About the job
Join our dynamic team as a Lead Refrigeration Technician at Foster Farms! We offer a competitive pay rate of $34.25 per hour and a Monday to Friday schedule from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for overseeing the refrigeration team, ensuring compliance with safety protocols, and maintaining the operational integrity of refrigeration systems.
- Adhere to safety lockout/tagout procedures.
- Supervise and guide refrigeration team members as directed by management, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across departments.
- Plan and coordinate maintenance repairs, providing leadership and direction to maintenance personnel while responding proactively to facility maintenance needs.
- Perform general cleaning duties and assist other crew members when necessary.
- Ensure that safety, sanitation, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards are upheld during all job functions.
- Make necessary adjustments and repairs to ammonia, chilled water, chlorine systems, ice makers, HVAC, and hot water generators. Monitor and adjust product cooler temperatures as required.
- Operate and maintain boilers, condensate return systems, boiler feed water systems, and chemical injection systems for boilers and cooling towers.
- Interpret readings from oxygen trim and boiler flame control systems, making repairs and adjustments to guarantee peak boiler efficiency.
- Manage hot water generation and delivery systems, interpreting pressure and temperature readings, and executing repairs as necessary to ensure optimal performance.
- Monitor PAA (Paracidic Acid) pump concentrations and maintain ammonia compressors and transfer pumps, performing repairs as needed.
