Industrial Refrigeration Technician

Location: Ingersoll, ON

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

If you are wanting to apply your extensive refrigeration knowledge to a newly built food distribution warehouse, we have the position for you. Our facility is built at the highest standard with safety in mind. With the right background and the right attitude, this job could be perfect for you especially if you are wanting to move away from maintaining older equipment or the hazards associated with ammonia at the same pay rate. 

If this is you, you might have just what it takes to be an Industrial Refrigeration technician with Dot Foods. Our food distribution warehouse will be utilizing state of the art CO2 cooling technology and controls to operate our freezer and cooler, and we need the right person to operate and maintain safely and efficiently. While you might not know our systems inside and out just yet, your background in freon or ammonia will be easily applied. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Monitor, operate and maintain our CO2 refrigeration system. Conduct inspections, diagnose for irregularities and malfunctions.
Provide routine support for other non-refrigeration building equipment such as office hvac and dock equipment.
Create and train other operators on SOPs for the system.
Perform various inspections on equipment to ensure safety and coordinated with vendors and contractors as needed.
Work with various teams to develop and implement safety procedures.
Apply lean thinking and tools to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the position.

Safety: This position assumes responsibility for the workplace safety of self and co-workers, and for the safety conditions of the work locations, exercise and promotes safe behaviors and show unyielding support of programs, rules and policies regarding safety.

Dot believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities. Dot will not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status or other basic classes protected by applicable federal or provincial law provided they are qualified for employment or for existing positions.

YOU MUST HAVE

High school diploma or general equivalency degree
Class A, Chief Operator license
Minimum of 4 years in engineering or maintenance.
Strong knowledge in motor controls, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repairs.
Good physical condition and agility
Safety first mindset
Ability to use SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus)
Sufficient vision and hearing

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

Technical training in HVAC-R, electric and plumbing
Knowledge in water treatment