Senior Refrigeration Manager

Symanteq Softtech LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Symanteq Softtech LLC seeks a Senior Refrigeration Manager to lead industrial refrigeration operations across multiple facilities, with emphasis on safety and efficiency. The role focuses on ammonia systems, PSM compliance, and utility equipment management.

The candidate will supervise refrigeration momentum across Virginia and Texas sites, ensuring regulatory alignment, maintenance excellence, and proactive reliability strategies.

Qualifications

• Must have fluent in PSM and refrigeration machinery.
• Experience in industrial refrigeration environments in food manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel ~40% between VA and TX facilities.
• Retains strong leadership to refrigeration and utility teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial refrigeration operations, maintenance, and compliance across multiple facilities.
• Oversee refrigeration and utility teams to ensure safe, reliable operations.
• Drive process safety, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

PSM knowledge

Industrial refrigeration

Leadership

Food manufacturing

Ammonia systems

Troubleshooting

Team supervision

Tools

Boilers

Air compressors

Pumps

PLC

Water treatment systems

Job description

Travel: Approximately 40% travel to facilities in Virginia and Texas

About the Organization

Our client is a leading food manufacturing and culinary solutions organization serving customers through multiple production facilities across the United States. The company operates complex, high-volume food manufacturing environments where food safety, operational excellence, equipment reliability, and process safety are critical to its success.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established organization and take ownership of refrigeration and utility operations across multiple facilities.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Refrigeration Manager to lead industrial refrigeration operations, maintenance, and compliance across multiple facilities.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration, Process Safety Management (PSM), refrigeration machinery, and food manufacturing environments. This role will also provide leadership to refrigeration and utility teams while ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant facility operations.

Mandatory Requirements

• Must be completely fluent in PSM (Process Safety Management) and refrigeration machinery.
• Strong hands-on and management experience in an industrial refrigeration environment.
• Food manufacturing experience is required.
• Must be comfortable with approximately 40% travel between facilities in Virginia and Texas.

Key Qualifications

• Experience with natural and conventional refrigerants, including anhydrous ammonia.
• Strong knowledge of PSM programs, regulations, and compliance.
• RETA Ammonia Certification such as CARO, CIRO, CRES, CRST, or RAI is required.
• Experience with boilers, air compressors, water systems, R/O systems, water softeners, pumps, water treatment, DA tanks, and other utility equipment.
• Experience operating and maintaining spiral freezers.
• Strong troubleshooting and maintenance knowledge of:
• Boilers and hot water systems
• Compressed air systems
• PLCs
• Pumps and utility systems
• Proven ability to oversee managers, assistant managers, refrigeration operators, and maintenance personnel.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team-management skills.

Travel Requirement

This position requires approximately 40% travel between the organization's facilities in Virginia and Texas. Candidates must be comfortable with regular travel and supporting operations across multiple locations.