Senior Refrigeration Controls Engineer - Remote

US Foods; Virgil (SD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Controls Engineer to design, program, and optimize refrigeration control systems across distribution and cold storage facilities.

You will lead PLC/SCADA strategy development, support ammonia and Freon systems, and ensure safety, compliance, and energy efficiency across multiple sites. Remote work is allowed within the continental United States.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining refrigeration control systems.
• Experience with ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems.
• Proficiency in PLC, HMI, SCADA, and BAS control strategies.
• Knowledge of OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, IIAR requirements.
• Experience with capital projects, commissioning, and change management.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, programming, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of refrigeration control systems.
• Support controls infrastructure for ammonia (NH3) and Freon systems including compressors, condensers, evaporators, vessels, pumps, valves, and defrost systems.
• Develop and maintain PLC, HMI, SCADA, and BAS control strategies for refrigeration operations.
• Monitor and optimize refrigeration system performance, energy efficiency, alarm management, and temperature compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex refrigeration controls, instrumentation, and automation failures impacting facility operations and product integrity.
• Ensure refrigeration systems operate safely and in compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, IIAR and food safety regs.
• Lead root cause analyses of refrigeration system failures and operational incidents; support MOC and emergency readiness.
• Coordinate with refrigeration contractors, OEMs, system integrators, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Refrigeration controls

Industrial PLCs

Rockwell/AB/Siemens

SCADA systems

OT cybersecurity

Energy optimization

Troubleshooting

Tools

Ethernet/IP

Modbus

BACnet

OPC

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Controls Engineer to design, program, and optimize refrigeration control systems across distribution and cold storage facilities.

You will lead PLC/SCADA strategy development, support ammonia and Freon systems, and ensure safety, compliance, and energy efficiency across multiple sites. Remote work is allowed within the continental United States.