Refrigeration Supervisor II

Boar's Head Brand; Forrest City (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Boar’s Head Brand in Forrest City, AR is seeking a Maintenance Utilities Leader to direct ammonia, HVAC, boilers, and water systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. You’ll lead utility engineers and operators, manage staffing and budgets, and drive continuous improvement across the site.

Responsibilities include safety training, asset strategy, outage planning, and KPI ownership. A minimum 5+ years in utilities leadership and strong knowledge of PSM and EPA RMP are

Qualifications

• Minimum HS diploma or GED; higher degree preferred.
• Engineering/industrial background or related discipline preferred; equivalent leadership experience considered.
• 5+ years in plant utilities, refrigeration, or facilities with budgeting responsibility.
• Proven ownership of PSM/EPARMP and related practices.
• Experience with boilers/steam, HVAC, and utility systems.
• Experience planning outages and capital projects; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Direct operation, maintenance and compliance of ammonia refrigeration, HVAC, boilers, steam, and utility systems.
• Lead utility leads, operators, and technicians with accountability and scheduling.
• Staffing plans, hiring, performance management, and contractor staffing within authority.
• Establish training, competency, authorization, and refresher programs for utilities personnel.
• Own site utility asset strategy including inspection, testing, and corrective backlog.
• Ensure OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulatory readiness with EHS partnership.
• Sponsor MOCs, PHAs, audits, investigations, and risk reduction actions.
• Set scope, safety expectations, and cost controls for contractors.
• Approve preventive/predictive maintenance plans and outage windows.
• Maintain ammonia release preparedness and escalation protocols with EHS.
• Own KPI tracking for uptime, energy/water intensity, losses, and costs.
• Develop utilities operating budgets and multiyear capital plans.
• Represent site utilities in leadership planning, reviews, and food safety discussions.
• Maintain records and report performance and risks to Plant Manager.
• Lead safe work, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

Education

HS diploma or GED

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, with dotted line to Sr Manager IAIRM and Sr. Manager, Maintenance Excellence & Strategy, this role leads the utilities organization, its leads and technicians, operating and capital plans, and continuous plant coverage. The role owns utility reliability and performance, OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) execution for covered processes, mechanical integrity, energy and water management, and emergency preparedness. The position partners with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, and Food Safety to protect product conditions and production continuity.

• Direct the operation, maintenance, and compliance of ammonia refrigeration, HVAC and make up air, boilers and steam, compressed air, water, wastewater, and utility distribution systems.
• Lead utility leads, operators, and technicians; establish accountability, succession plans, qualifications, and safe operating coverage for all shifts.
• Own area staffing plans, scheduling, hiring, performance management, labor utilization, and contractor staffing within approved authority.
• Establish documented training, competency verification, authorization, and refresher programs for ammonia, boilers, utilities, and emergency response personnel.
• Own the site utility asset strategy, including inspection, testing, maintenance, mechanical integrity, critical spares, condition monitoring, and corrective backlog.
• Serve as the site accountable leader for execution of applicable OSHA PSM and EPA RMP requirements, with EHS partnership, audit action closure, and regulatory readiness.
• Sponsor and ensure timely completion of MOCs, PHAs, PSSRs, incident investigations, compliance audits, and risk reduction actions for covered utility systems.
• Set technical scope, safety expectations, performance standards, and cost controls for utilities contractors and specialty service providers.
• Approve preventive and predictive maintenance plans, outage windows, utility contingency plans, and reliability improvements coordinated with production.
• Maintain ammonia release preparedness, utility failure response plans, drills, and escalation protocols with EHS and site incident command.
• Own utility KPIs for uptime, energy and water intensity, loss events, maintenance compliance, and utility cost; analyze trends and lead corrective actions.
• Develop and manage utilities operating budgets and multiyear capital plans; justify investments using risk, capacity, lifecycle cost, and production impact.
• Represent site utilities in plant leadership planning, process expansions, design reviews, commissioning, and food safety and environmental discussions.
• Maintain accurate PSM/RMP, operating, ITM, training, engineering, and utility consumption records; report performance and material risks to the Plant Manager.
• Lead safe work, accountability, root cause analysis, and measurable continuous improvement across the utility organization.
• Perform other duties consistent with the role and assigned authority.

III. Education And Experience

• HS diploma or GED. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred but not required.
• Background in engineering, industrial technology, operations, or related discipline preferred; equivalent substantial industrial utilities leadership experience considered.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressively responsible plant utilities, industrial refrigeration, or facilities experience, including experience leading personnel and budgets in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of PSM covered ammonia systems, mechanical integrity, OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, and applicable IIAR recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
• Experience with boilers/steam, HVAC, compressed air, hot/chill water and wastewater; demonstrated reliability and energy performance improvement.
• Experience planning outages, capital projects, contractor work, commissioning, and cross functional plant decisions.
• Proficient in CMMS, utility trend data, budgets, performance dashboards, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment specifications, operating procedures, and regulatory requirements.

About Us

Since 1905, Boar’s Head Brand has been the name you can trust for quality products and service. Our vision is to nourish the human spirit through the love of food.
Our secret ingredient has always been our people. Each person brings a unique perspective, background, and experience to the table and this is what drives our culture of positivity, acceptance, and support. We are a company that believes we win when we work together and connect over a passion for the highest standards in food.