Remote Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer

US Foods; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to lead design, optimization, and lifecycle management for complex refrigeration and facility systems across multiple locations. You will drive reliability, efficiency, and continuity while setting engineering standards and supporting capital projects.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, IT, EHS, and vendor partners, with significant travel and the ability to work across diverse facilities.

Qualifications

• 5 years of industrial refrigeration or cold chain engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems, HVAC/mechanical systems, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance programs.
• Experience managing multi-site operations and technical teams.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, PSM, IIAR, energy efficiency and automation.
• Experience with CMMS systems, maintenance planning, and capital project execution.
• This role requires approximately >40% travel during the initial years, with potential for reduced travel as the function matures and stabilizes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of facility and operational systems to ensure reliability, efficiency, and business continuity.
• Provide advanced technical expertise and support for infrastructure, automation, controls, mechanical, electrical, and integrated operational systems.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, IT, EHS, and external vendors to identify and execute system improvements and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and develop solutions to improve uptime, reliability, capacity, and operational efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts for system failures or operational disruptions and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, technical documentation, operating procedures, and system specifications to support consistency and compliance across facilities.

Skills

Industrial refrigeration

Ammonia and Freon systems

Troubleshooting

Multi-site leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

BMS

PLC

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to lead design, optimization, and lifecycle management for complex refrigeration and facility systems across multiple locations. You will drive reliability, efficiency, and continuity while setting engineering standards and supporting capital projects.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, IT, EHS, and vendor partners, with significant travel and the ability to work across diverse facilities.