Ammonia Refrigeration Technician - WI
 Echo Lake Foods | |
Pay based on experience.
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 United States, Wisconsin, Burlington | |
| 316 W Grove St (Show on map) | |
 Jul 07, 2025 | |
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources.
Summary The Ammonia (NH3) Maintenance Technician is responsible for the safe, efficient operation and maintenance of industrial ammonia refrigeration systems and facility utilities at Echo Lake Foods. This role includes performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on ammonia-based equipment in compliance with IIAR standards and internal safety protocols. In addition to refrigeration system responsibilities, the technician also supports general plant maintenance activities as needed. Success in this role requires strong technical knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems, a safety-first approach, and experience working in food manufacturing or other highly regulated environments. Essential Functions
Core Competencies
Supervisory Responsibility This position does not require management of people. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work independently as well as with and around others. There is frequent verbal and face-to-face contact. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Sensory and Physical Demands The sensory and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to engage in their sensory functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Although this job is primarily sedentary and requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, employees may be regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally employees may be required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, lift, carry, pull, push and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Intellectual Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to read, write, and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in but limited to written, oral, visual, diagram, or schedule form. Employees will work under significant time constraints, apply memorization, analysis, perception/comprehension skills, spontaneous thought, judgment, and manage time in completing assignments. The employee is required to use decision-making skills, practically solve problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, communicate effectively, articulate ideas, respond to inquiries, handle conflict situations, perform mathematical calculations reasonably necessary to satisfactorily perform job duties, and to make decisions based on department and organizational goals. Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are dependent on operational needs and may vary, Monday through Sunday. The employee is required to be available as scheduled and may be required to be available for extended hours. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. No travel is expected for this position. Required Education and Experience
Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice. Additional duties may be described and assigned as appropriate by management; employees are expected to perform these as well regardless of job title or routine duties. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. | |