Senior Refrigeration Manager

Cuisine Solutions•San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Cuisine Solutions is seeking a Senior Refrigeration Manager to oversee refrigeration and utility systems in its food manufacturing facilities. The role requires extensive knowledge of operating, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical refrigeration systems and related systems, including boilers, hot water, domestic cold water, and compressed air. It also requires basic knowledge of general maintenance and electrical and electronic systems, including PLCs. The manager oversees managers, assistant managers, and operators working on refrigeration systems, subsystems, and auxiliary processes or equipment. The role works with vendors, contractors, and other department leaders to maintain facility performance, reliability, safety, and operational excellence. Travel between plants in Virginia and Texas is required and may be up to 40%; the description also states travel up to 50% may be required. The position must comply with company safety policies, including lockout/tagout, Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, and applicable Process Safety Management regulations. Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Ammonia Refrigeration and Utilities.

Requirements

Experience as a manager in an industrial refrigeration environment.
Experience with natural and conventional refrigerants, including anhydrous ammonia.
Experience with Process Safety Management programs.
Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
Experience with boilers, air compressors, water systems, reverse osmosis systems, and water softeners.
Experience with pumps, water treatment, deaerator tanks, and other utility equipment.
Experience operating and maintaining spiral freezers.
Ammonia certification from RETA; listed certifications include CARO, CIRO, CRES, CRST, and RAI, and not all are required.
Extensive knowledge of operating, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical refrigeration systems, boilers, hot water, domestic cold water, and compressed air systems.
Basic knowledge of general maintenance and electrical and electronic systems, including PLCs.
Ability to work in a team environment and independently with little or no supervision.
Ability to comply with company safety policies, including lockout/tagout, GMPs, and PSM regulations.
Ability to travel between plants in Virginia and Texas; travel may be up to 40%, with the description also stating up to 50% may be required.

Responsibilities

Oversee managers, assistant managers, and operators as they operate, test, troubleshoot, and repair refrigeration systems, subsystems, and related auxiliary processes and equipment.
Work with vendors and contractors to ensure refrigerated facilities operate at optimum performance levels.
Monitor planned maintenance on ammonia refrigeration and utility systems using CMMS, and recommend or perform updates based on demand.
Maintain the material integrity of refrigeration and utility rooms in accordance with established best practices.
Complete applicable documentation as required and directed by the Director of Refrigeration and Utilities.
Collaborate with department managers, including those in PSM, Safety, Operations, and Quality Assurance, as well as corporate officers, to achieve operational excellence.
Recommend automation of refrigeration systems where necessary while maintaining compliance with federal standards.
Recommend capital improvement projects to improve efficiency or make necessary improvements to refrigeration systems at various locations.
Adhere to and promote company policies, including safety, Good Manufacturing Practices, and Standard Operating Procedures.
Verify daily rounds and inspections of ammonia system temperatures and condition.
Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Ammonia Refrigeration and Utilities.