FW Trucking · 1 hour ago
Ammonia Technician
Memphis, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$35/hr - $40/hr
5+ years expFW Logistics is an experienced logistics service provider seeking a dynamic individual to join their team as the Ammonia Technician. This role involves managing and optimizing maintenance operations within a refrigerated warehouse, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance of refrigeration systems.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Overseeing the functionality, maintenance, and reliability of all equipment and refrigeration systems
Developing and implementing maintenance schedules, preventive maintenance programs, and energy management plans
Ensuring strict adherence to OSHA, municipal, health, safety, and environmental regulations, and fostering a safe working environment
Resolving maintenance issues promptly to support productivity and supervising maintenance staff
Managing maintenance budgets and staying current with industry technology advancements
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
Qualification
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
Minimum: Ammonia Operator 1 Certificate Required
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)
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)
Preferred
Technical Degree preferred, technical training and/or equivalent years' experience acceptable instead of formal education
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Retirement Plans
Competitive pay
Paid weekly via direct deposit
401(k) with 4% company match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Opportunities for advancement
Company
FW Trucking
FW Trucking is a professionally managed, privately-held trucking company centrally located in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase