Refrigeration/HVAC Technician

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

$31.46-$38.53/ hour, depending on experience and qualifications
 

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 PM – 06:30 AM)

Location

555 McKee Drive, Gentry AR 72734

Job Summary

A Refrigeration Mechanic maintains, repairs, overhauls and performs preventive maintenance on all equipment that contains any type of refrigerant and on-air compressors used for plant compressed air systems. Also, any fan, intake or exhaust that provides ventilation for any McKee buildings in the Gentry area.

• Perform routine diagnostics and maintenance on automated building HVAC control system and adjust program changes as necessary
• Develop preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and make changes as necessary
• Maintain stock part inventory on assigned equipment
• Answer concern and complaint calls
• Assists supervisor as needed (i.e. new employee training, information research, parts inventory, persistent equipment problems, etc.)
• Assist in new equipment selection and installation
• Report daily via e-mail regarding work performed on shift
• Willing to take and apply electronic instrumentation programming
• Perform routine diagnostics and maintenance on automated building HVAC control system and adjust program changes as necessary.
• Develop preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and make changes as necessary.
• Maintain stock part inventory on assigned equipment.
• Answer concern and complaint calls.
• Assists supervisor as needed (i.e. new employee training, information research, parts inventory, persistent equipment problems, etc.).
• Assist in new equipment selection and installation.
• Report daily via e-mail regarding work performed on shift.
• Willing to take and apply electronic instrumentation programming.

Required Qualifications

• Must have or be able to obtain an LTO license
• Strong commitment to and support of McKee Foods values, ethics, goals and objectives.
• Able to remain professional in stressful situations, and willingness to accept responsibility
• Excellent work, safety, and attendance record
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be customer oriented with excellent communication skills
• Strong trouble shooting skills
• Willing to take addition training as necessary
• Must have own tools
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
• Demonstrated electrical/electronic aptitude
• General Knowledge of HVACR principles and systems
• Possess or be willing to obtain CFC Universal certification.
• Ability to easily work with internal and external personnel (serviceman, vendors, sales personnel, etc.)
• Comply with conditions established by Corporate Risk Management to operate Company vehicles

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years’ minimum experience performing service/maintenance on commercial/industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems
• Ability to read blueprints
• Experience with MAXIMO and basic computer skills
• Familiarity with Wonder Ware control systems
• Certificate of completion refrigeration and HVAC training course or equivalent experience
• CFC universal certification
• Experience working with commercial/industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Working knowledge of process chilling equipment and systems, cooling towers, reciprocating, centrifugal and screw type refrigeration/HVAC equipment and air compressors
• Working knowledge of process chilling equipment and systems, cooling towers, reciprocating, centrifugal and screw type refrigeration/HVAC equipment and air compressors

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Fully paid parental leave
• Health Center and Pharmacy
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer