Industrial Refrigeration Technician

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Full-time

Description

TITLE : Industrial Refrigeration Technician

REPORTING TO : Engineering Manager

LOCATION : Tulare, CA

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Tulare, CA.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day.

At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy : inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

Reporting to Engineering Manager, this position's main responsibility is following the ammonia refrigeration operational procedures to safely service and maintain all ammonia refrigeration equipment and components.

Assist in maintaining the Process Safety Management (PSM) documentation and ensure compliance with all regulations within the scope of Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA requirements (RMP).

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include :

Preferred candidates have three years of hands-on experience with Ammonia Utility / Refrigeration equipment maintenance or previously completed / enrolled in a Utility / Refrigeration Maintenance Training program.

The required skills below are not limited to the following :

Be able to follow ammonia refrigeration operational procedures to safely service and maintain all ammonia refrigeration equipment and components.

Assist in maintaining the Process Safety Management (PSM) documentation and ensure compliance with all regulations within the scope of Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA requirements (RMP)

• Be able to pump out, disassemble, repair, and reassemble all types of refrigeration equipment while adhering to all mandated safety procedures Troubleshoot and repair ammonia compressors.
• Be Able to be responsible for air compressors, boilers, generators, thermal fluid systems, HVAC systems, air handlers, exhaust fans, and water chilling systems and reporting any ammonia leakages.

Also perform daily PMs on the equipment and perform boiler tests and condenser treatment tests.

Be able to troubleshoot and repair electrical devices such as fuses, motors, motor starters, proximity switches, circuit breakers, receptacles and plugs.

Note : PLC experience is a plus.

• Be able to use electrical equipment such as a volt meter and amp meter to determine electrical malfunctions on fuses, motors, motor starters and switches.
• Accountable for the QRMP (Quality Risk Management Process) standards as outlined in the plant's QRMP accountability document, including the implementation, improvement and ongoing maintenance.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following :

• Must work in a safe, sanitary and productive manner in accordance to LHD GMP's.
• Understanding of Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration systems
• Have at least 3 years industrial maintenance experience
• Have a strong electrical & mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings
• Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics
• Possess an extremely strong personal safety philosophy, able to follow all safety policies & procedures, seek out & correct unsafe conditions

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to : veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.

Salary Description

$36.65 Per Hour