Ammonia Refrigeration Technician

FW Logistics • Full-time • Forest City, North Carolina, United States • $30 - $40 / hour • 3m ago

FW Logistics is an experienced logistic service provider big enough to handle supply chain logistics needs while still being small enough to give specialized service. We seek a dynamic individual to join our team as the Ammonia Technician.

The Ammonia Technician oversees daily maintenance operations in a refrigerated warehouse, ensuring the safety, efficiency, and functionality of facilities and equipment. Responsibilities include managing refrigeration systems, planning and implementing maintenance schedules, and supervising staff. The role involves developing and adhering to maintenance budgets, ensuring compliance with OSHA and municipal regulations, and maintaining a safe working environment. Additional duties include resolving maintenance issues, implementing preventive maintenance programs, managing energy plans, staying updated on new technologies, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. The Ammonia Technician plays a critical role in supporting operational productivity and maintaining equipment reliability.

Address: 212 NuWay Packing Dr. Forest City, NC 28043

Essential Functions:

Manages the daily maintenance activities in a warehouse.
Plans, coordinates, and performs refrigeration and maintenance activities, and directs/oversees those of the Refrigeration Technician.
Maintains safe, effective, and functional facilities by performing and where applicable, directing installation, maintenance, and repair of machines, tools, equipment, and utility systems for the refrigerated warehouse.
Identifies current and future maintenance requirements.
Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual maintenance budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
Ensures operations productivity by determining work priorities and scheduling repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment.
Designs implements and modifies preventive maintenance programs by reviewing production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics, and inspecting operating machines, equipment, and systems for conformance with operational standards.
Complies with all OSHA regulations.
Ensures compliance with mechanical, electrical, and all other municipal and state codes.
Resolves maintenance problems.
Protects employees and visitors by maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
Completes maintenance operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees. Ensures work results.
Ensures repairs of handling equipment so it is clean, safe, fully operational, and in good repair.
Assess future repair needs of equipment and coordinate repairs.
Direct department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
Provide a comprehensive energy plan, which includes, energy consumption, defined rate goals, strategies, action plans, conservation plans, and utilization effectiveness.
Maintain a working knowledge of new technologies, which may improve operations, and develop recommendations accordingly.
Maintain a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed safely.
Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environment, health, and safety regulations/procedures along with ensuring that all tasks are carried out in a safe and healthy manner with no adverse impact upon the environment.

Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:

Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures / Total Productive Maintenance / Reliability Centered Maintenance.
Ability to manage direct report(s).
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to solve complex problems.
Must have very strong customer service orientation with high sense of urgency in meeting objectives and deadlines.
Accountable – demonstrating individual accountability which results in collective success. This means never adopting a “That’s not my job!” attitude. Willing to do what needs to be done.
Adaptable – able to demonstrate flexibility and agility to ensure customer and client needs are met.
Results Driven – passion to create positive results that maximize sustainable profitability for our future success.
Compassionate – able to base your work on the customer by continuously improving processes to eliminate errors, create value, provide better service, and enhance quality.

Education Requirements:

Minimum: Ammonia Operator 1 Certificate Required
Technical Degree preferred, technical training and/or equivalent years' experience acceptable instead of formal education.
High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) minimum.
Minimum five years industrial maintenance experience and three years in a lead / supervisory / management role.
Must be computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office (PPT, Outlook, Word, Excel)

Physical Requirements of the job: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Able to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of –20 degrees Fahrenheit and outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold, and precipitation).
Must be able to work at heights in excess of 35 ft. and be able to access elevated platforms and catwalks
Must be able to climb ladders and stairs.
Frequently required to stand; walk; push; pull; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; and crouch.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to use hand and power tools.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception. Either naturally or with the aid of eyeglasses (use of contacts is prohibited when working with ammonia).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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