# Ammonia Chief Refrigeration Engineer

**Company**: Weee!
**Location**: Clifton, New Jersey
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $131,000 - $154,000
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

Weee! is seeking an Ammonia Chief Refrigeration Engineer to join our team in Clifton, NJ. As a key member of our Fulfillment Center Operations team, you will be responsible for maintaining and operating our ammonia refrigeration systems.

Responsibilities:

- Maintain the Ammonia refrigeration and other freon-based cooling systems, including operation, maintenance, and repairs.

- Operate and maintain single, two-stage, cascade ammonia systems and subsystems.

- Monitor and identify abnormal operating pressures, temperatures, and conditions within the refrigeration system, and adjust, repair, or schedule service as required.

- Understand and handle refrigeration system components, including vacuum pumps, chillers, evaporators, condensers, compressors, controls, and valves.

- Perform and delegate daily, weekly, monthly, and annual inspections and preventative maintenance on refrigeration equipment and other cooler machinery.

- Perform other maintenance duties such as plumbing, replacing valves, installing fixtures, detecting and repairing leaks.

- Handle hazardous materials as directed and follow OSHA and EPA guidance.

- Monitor and record system readings to document equipment operation and provide reports and troubleshooting.

- Respond to emergency breakdowns of refrigeration systems.

- Procure quotations and bids for work scopes, repairs, parts, and construction projects.

- Ensure continuous training and competency of refrigeration updates and standards.

- Train personnel for routine checks and system following SOP.

- Understand and act upon EAP and technical guidance during emergency and system malfunction situations.

- Handle unscheduled and emergency shutdowns of equipment.

- Ensure all refrigeration equipment functions safely and optimally.

- Assist in record-keeping and training requirements for Ammonia refrigeration systems in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Qualifications:

- Gold Seal Operating Engineer's license issued by the state of New Jersey.

- Minimum 5 years of Ammonia and freon-based refrigeration experience.

- At least 4 years of active experience with cooling processes, ammonia refrigeration, and other freon-based facilities within a produce and food processing and storage facility.

- Experience with screw and reciprocating compressors, recirculation pumps, HVAC units, boilers, air compressors, and associated control systems.

- Work experience in ammonia system pump-downs and repairs.

- Knowledge of chemical testing for cooling towers and ammonia systems.

- Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.

- Ability to understand refrigeration blueprints, P&ID, and cut sheets.

- Hazmat Responder Certification preferred.

- Trained and experienced in lock-out, tag-out, and safe work practices.

- Ability to respond to emergencies 24/7.

Physical Requirements:

- Able to climb stairs and ladders and fall-protection trained.

- Able to work at variable heights.

- Able to lift, push, and pull 50 lbs.

Environmental Conditions:

- Roof height and outdoors; cold, wet, and cold storage temperatures.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive health insurance package, including medical, dental, and vision.

- 401k with 4% company match.

- Equity and Bonus.

- Vacation, sick, and holiday time off.

- Monthly mobile stipend.

- Monthly Weee! Points credits.

Compensation Range:

- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $131,000 - $154,000.

## Skills

### Required
- Ammonia refrigeration
- Freon-based refrigeration
- Gold Seal Operating Engineer's license
- HVAC units
- Boilers
- Air compressors
- Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting

### Nice to have
- Hazmat Responder Certification
- Chemical testing for cooling towers and ammonia systems

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