Refrigeration Technician, Kansas City, Kansas

at National Beef Packing Co. LLC
Location Kansas City
Date Posted March 3, 2024
Category Trades & Services
Job Type Full Time

Description

US-KS-Kansas City

Requisition ID:
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Maintenance

Overview

Find your future at National Beef!

Kansas City Steak, a National Beef Company, of Kansas City Kansas, Kansas is looking for a qualified professional to join our Maintenance Team as a Refrigeration Technician. With competitive pay and benefits, safe and stable work, and an environment that is caring and supportive, Kansas City Steak could become your next career move!

Competitive Wages and Benefits:

  • $2.50 per hour perfect attendance bonus to be paid out weekly
  • Quarterly and annual perfect attendance bonus
  • Family-friendly benefits including health, vision and dental
  • 401K Retirement Plan with company match
  • Paid Vacation after 90 days of service
  • Paid Holiday
  • Employee Meat Purchase Sales
  • Paid Life Insurance

Responsibilities

Refrigeration Technician position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Oversee repairs and servicing of all plant Refrigeration, HVAC, and AMU units
  • Monitor and start the Refrigeration, HVAC, and AMU units to have ready for morning production daily
  • Refrigeration Work Orders - Work with the Maintenance Manager, PSM Coordinator, plant refrigeration team, and MLS clerk to develop and monitor necessary refrigeration work orders to ensure plant refrigeration systems are maintained. Work orders will be evaluated, updated, and reissued as necessary to ensure that refrigeration systems are well maintained
  • HVAC Work Orders - Work with the Maintenance Manager, PSM Coordinator, plant refrigeration team, and PM clerk to develop and monitor necessary HVAC work orders to ensure plant HVAC systems are maintained. Work orders will be evaluated, updated, and reissued as necessary to ensure that HVAC systems are well maintained
  • Refrigeration LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) documentation - Work with the Maintenance Manager and Safety Manager to ensure that all LOTO documentation for refrigeration equipment is proper and meets or exceeds OSHA requirements. LOTO will be updated, as necessary
  • HVAC LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) documentation - Work with the Maintenance Manager and Safety Manager to ensure that all LOTO documentation for HVAC equipment is proper and meets or exceeds OSHA requirements. LOTO will be updated, as necessary
  • RIK (Replacement in Kind) - Receive, review, and document RIKs each time a replacement in kind is performed at the facility
  • IIAR (109 forms) - Assist Case Ready PSM coordinator with annual IIAR Checklist PMs for Annual IIAR Updates. If there are changes made these will be recorded and filed
  • PSM Meeting Attendance - Refrigeration Technician to assist the plant Maintenance Manager with updates at the PSM Meetings. PSM meetings must be held and recorded at least monthly at each facility
  • MOC (Management of Change) - Receive, review, and document MOCs each time a change is made to refrigeration equipment/drawings
  • Incident Investigation Reports - Receive, review, and document all incident investigations with the assistance of the Maintenance Manager, Corporate Engineering, and PSM Coordinator. Directly take part in any incidents and assist the plant with proper reporting procedures and follow up action items. Maintenance Manager will be responsible for all incident investigations and corrective actions
  • Safety Relief Logs - 5-year updates to the Safety Relief Logs for each plant Engine Room reviewed and filed with the PSM Coordinator
  • Process Flow Diagrams - Assist the Case Ready PSM Coordinator with annual auditing of plant process flow diagrams and update with assistance of CR Engineer and plant refrigeration team.
  • Maintain records for any/all refrigeration and HVAC equipment
  • Understand and assist with plant Wastewater equipment and upkeep
  • Audit and assist with plant wastewater operations including tracking of effluent samples and storm water samples, as necessary
  • Must be willing to work long hours if necessary and be available 24/7
  • Must be willing to travel, as necessary
  • Other duties as assigned

This is a safety sensitive position.

This is not a remote position.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for the Maintenance Technician position should possess the following:

  • Familiar with maintenance work order system
  • Minimum Operator 1 Qualification and CFC Certification/License
  • Microsoft Office - Including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Filing/Organizational Skills
  • Self-Motivated, Self-Directed, Self-Starter
  • Ability to work/communicate with each plant refrigeration team, CR Engineer, and Corporate PSM Coordinator
  • Ability to Audit/Modify PMs with plant refrigeration teams
  • Ability to Multi-Task
  • Ability to read prints and drawings
  • Ability to reach out to and communicate with refrigeration vendors and auditors to assist with refrigeration and HVAC projects and needs
  • Willingness to take job related classes and continue refrigeration/HVAC training, as necessary.

The following experience is preferred but not required:

  • Experience working on ammonia/refrigeration systems
  • Experience with troubleshooting low/high voltage systems
  • Auditing/Compliance experience

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Company Overview

National Beef is a leader in producing fresh, chilled and further processed beef products for customers in the U.S. and worldwide. We offer a variety of employment opportunities in our production, packaging, and hide tanning facilities that stretch from the western plains to the east coast. We strive to be the preferred employer in every one of those communities, whether it's measured by the number of people employed or the good we do in the area. We invite you to join our family, wherever you call home.

National Beef is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, natural origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, or status as a disabled individual.

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