance, or related operational risk programs is required.
• Experience coaching, training, or developing refrigeration operators, maintenance personnel, or technical teams is required.
• Experience with Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA), International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP), or ammonia refrigeration compliance expectations is preferred.
• Eight or more years of experience in ammonia refrigeration, industrial maintenance, Process Safety Management, safety, technical training, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience developing training programs, hands-on labs, skill assessments, or operator-qualification tools is preferred.

Physical Requirements

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

• Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator (CIRO), Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator (CARO), Refrigeration Authorized Instructor (RAI), Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES), Certified Refrigeration Service Technician (CRST), or another refrigeration-related certification is preferred.

Special Job Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems, equipment operation, system safety, written operating procedures, and refrigeration-process fundamentals.
• Ability to assess operator capability, identify skill gaps, and create practical development plans for locations.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to explain complex refrigeration concepts clearly.
• Ability to work independently, influence location leadership, and support multiple sites with limited direction.
• Ability to teach, coach, assess, and develop operators across entry, operational, and technical skill levels.

Supervisory

None

Travel

Requires travel to production facilities, distribution centers, corporate offices, training events, audits, regulatory meetings, and industry conferences.

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible: Yes Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America) Certain roles at Tyson require background checks.

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