Sr. Refrigeration Systems Engineer (Remote)

US Foods; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods seeks a Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer to design, optimize, and manage complex facility-related systems supporting critical operations across locations. You will lead engineering efforts on infrastructure, automation, and controls, ensuring reliability and efficiency.

This remote-enabled role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, IT, and vendors to standardize systems, drive capital projects, and advance modernization while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of facility and operational systems to ensure reliability, efficiency, and business continuity.
• Provide advanced technical expertise 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 and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and develop solutions to improve uptime, reliability, capacity, and operational efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts for system failures or operational disruptions and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, technical documentation, operating procedures, and system specifications to support consistency and compliance across facilities.
• Support capital projects, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and expansion initiatives from concept through implementation and startup.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend modernization strategies, process improvements, and emerging technologies to support operational goals.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company standards related to system design, operation, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop long-range infrastructure and equipment replacement strategies, including budgeting and capital planning support.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to engineering, maintenance, and operational teams by providing guidance, training,

Job description

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The Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer is responsible for the design, optimization, reliability, and lifecycle management of complex operational and facility-related systems that support critical business operations across their assigned locations/region. This role provides advanced technical leadership in the planning, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of infrastructure, automation, controls, mechanical, electrical, and facility support systems.

The Senior Refrigeration Systems Engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional leaders to support day-to-day operational performance while advancing long-term strategic initiatives. Serving as a key technical expert, this role drives system standardization, operational excellence, risk mitigation, and the implementation of new technologies and equipment to improve performance, scalability, efficiency, and overall business continuity.

This position is virtual/remote which means the work can be completed from anywhere is the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of facility and operational systems to ensure reliability, efficiency, and business continuity.

• 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 and strategic initiatives.

• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and develop solutions to improve uptime, reliability, capacity, and operational efficiency.

• Lead root cause analysis efforts for system failures or operational disruptions and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.

• Develop and maintain engineering standards, technical documentation, operating procedures, and system specifications to support consistency and compliance across facilities.

• Support capital projects, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and expansion initiatives from concept through implementation and startup.

• Evaluate existing systems and recommend modernization strategies, process improvements, and emerging technologies to support operational goals.

• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company standards related to system design, operation, and maintenance.

• Collaborate with leadership to develop long-range infrastructure and equipment replacement strategies, including budgeting and capital planning support.

• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to engineering, maintenance, and operational teams by providing guidance, training,