Refrigeration Operator A in Ontario, OR at Allied Reliability

Job Description

Operates, repairs, maintains, and fabricates various types of refrigeration related systems designed to provide refrigeration for industrial processes by performing the following duties.

• Performs work using plumbing tools, and be moderately skilled in the use of the tools of several trades.
• Generates material lists for jobs needing performed, and keep a stock of most used items, such as pipe and fittings.
• In the absence of the supervisor or lead worker exercise appropriate judgment with regard to plant equipment, security, and safety.
• Opens valves on equipment such as compressors, pumps, and condensers to prepare system for operation and starts equipment and auxiliary machinery.
• Observes temperature, pressure, and ampere readings for system and equipment and adjusts controls or overrides automatic controls to obtain specified operation of equipment.
• Records temperature, pressure, and other readings on log sheet at specified intervals.
• Makes periodic inspection of equipment and system to observe operating condition and need for repair or adjustment.
• Adjusts controls to isolate and clear broken lines for repair or shuts down equipment.
• Repacks pumps, valves, and compressors, cleans condensers, and replaces worn or defective parts.
• Performs various tests on equipment and related systems recording results and taking appropriate action as necessary or required.

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. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• One-year certificate from college or technical school with three to six months related experience and/or training is preferred.
• A Refrigeration Engineering Technicians Association (RETA) Level A certificate is also preferred.
• A combination of education and significant direct experience may be considered in selection of incumbent.

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 calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. 
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Incumbent must hold a valid Frozen Food Company equipment operator’s license with a Lift Truck and Platform/Scissor Lift endorsement within 30 days of starting the bid.
• Incumbent must take and pass a job related written and practical Gas and Electrical Welding test.
• Incumbent must take and pass a job related safety test.
• Incumbent must be able to weld stainless steel.
• Incumbent will be a certified HAZMAT team member and be required to take and pass an annual physical examination.
• Incumbent will certify and maintain all requirements in order to use Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and related equipment.

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.

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