Refrigeration Technician - 2nd Shift Acorn

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. 

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 

• 5 or more years of industrial refrigeration experience required. 

• Working knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems required. 

• Proven knowledge of refrigeration, high-pressure steam boilers, HVAC, controls, and the fundamentals of PSM/RMP required. 

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. 

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, maintenance manuals, procedures, repair documents, and other technical materials. 

• Ability to update and maintain control system P&IDs, SOPs, and preventive maintenance work orders. 

• Ability to lead and train other refrigeration technicians in good engineering practices and recognized industry standards. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly. 

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time.