Ammonia Refrigeration Manager - Food DC - West Jefferson, OH

Target•West Jefferson, OH

6d•$73,000 - $132,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Engineering & Facilities Ammonia Refrigeration Manager, you will enable high performance of the supply chain facility by fostering a reliability-centered maintenance culture within your team that ensures high equipment availability and success for the operation of the supply chain facility. This role oversees a single site food distribution center, serving as a technical subject matter expert that can lead recovery efforts and provide effective troubleshooting during equipment downtime events as well as ensuring compliance with federal, state and local agencies. The manager will also be responsible for the leadership and development, coaching and performance management of the ammonia technicians, including providing constructive and critical feedback on work quality, administering performance management and reviews, and overseeing onboarding and training for new hires. The role requires maintaining expertise across all electrical, mechanical, and control system communication aspects of refrigeration systems, seeking proactive solutions to reduce unplanned downtime, managing multiple projects, and providing technical leadership and mentoring. Additionally, the manager will conduct technical interviews, act as the first level escalation support for system problems/alarms, manage maintenance contractors and third-party vendors, coordinate with the PSM coordinator, ensure timely completion and documentation of work orders, and maintain knowledge of safety procedures and PPE usage.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years field experience operating, maintaining, servicing, and commissioning industrial ammonia systems.
Strong knowledge of common industrial safety practices and expectations, including experience with arc flash safety programs
Capability to be on-call outside of normal business hours for escalated incident support
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, relating technical issues to business leadership
Strong organizational, reasoning, analytical and problem solving skills
Proven ability to motivate and influence teams and manage conflict
Ability to read and interpret schematics and technical prints
Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
Ability to access all levels and areas of the facility

Nice To Haves

Ammonia refrigeration systems CARO/CIRO

Responsibilities

Leadership and development, coaching and performance management of the ammonia technicians
Providing constructive and critical feedback on work quality to enhance individual performance
Administering performance management and reviews
Oversight of all onboarding and completion of required training for new hires
Maintain expertise across all electrical, mechanical, and control system communication aspects of our refrigeration systems, including but not limited to compressors, evaporators, condensers and all related ammonia refrigeration systems.
Oversee a single site food distribution center, serving as a technical subject matter expert that can lead recovery efforts and provide effective troubleshooting during equipment downtime events as well as ensuring compliance with federal, state and local agencies.
Provide incident communication and promote timely escalation to all partners at HQ and the field
Seek proactive solutions and countermeasures to reduce unplanned downtime events within the refrigeration system.
Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the E&F team.
Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and train on the ammonia refrigeration system
Conduct technical interviews for internal and external technician candidates, evaluate technical skills and abilities, and train and coach internal technicians
Act as the 1st level escalation support for ammonia refrigeration system problems / alarms
Manage refrigeration maintenance contractors conducting preventive and corrective maintenance on the system
Coordinate routinely with third party vendors, ensuring adherence to contracted service level agreements
Work with PSM coordinator to ensure onsite coordination requirements are met
Ensure timely completion of work orders; repairs, and preventative maintenance and documentation of all maintenance activities
Maintain thorough knowledge and facilitate site training on appropriate safety procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while maintaining equipment (Lock Out/Tag Out, Arc Flash, etc.), and ensure a safe work environment by eliminating potential equipment safety hazards
Develop and implement plans for continuous improvement within the refrigeration system
Maintain active partnership with fellow refrigeration peers and HQ Engineering team