Maintenance Technician - Refrigeration

Maintenance Technician - Refrigeration

Location: Crest Hill, IL, US, 60403

The Maintenance Technician’s role is to ensure continuous effective freezing and frozen storage of food products by operating, maintaining, and repairing plant ammonia and nitrogen refrigeration systems, freezers, air conditioning, and chilled water systems. The scope includes system operation, preventive maintenance, and mechanical and electrical repair, contributing to the company’s profitability and safety by working cooperatively with supervisors and co‑workers.

• Keeping logs and other information on operating results and problems
• Analyzing information to determine preventive maintenance plans
• Troubleshooting problems and physically repairing equipment
• Using common maintenance hand tools and specialty tools to repair and maintain equipment
• Inspecting equipment by sight and sound, and reading gauges and other measuring devices on a routine basis to assure optimum operating condition
• Reading equipment manuals, blueprints and other sources of information to build knowledge and assure appropriate operation and repair
• Ordering parts and supplies to maintain or rebuild equipment
• Maintaining all work areas in a clean manner in line with plant requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices
• Applying all safe work practices and using all personal safety equipment required to assure safety of self and co‑workers; working in a safe manner at all times
• Applying all GMP requirements, both personal hygiene and housekeeping, associated with these tasks; keeping work area clean at all times in line with plant procedures on housekeeping, wastewater, and solids management
• Applying all product safety and quality requirements associated with the process at assigned positions
• Identifying problems associated with assigned systems on an ongoing basis through data collection, downtime tracking, and personal inspection; determining if solution is within training and knowledge
• Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with the Team Coordinator and other managers, team members, and co‑workers; resolving problems and conflicts respectfully
• Cooperating and showing commitment to team goals and efforts; attending and participating in team meetings
• Following plant rules and policies and Company code of ethics in performing the job
• Assisting in orienting and/or training other team members on assigned tasks as requested
• Using electrical, pipe fitting, pneumatics, and hydraulics skills to assist or support other maintenance technicians as time allows or plant needs require

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience maintaining an industrial ammonia refrigeration system, including vacuum systems, screw compressors, blast freezers, storage freezers, condensers, and chilled water cooling systems; experience in maintaining nitrogen flash freezers and Reco and Frigoscandia brand freezers highly desired; electrical, pipe fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics experience desired
• Basic business requirements such as attendance, punctuality, good work habits, and good personal hygiene; basic education in communication, reading, and arithmetic; specific technical training in the theory of ammonia refrigeration and nitrogen freezing systems, and the mechanical and electrical maintenance of industrial‑sized refrigeration systems; microprocessors; 110, 120, 220, and 480 Volt 3‑phase AC electricity; pipe cutting, threading, fitting; conduit installation; wiring;
  
  pneumatics; hydraulics
• Thoroughly skilled in all aspects of the mechanical and electrical maintenance of industrial food freezing systems

Annual Range/Hourly Rate: $28.00–$28.00

Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Rich’s”), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, standing up for fairness and maintaining a culture of belonging. We will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other federally or state‑protected class. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Rich’s. Please contact Rich’s Associate Experience Network at  if you need assistance completing this application.

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Family planning support
• Associate resource groups
• Volunteering & community impact opportunities
• Holiday gatherings
• In‑house taste tests

Because in the company of family, all things are possible.