Refrigeration Lead Maintenance (1st Shift) Sedalia Plant - MO

Tyson•Sedalia, MO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Refrigeration Lead Maintenance employee assists the Supervisor with coordinating the department’s daily responsibilities, communicating the Supervisor’s instructions to team members and ensuring they are carried out correctly and on time. The position troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs assigned equipment and company assets while maintaining a safe work environment and following Tyson policies and procedures. The employee oversees and documents hourly checks of the facility’s ammonia systems, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, recirculators, piping, and associated equipment. The role also covers air compressors, boilers, thermal fluid systems, HVAC systems, air handlers, exhaust fans, ice makers, and water chilling systems. Duties include reporting ammonia leaks, performing daily preventive maintenance, conducting boiler and condenser treatment tests, and regularly inspecting assigned equipment on the roof and inside the plant. The employee maintains and monitors ammonia refrigeration equipment to facility safety standards and develops knowledge of the plant layout, tools, parts, and equipment. The position requires membership on the HAZMAT Team and passing annual physicals to maintain HAZMAT qualification. Work may take place inside or outside the facility, as directed, and involves exposure to outdoor weather, wet floors, electrical, mechanical and hydraulic equipment repairs, moving objects, humidity, noise, and cramped work areas. The successful candidate must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

At least 1 year of industrial refrigeration experience; experience may be combined across employers to total at least 1 year.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to communicate with management personnel.
Good math, reading, and writing skills to monitor equipment, perform checks, and record data.
Must be a member of the HAZMAT Team and pass annual physicals to maintain HAZMAT qualification status.
Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Assist the Supervisor in coordinating daily departmental responsibilities.
Communicate the Supervisor’s instructions to team members and help ensure they are carried out correctly and on time.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair assigned equipment and company assets while following safety requirements and company policies.
Oversee hourly checks of ammonia refrigeration systems and ensure they are completed and documented correctly.
Maintain and monitor ammonia refrigeration equipment within facility safety standards.
Maintain and service air compressors, boilers, thermal fluid systems, HVAC systems, air handlers, exhaust fans, ice makers, and water chilling systems.
Report ammonia leaks.
Perform daily preventive maintenance on equipment.
Conduct boiler tests and condenser treatment tests.
Regularly visually inspect assigned equipment on the roof and inside the plant.
Develop knowledge of the plant layout, tools, parts, and equipment.
Serve as a member of the HAZMAT Team and maintain qualification status by passing annual physicals.