A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States, we’re a $16 billion global food company with more than 55,000 employees. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages:

• Competitive Starting Pay - $31.46/hour
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More
• Shift Schedule - First (4 am - 12:30 pm)

• Lump Sum payments
• Agents to help you sell/buy
• Lease Termination Assistance
• Moving of goods and vehicles

• Operation, testing, troubleshooting and repair of the ammonia-based refrigeration system, its sub-systems and all ancillary processes and/or equipment related to the operation of the refrigeration system.
• Operation, testing, troubleshooting and repair of all rack-mounted, stand-alone gas refrigerant HVAC units.
• Operation, testing, troubleshooting and repair of boiler and hot water systems, their sub-systems and all ancillary equipment related to the operation of the boiler and/or hot water systems.
• Perform refrigeration, HVAC, boiler and hot water system PM’s.
• Maintains the material integrity of the engine and utility rooms in accordance with established best practices.
• Rebuilds ammonia, HVAC, boiler and hot water system components in accordance with technical manuals.
• Complete all applicable documentation in performance of and as required by the job including but not limited to: PSM-related modifications or changes, Work Orders (WO’s), refrigeration system operation notes, and as deemed necessary by upper management.
• Adheres to all Environmental Management Systems/ISO 14001 practices and procedures.
• Adheres to all Company policies including but not limited to: safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Actively participates in all assigned team meetings, training opportunities and designated interaction-required forums.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1+ years of related experience and/or training in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment; or 4 years’ direct experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment.

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  Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret documents, such as blue prints, safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals and procedure manuals.
• Must have the ability to write routine correspondence, i.e. preventative maintenance procedures, email, etc.
• Must have the ability to calculate figures, read tape measurement, and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area and machine or equipment calibration specifications.
• Ammonia refrigeration safety, cooling units, lubricants and filtration, basic refrigeration hot gas defrost, properties of refrigeration, condensers, pressure and force, compressor types and operation, and non-condensable gases and purging.
• Ammonia refrigeration in-depth knowledge of theory and practical knowledge.

• Ammonia Refrigeration Operator I
• Ammonia Refrigeration Operator II
• Ammonia Refrigeration Operator III
• PSM/RMP, meeting OSHA Standard 29CFR 1910.119

• Wet and/or humid conditions;
• Moving mechanical parts;
• Extreme cold (warehouse freezer at degrees Fahrenheit);
• Electrical and/or vibration shock.