Ammonia Technician

Overview

FW Logistics is an experienced logistics service provider large enough to handle supply chain logistics needs while being small enough to offer specialized services. We're seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as the Ammonia Technician.

The Ammonia Technician manages and optimizes all maintenance operations within a refrigerated warehouse. This critical role involves ensuring the safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of the facility, with a primary focus on the refrigeration systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• System Management:
  Overseeing the functionality, maintenance, and reliability of all equipment and refrigeration systems.
• Planning & Scheduling:
  Developing and implementing maintenance schedules, preventive maintenance programs, and energy management plans.
• Compliance & Safety:
  Ensuring strict adherence to OSHA, municipal, health, safety, and environmental regulations, and fostering a safe working environment.
• Operational Support:
  Resolving maintenance issues promptly to support productivity and supervising maintenance staff.
• Financial & Strategy:
  Managing maintenance budgets and staying current with industry technology advancements.

Location:

2369 Spottswood Ave., Memphis, TN.

Hours:

M-F, 07:00am to 03:30pm. Pay: $35.00–$40.00/hr.

• 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.
• Assesses future repair needs of equipment and coordinates repairs.
• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Provides a comprehensive energy plan, including energy consumption, defined rate goals, strategies, action plans, conservation plans, and utilization effectiveness.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies that may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed safely.
• Ensures 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• 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.
• Accountabl…