Refrigeration Technician

Lactalis Heritage Dairy; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Training and development opportunities

Education Reimbursement

Paid Time Off from day one

Job summary

A leading dairy company in California seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. This position focuses on safely servicing and maintaining ammonia refrigeration systems, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of industrial maintenance experience and robust electrical and mechanical skills. Benefits include comprehensive insurance coverage, retirement plans, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years industrial maintenance experience.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or engineering drawings.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic, and wiring schematics.
• Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or other engineering drawings.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics.
• Demonstrate a strong personal safety philosophy and follow all safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Follow ammonia refrigeration operational procedures to safely service and maintain all refrigeration equipment.
• Pump out, disassemble, repair, and reassemble refrigeration equipment.
• Ensure compliance with PSM documentation and regulations.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical devices (fuses, motors, motor starters, proximity switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, plugs); PLC experience is a plus.
• Use electrical meters to diagnose malfunctions in fuses, motors, motor starters and switches.
• Accountable for QRMP standards and their implementation, improvement and maintenance.

Skills

Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration systems

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

Safety philosophy

Read P&IDs/schematics

Safety awareness

Tools

PLC experience

Job description

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Lactalis Heritage Dairy

Reporting to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager, this position’s main responsibility is following the ammonia refrigeration operational procedures to safely service and maintain all ammonia refrigeration equipment and components. Assist in maintaining the Process Safety Management (PSM) documentation and ensure compliance with all regulations within the scope of Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA requirements (RMP).

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Follow ammonia refrigeration operational procedures to safely service and maintain all ammonia refrigeration equipment and components; assist in maintaining PSM documentation and ensure compliance with all regulations within the scope of PSM and EPA requirements (RMP).
• Pump out, disassemble, repair, and reassemble all types of refrigeration equipment while adhering to all mandated safety procedures; troubleshoot and repair ammonia compressors.
• Be responsible for air compressors, boilers, generators, thermal fluid systems, HVAC systems, air handlers, exhaust fans, and water chilling systems; report any ammonia leakages; perform daily PMs on the equipment and perform boiler tests and condenser treatment tests.
• Trouble shoot and repair electrical devices such as fuses, motors, motor starters, proximity switches, circuit breakers, receptacles and plugs; PLC experience is a plus.
• Use electrical equipment such as a volt meter and amp meter to determine electrical malfunctions on fuses, motors, motor starters and switches.
• Accountable for the QRMP (Quality Risk Management Process) standards as outlined in the plant’s QRMP accountability document, including the implementation, improvement and ongoing maintenance.

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Must work in a safe, sanitary and productive manner in accordance to LHD GMP’s.
• Understanding of Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration systems.
• Have at least 3 years industrial maintenance experience.
• Have a strong electrical & mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings.
• Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics.
• Possess an extremely strong personal safety philosophy, able to follow all safety policies & procedures, seek out & correct unsafe conditions.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally- recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.