Refrigeration Technician

Job Title

Refrigeration Technician

Job Description

Join Shaw's growing in-house maintenance team and build a career where your skills are valued, your judgment is trusted, and your work makes a difference every day. You'll have the support to fix issues the right way, the stability of steady full-time work, and the chance to build lasting knowledge of the stores and equipment you support. If you're looking for a team that backs you in the field and a role where you can take pride in keeping stores running, products available, and customers served, we'd love to have you join us. Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, our work model, Presence with a Purpose, offers a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time. A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are empowered to make decisions best for them.

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

As a Refrigeration Technician, you will be responsible for monitoring building equipment for safety purposes and repairs. Troubleshooting refrigeration, HVAC, mechanical, and electrical problems, performing repairs, documenting solutions, and making recommendations for further action.

Main Responsibilities

• Make daily mechanical checks on equipment in the Mechanical Room, Roof, HVAC, EMS systems, refrigerated cases, and walk-ins. etc.
• Maintain all refrigeration, HVAC, EMS systems, electrical, and mechanical systems, and make necessary repairs.
• Performs preventative maintenance tasks, leak checks, inspections, and new equipment installations. Will record required information and maintain compliance forms and all other documentation in both paper form at the store and electronic in Corrigo and Refrigerant tracking System, based on the specific task.
• Monitors preventive maintenance and construction project work done by outside contractors and notifies Area Refrigeration Manager of issues or problems with outside contractors.
• Responsible for troubleshooting refrigeration, HVAC, mechanical, and electrical problems, performing repairs, documenting solutions, and recommending further action.
• Maintains a high technical level in troubleshooting and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Manage communications for service calls: Ensure timely responses as required.
• Maintain current license, inspection, permit, and certificate requirements to meet all state and local codes.
• Operates EMS building controls and automation systems: Fine-tune operating parameters, adjust set points and schedules, fully understand and modify building control sequences, and operate the EMS/BMS systems.
• Perform a variety of administrative tasks such as ordering materials and writing purchase orders, and data entry for work reports and refrigerant leak reports
• Perform all duties in a timely, efficient, & professional manner.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and safe work area in the mechanical room, roof, and service vehicle.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience

• Must possess an EPA Section 608 Universal Certification.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills related to technical aspects when communicating with customers at the store and division level.
• Must be willing to work overtime on weekends, holidays, and after-hours when on call
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of building-related vocational-technical programs are preferred.
• Able to perform duties with a high degree of accuracy and care to avoid mechanical breakdowns.
• Able to respond to direct and radio requests as soon as possible.
• Wear required Personal Protective Equipment as required, including arc flash and safety glasses.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in web-based work order platforms.
• Ability to read and comprehend manuals, prints, and work orders.
• Knowledge of tools and equipment maintenance.
• Ability to work independently.

Why Technicians Chose Shaw's

• Get paid from portal-to-portal from the moment you leave home until you get back at the end of the day
• Premium on call compensation Provides technicians with compensation for scheduled on call regardless of being called out for repairs
• Full-time work - 40 consistent hours per week year-round and a balanced on call rotation
• Fix it right the first time with the tools, parts, time and support needed to solve problems properly
• Dedicated stores and equipment instead of jumping between unfamiliar service calls, so you can know your equipment inside and out

Physical Environment

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by the associate to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. An individual should contact the human resources department if they believe an accommodation is needed.

• Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments.
• Ability to perform manual labor (including lifting, moving, using hand and power tools and engaging in repetitive movements, i.e., turning wrenches, use of screw drivers).
• Frequent physical activity, including stooping, bending, twisting, grasping, climbing ladders, and reaching
• Lifting requirements:
• Up to 35 lbs. frequently
• Up to 50 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to access rooftops as needed.
• Able to drive company vehicles as required.
• Work in the vicinity of hazardous, flammable materials and solvents and engine exhaust fumes, along with refrigerant.

Safety is our first priority; all drivers must have:

• 21 Years of age or older
• A valid driver's license with no suspensions
• No accidents within the last three years
• No DUI/DWI within the last seven years
• No more than one moving violation within the last three years

Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility). Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis. [If applicable:] Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.