Refrigeration Technician

I have a direct hire opening for a Night Shift Refrigeration Technician in Salt Lake City with a food production company that makes frozen pastries.

• In this role, you will monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain, the ammonia refrigeration systems used to control temperatures in the facility's freezers and coolers.
• You will also perform preventive and corrective maintenance on the automated equipment used to mix, shape, proof, freeze, bag, box, and palletize the company’s frozen pastries.

• Pay Range: $30–$40/hour
• Night shift: 6:00 PM–6:30 AM, Monday–Wednesday with overtime when required during the week or on weekends
• Additional $1.50/hour from 6:00 PM–12:00 AM
• Additional $2.50/hour from 12:00 AM–6:00 AM

• Monitor, inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial ammonia and CO₂ refrigeration systems.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on mixers, pumps, motors, conveyors, dough-forming equipment, proofing machines, flash-freezing equipment, bagging machines, boxing equipment, and palletizing equipment.
• Perform maintenance on refrigeration compressors, condensers, evaporators, and temperature controls used for the facility’s freezers and coolers.
• Complete documented inspections and operational checks of refrigeration systems.
• Troubleshoot refrigeration system failures, determine the cause, and complete the required repairs.
• Record refrigeration inspections, maintenance work, repairs, and equipment conditions.
• Troubleshoot and repair automated production and packaging equipment.
• Install, maintain, and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Learn how to read electrical schematics, test circuits, identify failed components, and determine why equipment is not receiving the correct signals.
• Work with Production and Quality employees to complete repairs and reduce equipment downtime.
• Follow GMPs and complete maintenance work according to the facility’s food safety and quality requirements.
• Follow HACCP, FDA, EPA, OSHA, and plant safety requirements.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a 100% employer match on employee contributions up to 6%
• 11 paid holidays
• 2 weeks of paid time off

• Industrial ammonia refrigeration experience is required.
• Experience operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining ammonia refrigeration systems.
• At least 2 years of industrial maintenance or mechanic experience within a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair experience.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.