Ammonia Refrigeration Technician - 2nd Shift Liberty

Refrigeration Technician Job Description 

Job Title: Refrigeration Technician 
Compensation: $30.50 - $40.00 an hour  

Additional Compensation: Shift Differential +$1.50/hr 

Department: Refrigeration  
Reports To: Refrigeration Superintendent  
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Liberty Plant 
Work Arrangement: On-Site 
Shift / Schedule: 2nd Shift 
Travel Requirements: Less than 10% 
Employment Type: Full-time 

Role Overview / Purpose and Scope 

The Refrigeration Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing Farmer Focus’s industrial refrigeration systems and related equipment. This role supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by ensuring ammonia refrigeration equipment, compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, controls, and supporting systems are operating properly. The Refrigeration Technician plays a key role in equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, safety, production continuity, and overall plant performance. 

This position requires strong technical knowledge of ammonia refrigeration, electrical controls, high-pressure steam boilers, HVAC, and PSM/RMP requirements. The Refrigeration Technician is expected to perform routine and non-routine maintenance, maintain accurate records, support safe work practices, and assist in training other refrigeration team members in recognized industry standards and good engineering practices. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the refrigeration cycle, refrigeration equipment, controls, and electrical systems. 

• Maintain working knowledge of ammonia refrigeration equipment, including compressors, ammonia pumps, evaporative condensers, evaporators, vessels, valves, and related machinery. 

• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, vessels, valves, and other equipment included in the ammonia refrigeration system. 

• Maintain all required operational logs accurately and in a timely manner. 

• Receive or transfer ammonia in all plant systems, as qualified. 

• Perform routine maintenance on ammonia compressors, air compressors, ammonia liquid pumps, ammonia system controls, air system controls, air system drying equipment, and refrigeration system condensers. 

• Monitor equipment operation and remain alert to excessive heat, vibration, noise, or other signs of malfunction. 

• Report equipment malfunctions, hazards, wear, or unsafe conditions to the Refrigeration Manager. 

• Repair or replace defective parts as needed to maintain equipment reliability and safe operation.