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National Frozen Foods · 2 months ago

Refrigeration Maintenance Technician

Chehalis, WA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$27.90/hr - $34.60/hr

National Frozen Foods is seeking a Refrigeration Maintenance Technician to oversee the operation of refrigeration equipment related to freezing products. The role involves monitoring equipment, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring operational efficiency during various shifts, especially during the harvest season.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingFruitSales

Responsibilities

Monitoring of temperature, pressure and air compressors

Logging information pertaining to the equipment and data

Required to oversee tunnel clean-up crew, with participation as required to ensure completion of job

General routine maintenance on process refrigeration equipment

Operate ammonia compressors, condensers and pumps, to allow maximum production with minimum cost. Familiar with function and use of the computer system for refrigeration

Recognize, troubleshoot and complete routine maintenance on pumps and plumbing, lights, and enclosure

Maintenance to compressors limited to filters, strainers, and seals. Familiar with the process of adding anhydrous ammonia to plant system

Operate boiler and do routine maintenance to include, change make-up pump, open boiler ends, to change external parts of boiler. Able to add boiler chemicals to system in correct proportions and be able to blow down system

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Refrigeration equipment operationAmmonia compressors operationCIROCARO certificationForklift operationRoutine maintenance

Required

Must possess current, valid Washington's State Driver's License

Ability to work all shifts which may include days, evenings, weekends and some holidays

Ability to lift 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 100 pounds

Ability to stand and walk a maximum of 3 hours prior to each break period

Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding and the like using the feel and legs and/or hands and arms. Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on a narrow or slippery surface

Ability to extend both hands and arms in any direction

Ability to seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with the hands

Ability to obtain impressions through the eyes of the shape, size, distance, motion, color, or other characteristic of objects

Ability to twist/turn trunk of body from side to side

Ability to bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist

Ability to bend the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees

Ability to bend the body downward and forward bending the spine and legs