Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer — Remote Leader

US Foods; Coralville (IA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain complex facility and operational systems across regional sites. You will lead reviews, mentor teams, and drive standardization, reliability, and energy efficiency.

This remote role requires deep expertise in ammonia and HVAC systems, vendor management, and capital project support, with travel to distribution centers as needed.

Qualifications

• 5 years of industrial refrigeration or cold chain engineering experience.
• Experience with ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems.
• 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.
• Travel >40% in initial years.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of refrigeration and facility systems.
• Provide advanced technical expertise for infrastructure, automation, and electrical systems.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, IT, EHS and vendors to drive improvements.
• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and improve uptime and efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop standards and documentation to ensure consistency and compliance across facilities.
• Support capital projects from concept to startup and handoff.
• Evaluate modernization strategies and emerging technologies for efficiency.
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance across systems.

Skills

Industrial refrigeration

Ammonia systems

Multi-site operations

OSHA/EPA/PSM/IIAR

CMMS & maintenance planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SCADA/PLC knowledge

CMMS

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain complex facility and operational systems across regional sites. You will lead reviews, mentor teams, and drive standardization, reliability, and energy efficiency.

This remote role requires deep expertise in ammonia and HVAC systems, vendor management, and capital project support, with travel to distribution centers as needed.