Head of Refrigeration Engineering - Multi-Site Ops

Trident Seafoods; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities to work across Alaska

Job summary

Trident Seafoods, North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company, seeks a Division Manager, Refrigeration Engineering to lead HVAC and ammonia refrigeration operations across Alaska facilities. You will guide strategic plans, manage remote teams, and ensure safety, budget, and KPI targets are met.

Role emphasizes developing standardized technician training, coordinating with regulatory bodies, and delivering maintenance excellence while traveling to site locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar technical discipline, or 10+ years’ directly related experience, or a combination.
• 5+ years of professional experience with refrigeration engineering.
• 5+ years of experience managing multiple locations.
• Experience managing remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Participates in strategic planning for improvements, expansions & renovations.
• Identifies and drives process improvement and procedural change.
• Ensure that all refrigeration maintenance is completed within budget, meeting all contracted KPI’s.
• Manages and monitors the performance of teams to ensure they meet required standards and KPIs.
• Oversees compliance with PSM program and ensures standards and protocols are met.
• Collaborates with regulatory agencies to confirm compliance with required programs, and ensures permits are current.
• Maintains budget and requests for capital improvements and documentation related to repairs made and prepares reports or summaries for corporate management.
• Travels to region locations regularly to inspect buildings and grounds to identify current and potential maintenance needs.
• Monitors the performance/relationship and budgets of all vendors used by the business.
• Ensures all operational areas operate within a safe workplace and adhere to company health. and safety policies and procedures as well as meeting stated aims and KPI’s.
• Effectively leads and manages the team to ensure delivery of prescribed deliverables
• Develop a standardized training program for Refrigeration Technicians and operators to be implemented across all Alaska facilities that utilize ammonia refrigeration.
• Conducts periodic inspections of company equipment including high value tools and equipment.
• Communicates and monitors department goals.
• Ensures adherence to processes, procedures and methods related to refrigeration maintenance.
• Meets regularly with premises managers to determine their on-going requirements.
• Works with HR and local management to resolve personnel and performance issues and determine appropriate course of action.
• Ensures compliance to legal regulations and company policies.

Skills

Refrigeration engineering

Remote team management

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

HVAC systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar technical discipline

RETA certification

Tools

HVAC systems

Ammonia refrigeration

Job description

Trident Seafoods, North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company, seeks a Division Manager, Refrigeration Engineering to lead HVAC and ammonia refrigeration operations across Alaska facilities. You will guide strategic plans, manage remote teams, and ensure safety, budget, and KPI targets are met.

Role emphasizes developing standardized technician training, coordinating with regulatory bodies, and delivering maintenance excellence while traveling to site locations.