Ammonia Refrigeration Technician (must be willing to relocate)

Celebrating over 75 years in business, BSF ranks as one of the nation’s largest seafood distributors and among Jacksonville and Florida’s largest companies. BSF’s approximately 300 associates supply retail, food service, and export customers worldwide with frozen seafood, meats, and other food products purchased throughout the U.S. and imported from over 50 countries on almost every continent. BSF also operates a processing & packaging facility freezer and refrigeration frozen seafood products in the Bahamas.

The job opportunity is at our processing plant in the Bahamas. - Passport Preferred - must be willing to relocate to Nassau, Bahamas.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

The employee is responsible for maintaining, operating, inspecting, and repairing various types of ammonia industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment, and for providing an ongoing program of preventative maintenance.

• Knowledge of Freon refrigeration preferred
• Inspects systems and components (air conditioning, heating and refrigeration units, building exhaust fans, ventilation units, etc.) to ensure safety, identify necessary repairs, and support ongoing preventative maintenance
• Diagnoses problems and failures in heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems to identify repair and replacement needs; performs routine and preventative maintenance on refrigeration systems of all types, sizes, and temperature ranges
• Installs, maintains, and repairs pneumatic and electric valves, heat transfer equipment, and ventilation/air distribution equipment; installs and replaces pumps and refrigeration equipment per prints, specifications, diagrams, or other instructions
• Reads gauges and instruments and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, and pumps to manage fluid pressure and distribution within systems
• Tests malfunctioning systems and components using electrical, mechanical, digital, and pneumatic controls
• Performs preventative and predictive maintenance as directed, ensuring all equipment operates within manufacturer specifications and tolerances through periodic inspection
• Replaces defective mechanical and manual valves and defective fan motors
• Removes ice buildup from evaporator drain pans, investigates root causes, and corrects the underlying problem
• Works directly with refrigeration contractors, electricians, and pipefitters servicing the ammonia refrigeration system to ensure compliance with company safety policies and work standards
• Inspects the ammonia detection system and confirms all ammonia system safeguards are functioning properly at all times
• Lays out, assembles, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic/pneumatic equipment; repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and overhauls compressors, pumps, air handlers, air dryers, heat exchangers, and related mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical components
• Responds to after-hours emergency calls to resolve immediate safety, lost-sales, and product-loss concerns
• Screws, bolts, rivets, welds, and brazes parts to assemble structural and functional components (motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers, cores, and pipes)
• Pumps specified gas or fluid into systems as required

Ammonia refrigeration maintenance and repair experience required.

• Technical knowledge of refrigeration, HVAC controls, test equipment, materials, tools, maintenance, and energy systems
• PSM (Process Safety Management) / RMP (Risk Management Program) training preferred — RETA's CRST (Certified Refrigeration Service Technician) credential covers this material and is a strong signal of it
• Trade school or Associate's degree in Industrial Maintenance preferred
• Previous experience in an industrial setting
• Strong ability with manual and electrical tools and equipment used in the refrigeration trade
• Ability to weld and solder

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations

• RETA (Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association) CIRO — Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator preferred; CARO — Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator considered for candidates actively working toward CIRO. Equivalent IIAR (International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration) credentials also accepted
• EPA Section 608 Certification (Type II or Universal) for servicing Freon/HFC-based refrigeration equipment
• AWS (American Welding Society) Certified Welder, or equivalent verifiable welding credential
• OSHA 10-Hour or 30-Hour General Industry card preferred

Relocation & Assignment

This is a minimum one-year assignment based in Nassau, Bahamas. BSF provides free housing and living expenses, a company car, and full relocation coverage to and from the island.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate:

• Jacksonville, FL 32209: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: In person