Refrigeration Supervisor

Description

Company Mission, Values, and Goal:

Blue Star is a pear packing warehouse located in Cashmere, Washington that was established in 1907. It is the vision of Blue Star to be the best of the best in people, packing, and production. It is Blue Star's mission to deliver maximum value to our growers while making Blue Star a great place to work. Our goal is to become the best pear packing warehouse in the industry.


Benefits Package:
We have an excellent benefits package that includes generous paid time off, holidays, matching 401K program, medical, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance. We also offer an employee assistance program and a fun teamwork environment.

Position Summary:

The Refrigeration Supervisor directs the operation, repair, and maintenance of refrigeration equipment at all regular and CA storage facilities. They provide for the optimum storage conditions of all fruit in storage. The Refrigeration Supervisor must always keep accurate records of each Zone and supervise the reading, recording, and maintaining of temperature, CO2%, O2%, and any other related factors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead by example our Blue Star Vision, Mission, and Values
• Be kind and offer solutions
• Decides on when to start up storage and pull-down rooms, seal rooms, open rooms, turn off zones so that maintenance can be performed or when they are no longer needed
• Increase or reduce staff in Refrigeration Operations
• Monitor and record the temperature and CA readings in each zone and log the information accurately daily when the zones are operating
• Inspecting mechanical equipment on a regular basis
• Performing technical adjustments to maintain specific temperatures and atmospheres
• Staying abreast of changing technology in refrigeration techniques and equipment
• Maintaining clean and orderly conditions in the areas under the direct supervision of the Director of Refrigeration
• Maintaining all storage facilities, refrigeration, and all related equipment, as well as all well heating systems and the sprinkler system
• Conduct any training that is necessary for the employees under his direct supervision and properly complete and retain training records
• Preparing a yearly repair and maintenance schedule to be presented to the Logistics Manager
• Engaging in Industry training to gain new knowledge and maintain all needed certificates
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ability to communicate fluently in English, including reading, writing and verbal communication
• This position is required to work with chemicals and must be able to read and understand all labels
• This individual will also work around machinery and will be required to successfully complete training for lock-out/tag-out procedures

Education and Experience:

Required

• Must have a valid Washington State driver's license
• High school diploma or GED
• AA in Refrigeration Technology or equivalent experience working with ammonia refrigeration systems
• Must have at least 5 years of ammonia refrigeration experience in a fruit warehouse

Preferred

• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred but not required

Expected Hours of Work: Core business hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. These workdays and hours may vary depending on production requirements. Overtime hours may be needed at times to accommodate production requirements.


This position is a safety-sensitive position and requires a pre-employment drug test as well as participation in our random drug testing program, and possible additional drug testing at the company's request.