Food Service Kitchen Technician

Rio Rancho Public Schools•Rio Rancho, NM

About The Position

This is a Short Term job posting for the 2025-2026 School Year. Department of Student Nutrition 245 Day Contract Job Title: Food Service Kitchen Technician Minimum Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalency; Trade or vocational school training; Four years experience with the servicing and maintaining commercial kitchen equipment; Two years as a Journeyman Gas Fitter (License JG) or Journeyman Refrigeration (JR) or must be willing to obtain the JG or JR license within one (1) year of employment; Must possess an EPA refrigerant recovery certificate; Current New Mexico Drivers License with insurable driving record; Must be able to read electrical and mechanical schematics specifications; and Must be able to perform work in a manner that satisfies requirements established in regulations and standards governing electrical work. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Mechanical knowledge and experience; Basic refrigeration experience with refrigerants and specifically with R22, 404A, and R134A. (Commercial freezers and refrigerators R22, 404A) (R134A for residential refrigerators); Basic electrical experience with 120v/208 single and three phase and 460 three phase electricity, including troubleshooting. Single and three phase and solid state; Basic experience with plumbing including knowledge of water valves, piping, circulating pumps, and pressure relief valves; Knowledge of and ability to access respective building codes and kitchen and food regulations; Develop scopes of work, coordinate and oversee contractors performing work on kitchen equipment and Ability to read, interpret, and work from sketches, diagrams and construction drawings; to make cost estimates of time and materials; to function as a consultant and/or inspector in areas of specialization.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalency
Trade or vocational school training
Four years experience with the servicing and maintaining commercial kitchen equipment
Two years as a Journeyman Gas Fitter (License JG) or Journeyman Refrigeration (JR) or must be willing to obtain the JG or JR license within one (1) year of employment
Must possess an EPA refrigerant recovery certificate
Current New Mexico Drivers License with insurable driving record
Must be able to read electrical and mechanical schematics specifications
Must be able to perform work in a manner that satisfies requirements established in regulations and standards governing electrical work
Mechanical knowledge and experience
Basic refrigeration experience with refrigerants and specifically with R22, 404A, and R134A. (Commercial freezers and refrigerators R22, 404A) (R134A for residential refrigerators)
Basic electrical experience with 120v/208 single and three phase and 460 three phase electricity, including troubleshooting. Single and three phase and solid state
Basic experience with plumbing including knowledge of water valves, piping, circulating pumps, and pressure relief valves
Knowledge of and ability to access respective building codes and kitchen and food regulations
Develop scopes of work, coordinate and oversee contractors performing work on kitchen equipment and Ability to read, interpret, and work from sketches, diagrams and construction drawings
to make cost estimates of time and materials
to function as a consultant and/or inspector in areas of specialization

Responsibilities

Performs maintenance and repair of commercial kitchen equipment in school cafeterias
Must troubleshoot problems and make repairs in a timely basis to insure that cafeterias remain operational
Performs shutdown and start up of kitchen equipment during summer breaks in order to reduce the use of energy in the schools
Services walk-in refrigerators, walk-in freezers, milk coolers, pizza ovens, commercial stoves, booster heaters, steamers, warmers, and dish machines
Services small kitchen appliances including microwaves, mixers, toaster ovens, and refrigerators
Services and maintains dish machines including the wash system, conveyor system, operating temperature and pressures
Services and maintains and cleans ice machines maintains production and harvest cycle of units
Services and maintains kitchen exhaust systems including belt replacement
May be called on to assist HVAC Technicians with seasonal change over duties
Makes entries into RRPS ticketing system and reviews, completes, and closes tickets
Collaborates with other Kitchen Technicians, specifically from the Facilities/Maintenance Department, to troubleshoot equipment and find resolutions to issues
Complies with state-approved New Mexico Administrative Code of Ethical Responsibility of the Education Profession and the RRPS Employee Standards of Conduct and upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state and federal regulations
Employee may be assigned other duties based on the needs of the District during the term of employment