Refrigeration & Food Service Equipment Mechanic

Refrigeration and Food Service Equipment Mechanic

The Refrigeration & Food Service Equipment Mechanic is responsible for performing routine maintenance and repairs on commercial refrigeration & food service equipment. Additionally, they will be charged with developing and maintaining an equipment inventory, creating and implementing a preventive maintenance schedule, and assisting management with the development of capital purchases. This position must work extended hours that includes nights, weekends, and holidays during the baseball season. They are also on call for emergency situations that arise.

The Refrigeration & Food Service Equipment Mechanic is responsible for:

• Maintaining, repairing, and installing refrigeration and food service equipment and using the appropriate gauges, instruments, and tools to test and repair the systems
• Reclaiming refrigerant, cutting, bending, brazing, soldering, and connecting pipe to functional components on refrigeration systems
• Performing preventative maintenance on all related equipment and recording PM on CMMS system
• Knowledgeable and skilled in safe operation of power tools, hand tools, oxygen, and acetylene equipment employed in maintenance and repair, including use of volt meter, amp meter, refrigerant charging gauges, vacuum analyzer, vacuum pump, and refrigerant reclaim equipment
• Performing other general maintenance duties as assigned
• Responding to off-hour emergency calls

This position reports directly to the Director of Maintenance.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods
• Lift up to 75lbs occasionally
• Work is performed primarily in outdoor settings
• Must be able to push, pull, lift, and carry 50lbs on a regular basis
• Use of standard office equipment (Microsoft Office)
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment can be quiet to loud
• Must have a willingness to work long hours and a variable schedule including weekends and holidays especially during the baseball season
• May work games throughout the season. They will perform general maintenance work during games and may be asked to do so on non-game days

Equal Opportunity Statement: The Cincinnati Reds are an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Cincinnati Reds to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, sex, age, military or veteran status, disability, citizenship status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Disclaimer: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. The above description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Additional duties, as assigned, may become part of the job function. The duties listed above is, therefore, a partial representation not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.