Refrigeration & Cooling Systems Engineer

La Lorraine Bakery Group NV; United States; On-site; USD 49,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

13th payment

Referral bonuses

Vacation days with seniority (21 days)

Job summary

La Lorraine Bakery Group (LLBG) is seeking a skilled Refrigeration Technician to manage and optimize our ammonia and CO2 based cooling systems at the Campia Turzii facility. You will ensure reliability, safety, and energy efficiency across production lines, freezing tunnels, and the new High Bay Freezer Warehouse.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree in refrigeration or a related field and at least three years of experience with industrial refrigeration.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Refrigeration, Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanics, Energy Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with industrial refrigeration or cooling systems.
• Hands-on experience with NH3 and/or CO2 refrigeration technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting and maintenance capabilities.
• Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Ability to read technical drawings, refrigeration schematics, and P&IDs.
• Knowledge of industrial refrigeration safety standards and regulations.
• Experience in food manufacturing, cold storage, frozen food production, or utilities is considered a strong advantage.
• Values-driven with Entreprenourial, Respect for people, planet and product; Ownership & Accountability, Shared passion, No-nonsens.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and optimize industrial refrigeration systems based on NH3 and CO2 transcritical technology.
• Ensure the reliable operation of cooling installations supporting production lines, freezing tunnels, low-bay warehouses, and the new High Bay Freezer Warehouse.
• Execute and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Analyze equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and energy consumption.
• Troubleshoot refrigeration and cooling equipment and support root cause analysis of technical failures.
• Participate in commissioning, start-up, and acceptance activities for new refrigeration systems and expansion projects.
• Collaborate with external service providers and specialized contractors.
• Maintain maintenance documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and food industry standards.

Skills

NH3 Refrigeration

CO2 Refrigeration

Troubleshooting

Preventive Maintenance

P&IDs Reading

Education

Technical degree in Refrigeration or related field

Tools

NH3 Refrigeration Plant

CO2 Transcritical Systems

Refrigeration Control & Automation

Job description

Our site in Câmpia Turzii is undergoing a major expansion, including the development of a fully automated High Bay Freezer Warehouse, the extension of our CO₂ transcritical refrigeration network, and additional cooling capacity to support new production lines and future growth.

Reporting to the High Bay & Utilities Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of our refrigeration and cooling systems that are critical to both production and frozen storage operations.

The function

• Operate, monitor, and optimize industrial refrigeration systems based on NH₃ (ammonia) and CO₂ transcritical technology.
• Ensure the reliable operation of cooling installations supporting production lines, freezing tunnels, low-bay warehouses, and the new High Bay Freezer Warehouse.
• Execute and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Analyze equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and energy consumption.
• Troubleshoot refrigeration and cooling equipment and support root cause analysis of technical failures.
• Participate in commissioning, start-up, and acceptance activities for new refrigeration systems and expansion projects.
• Collaborate with external service providers and specialized contractors.
• Maintain maintenance documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and food industry standards.
• Our Refrigeration Infrastructure

  You will work with some of the most advanced cooling technologies in the food manufacturing industry, including:

  • NH₃ Refrigeration Plant
  • CO₂ Transcritical Refrigeration Systems
  • Fully Automated High Bay Freezer Warehouse
  • Cooling Systems for Production Lines and Low Bay Storage Areas
  • Ice Flake Production Systems
  • Refrigeration Control & Automation Systems
  • Future Refrigeration Capacity Expansion Projects

Your profile

• Technical degree in Refrigeration, Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanics, Energy Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with industrial refrigeration or cooling systems.
• Hands‑on experience with NH₃ and/or CO₂ refrigeration technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting and maintenance capabilities.
• Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.
• Ability to read technical drawings, refrigeration schematics, and P&IDs.
• Knowledge of industrial refrigeration safety standards and regulations.
• Experience in food manufacturing, cold storage, frozen food production, or utilities is considered a strong advantage.
• You resonate deeply with our values and your actions are driven by those: Entreprenourial, Respect for people, planet and product; Ownership & Accountability, Shared passion, No-nonsens

Our offer

• Paid medical services- Happy and healthy employees are more productive - we support the health and well-being of our employees.

• Meal Tickets- Through food, our body receives all the nutrients, so we can function optimally, therefore we offer you meal tickets with a value of 35 Ron per day;

• Annual performance bonus- the evolution of our employees and their involvement in different projects matters, we support everyone's growth by offering an annual performance bonus.

• A 13th payment- This extra payment is considered a way to thank employees for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

• Referral bonuses- we trust our employees, that's why we appreciate their recommendations, for each recommendation that brings a new colleague to the La Lorraine team you will receive a bonus.

• Celebrate and caring together- we celebrate every holiday as it should, so we offer Christmas, Easter, and Women's Day bonuses. We don’t forget the children of our employees and we celebrate them every year.

• Learning & Development opportunities

• Vacation days according with seniority- We know how important free time is for our employees, so we offer one extra vacation day in the first 4 years. We start with 21 days of vacation.

• Teambuilding activities- Besides the fact that we have the opportunity to relax and get out of our comfort zone, it is also an opportunity that helps us get to know each other better and become stronger as a team.

• Bookster- in order to be able to evolve, we must be in continuous learning. Bookster helps us immerse ourselves in a world of our own.

• Our product- Every employee can enjoy our daily baked pastry and bakery products.

• Home office- we offer the possibility to work certain days from home in agreement with the department manager.

• Food at Work-after a demanding day at work, we want our employees to stop thinking about food orders... So we come to their aid with a company canteen where each employee can buy a variety of foods at affordable prices and can enjoy the company of colleagues.

La Lorraine Bakery Group (LLBG) is an international family-owned company headquartered in Belgium with more than 85 years of experience in the milling and bakery sector. More than 5,700 passionate employees produce and sell high-quality bakery products to consumers, retailers and foodservice professionals in over 40 countries every day. They do so with respect for people, product and planet, because at LLBG we want our company and our people to grow in a sustainable way.

"You can really make your mark on the La Lorraine of tomorrow."

Michaël Group Reliability Manager at LLBG

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