Senior Refrigeration Manager - Travel-Heavy Ammonia Systems

Cuisine Solutions; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuisine Solutions is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Manager to lead industrial ammonia refrigeration operations across multiple sites. You will oversee managers and technicians, ensure safe, compliant operation, and optimize maintenance programs for boilers, pumps, water systems and spiral freezers.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience, strong safety discipline, and the ability to travel up to 40–50% to Virginia and Texas plants.

Qualifications

• Experience as a manager in an industrial refrigeration environment.
• Experience with natural and conventional refrigerants including anhydrous ammonia.
• Ammonia certification from RETA (CARO, CIRO, CRES, CRST, RAI) (Not all are required).
• Experience with Process Safety Management programs.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience with boilers, air compressors, water systems, RO systems, water softeners.
• Experience with pumps, water treatment, DA tanks and other utility equipment.
• Experience with operating and maintaining spiral freezers.

Responsibilities

• Operate, test, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical refrigeration systems, boilers, hot water, domestic cold water, and compressed air systems.
• Basic knowledge of general maintenance and electrical/electronic systems including PLCs.
• Travel up to 50% may be required.
• Must work in a team environment and individually with little supervision.
• Comply with all Company SAFETY policies (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT, GMPs) and all PSM regulations.
• Oversee managers, assistant managers and operators during operation, testing, troubleshooting and repairs to the refrigeration system and related subsystems.
• Work with Vendors and Contractors to ensure facilities operate at optimum performance.
• Monitor planned maintenance on ammonia refrigeration and utility systems using CMMS and update as needed.
• Maintain the material integrity of refrigeration and utility rooms.
• Complete all applicable documentation as required by the Director of Refrigeration and Utilities.
• Collaborate with PSM, Safety, Operations, QA and Corporate Officers to obtain operational excellence.
• Make recommendations on automation of refrigeration systems while maintaining compliance with standards.
• Suggest Capital Improvement Projects to improve efficiency or make necessary improvements.
• Adhere to safety, GMPs and SOPs.
• Verify daily rounds and temperatures and ammonia system condition.
• This role requires up to 40% travel between plants in Virginia and Texas.
• Other duties assigned by the Director of Ammonia Refrigeration and Utilities.

Skills

Industrial Refrigeration Management

Ammonia Refrigerants Handling

RETA Ammonia Certification

Tools

CMMS

PLC knowledge

Job description

Cuisine Solutions is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Manager to lead industrial ammonia refrigeration operations across multiple sites. You will oversee managers and technicians, ensure safe, compliant operation, and optimize maintenance programs for boilers, pumps, water systems and spiral freezers.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience, strong safety discipline, and the ability to travel up to 40–50% to Virginia and Texas plants.