Refrigeration Technician Dept. 703 - 3rd Shift - Heavener (20300205)

Refrigeration Technician

Installs, maintains, and repairs refrigeration machinery and equipment by performing the following duties. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Understands heat/transfer equipment.

Repairs refrigeration equipment.

Welds stainless steel equipment.

Takes care of coolers, boiler and air conditioning units for production and offices.

Monitors temperatures.

Cools water for chiller.

This is a safety sensitive position.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Responsibilities include training employees based upon classification levels.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions.
• Interpersonal Skills - Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and climb or balance. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.