Refrigeration Tech - AM Shift (Ammonia Refrigeration)

Location: Onsite at 200 Michael Angelo Way, Austin, TX 78728, USA. AM shift with a flexible schedule required to support manufacturing and maintenance operations.

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Company

Food manufacturing company with a portfolio of established packaged food brands.

What you will do

• Operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain ammonia refrigeration systems and plant utility systems.
• Maintain production floor freezers and adjust equipment to meet product temperature requirements.
• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, installations, and modifications to refrigeration equipment and utility piping.
• Record system readings, maintenance activities, repairs, equipment performance, and operational concerns.
• Interpret schematics, blueprints, technical manuals, and operating procedures to diagnose equipment issues.
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, production, quality, food safety, safety, compliance, contractors, and vendors.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Formal ammonia refrigeration training from an accredited institution and 3–5 years of ammonia refrigeration experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating and maintaining industrial refrigeration systems, plant utilities, and associated piping systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, electrical troubleshooting skills, and ability to interpret technical documentation.
• Ability to maintain required HAZMAT and Process Safety Management certifications and follow GMP, USDA, FDA, PPE, and Lockout/Tagout requirements.
• Ability to work safely in refrigerated, frozen, hot, and ambient production areas, including confined spaces, heights, and physically demanding conditions.

Nice to have

• HVAC certification or additional industrial maintenance, utility, or refrigeration certifications.
• Experience in high-volume food manufacturing or frozen food production.
• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems or plant operating systems such as Ross.
• Basic Arc, TIG, or MIG welding skills and knowledge of equipment performance metrics.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a fast-paced industrial food manufacturing environment.
• Health, dental, 401(k), and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
• Opportunities to support continuous improvement, equipment reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Required use of respiratory protection equipment, respirator fit testing, and SCBA qualification.