Refrigeration Engineering Subject Matter Expert - Remote with Travel

Perdue Chicken; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Refrigeration Engineering Subject Matter Expert, where you'll lead innovative projects to enhance ammonia refrigeration systems. In this dynamic role, you'll travel extensively, managing capital projects and ensuring safe operations across multiple facilities. Your expertise will be crucial in evaluating and upgrading refrigeration systems, providing guidance to managers and supervisors, and training project teams. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a company committed to premium protein production and sustainable practices. If you're passionate about engineering and looking for a challenging yet rewarding position, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in refrigeration systems and project management.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Manage refrigeration projects and ensure compliance with safety guidelines.
• Provide technical support and guidance for refrigeration system improvements.

Skills

Refrigeration System Design

Project Management

Problem Solving

Technical Expertise in Refrigeration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Job description

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

We are actively recruiting for a seasoned Refrigeration Engineering Subject Matter Expert to join our Engineering PMO. This person will travel to various locations and plan, budget, and implement projects from beginning to end for the safe use of ammonia refrigeration. This individual also maintains the necessary PSM paperwork and continuously searches for refrigeration system solutions to reduce costs and enhance product chilling and system operation.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides a safe, secure and productive work environment for our associates at all Company sites. Manages all construction sites and contractors by OSHA guidelines.
• Provides updated PSM drawings for each Company facility and reviews them on an ongoing basis as the plants are upgraded.
• Provides the Refrigeration Engineering support required to evaluate current plant systems. Manages immediate issues and plans long-term capital improvements required to meet our business needs for all of our facilities.
• Manages capital refrigeration projects that are required for the improvement of production or the safe operation of systems.
• Provides guidance to complex managers, plant refrigeration supervisors, and safety supervisors, in developing solutions and budgets for improving processes, maintaining facilities, and innovative problem solving.
• Provides guidance to plant refrigeration and safety managers and other project managers in the area of refrigeration as needed for projects by assisting with MOC processes, recommending solutions, and ensuring that best practices are followed.
• Trains project managers, project manager trainees, construction managers, construction superintendents, etc. in the proper utilization of ammonia refrigeration.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or related disciplines plus 10 years related work experience.

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Technical expertise in operating, designing, and troubleshooting refrigeration systems is required.
• Ability to travel up 70-80% of the time to facilities and navigate the entire refrigeration system, starting with the Engine Room, through the chilling processes, and finishing with the roof-mounted condensers.
• Basic Microsoft Office and CAD skills.
• May need to travel extensively from plant to plant. Must be able to travel to remote facilities and/or offices for meetings.

Experience Preferred

Insulating systems, poultry processing equipment, and project management knowledge is desired. AutoCAD and equipment layout is a plus.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

1. May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another. 2. May need to access files, supplies and equipment. 3. When in a plant environment: Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces. May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity. May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db. May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility. Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.