Refrigeration & Plumbing Manager

Clemens Family Corporation; Hatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemens Food Group is seeking an experienced Refrigeration & Plumbing Manager to lead the teams and infrastructure at the Hatfield campus. You will oversee refrigeration, plumbing, and related maintenance programs for a 24/7 food manufacturing operation on-site in Hatfield, PA.

The role requires 8–10 years of industrial maintenance leadership, strong ammonia refrigeration and HVAC expertise, and a track record in managing budgets, capital projects, and contractor performance.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressively responsible experience in industrial maintenance, skilled trades, construction, utilities, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong technical experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration and HVAC systems, and plumbing infrastructure such as boilers, sprinklers, risers, water supply, and water-softening systems.
• Experience managing maintenance programs, capital projects, budgets, and contractor performance.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management, OSHA requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with CMMS, maintenance planning tools, KPI reporting, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication, team development, project management, financial management, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Experience in food processing or 24/7 industrial environments preferred.
• Degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead refrigeration and plumbing superintendents, supervisors, skilled trades, contractors, and support personnel.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for refrigeration, plumbing, HVAC, boilers, water systems, and related facilities.
• Develop short- and long-term infrastructure plans, including capital requests and multiyear project priorities.
• Manage staffing, overtime, department budgets, maintenance expenses, and contractor costs.
• Coordinate outages, facility upgrades, major repairs, and construction activities.
• Monitor equipment reliability, downtime, work order backlog, and KPI performance.
• Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management, OSHA, and food safety requirements; partner with cross-functional teams to improve reliability.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Refrigeration

HVAC systems

Plumbing systems

Budget management

Contractor management

CMMS

Project management

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance

Tools

CMMS software

MS Office

Job description

Job Category: Skilled Trades and Technical

Requisition Number: REFRI014586

• Posted : September 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Hatfield, PA 19440, USA

Description

Location: Hatfield, PA | On-Site

Schedule: Primarily 1 st Shift | Availability required to support a 24/7 operation, including occasional off-shift, weekend, holiday, and emergency needs

Clemens Food Group is seeking an experienced Refrigeration & Plumbing Manager to lead the people, systems, and infrastructure that support our Hatfield campus. This role oversees refrigeration and plumbing leadership, skilled trades team members, contractors, maintenance programs, and capital priorities within a complex, 24/7 food manufacturing operation.

You will be responsible for critical systems that include industrial ammonia refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, boilers, sprinklers, risers, supply water, and water-softening systems. This is an opportunity to develop technical teams, strengthen equipment reliability, and guide long-term infrastructure investments across the campus.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop refrigeration and plumbing superintendents, supervisors, skilled trades team members, contractors, and support personnel.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for refrigeration, plumbing, HVAC, boiler, water, and related facility systems.
• Develop short- and long-term infrastructure plans, including scheduled replacements, capital requests, maintenance reserve needs, and multiyear project priorities.
• Manage staffing, overtime, departmental budgets, maintenance expenses, and contractor costs.
• Coordinate outages, shutdowns, facility upgrades, major repairs, construction activities, and contractor performance.
• Monitor equipment reliability, downtime, work order backlog, preventive maintenance completion, labor productivity, and other departmental KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management, OSHA requirements, environmental regulations, applicable codes, food safety expectations, and company policies.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Safety, and external vendors to resolve issues, improve reliability, and support campus priorities.

What We’re Looking For

• 8–10 years of progressively responsible experience in industrial maintenance, skilled trades, construction, utilities, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong technical experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration and HVAC systems, along with plumbing infrastructure such as boilers, sprinklers, risers, supply water, and water-softening systems.
• Experience managing maintenance programs, capital projects, infrastructure planning, operational budgets, and contractor performance.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management, OSHA requirements, safety systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with CMMS platforms, maintenance planning tools, KPI reporting, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, team development, project management, financial management, and fact-based decision-making skills.
• Experience in food processing or another complex, 24/7 industrial environment is preferred.
• An associate or bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to work in industrial, manufacturing, construction, and maintenance environments.
• Ability to walk throughout the campus, climb stairs and ladders, access operational areas, occasionally lift up to 75 pounds, and wear required PPE.
• Comfort working around industrial equipment, machinery, noise, temperature variations, and outdoor conditions.

Agency Statement

Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.

Disclaimer & EEOC Statement:

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.

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