Senior Refrigeration Systems Architect (Regional)

US Foods; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan bonus

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to lead design, optimization, and lifecycle management of critical refrigeration systems across multiple locations. You will provide advanced technical leadership for infrastructure, automation, controls, and mechanical/electrical systems.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, IT, and external partners to drive system improvements, reliability, and energy efficiency, while supporting capital projects and modernization

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of facility and operational systems.
• 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.
• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and develop solutions to improve uptime, reliability, capacity, and efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis for system failures and implement preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and system specifications.

Skills

Industrial refrigeration

Ammonia systems

Troubleshooting

Multi-site operations

OSHA/EPA/PSM knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

RETA CIRO Certification or PE license

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance planning

Capital project execution

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to lead design, optimization, and lifecycle management of critical refrigeration systems across multiple locations. You will provide advanced technical leadership for infrastructure, automation, controls, and mechanical/electrical systems.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, IT, and external partners to drive system improvements, reliability, and energy efficiency, while supporting capital projects and modernization