H-E-B

Texas-based supermarket chain with private ownership

Ammonia Refrigeration Technician 1

HVAC & Building SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in industrial maintenance is required.
Strong organization and time-management skills are required.
Written and verbal communication skills are required.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, shift focus between tasks, and attend to detail is required.
Ability to speak and read English is required.
Initiative is required.
Ability to pass an annual HAZMAT physical is required.
A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
RETA CARO certification must be obtained within one year.
A 40-hour HAZMAT certification is required, or the ability to acquire and maintain it.
A boiler operator's license is required, or the ability to acquire and maintain it.
The appropriate stationary engineer license must be obtained, maintained, and displayed as required by local, state, or federal codes, as soon as experience requirements are met.
The role requires standing, sitting, stooping, walking, bending, working with hands overhead, and working in a prone position.
Ability to climb and work from a 25-foot ladder and elevated work platforms, including manlifts, scissor lifts, catwalks, and silos, is required.
Ability to occasionally lift and carry 90 pounds is required.
Ability to work in temperatures ranging from -20 to 130 degrees is required.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain multiple steam and refrigeration systems serving warehousing and manufacturing facilities.
Perform basic refrigeration operations, including putting equipment online and offline, water testing, oil draining, and charging compressors with oil.
Perform refrigeration engine room operational checks.
Perform component and individual equipment pump-downs.
Troubleshoot basic industrial refrigeration systems.
Perform preventive maintenance tasks on refrigeration equipment.
Assist higher-level operators with installing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing industrial refrigeration mechanical equipment.
Read and apply an understanding of basic electrical diagrams.
Use basic electrical test equipment, including amp meters and voltage/ohm multimeters, to measure electrical values and determine proper equipment operation and conduct basic troubleshooting on AC and DC circuits from 12 to 480 volts.
Assist higher-level operators with troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining more complex electrical equipment and systems.
Prepare piping and equipment surfaces and apply paint coatings to preserve them.
Perform maintenance and inspections on screw compressors, purgers, centrifugal pumps, condensers, evaporators, and valves.
Assist higher-level operators with troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing more complex refrigeration equipment.
Perform boiler room operational checks.
Perform blowdown on steaming boilers.
Start up and shut down boilers, feed pumps, condensate return pumps, and other auxiliary equipment.
Test and treat boiler water and feed water.
Troubleshoot basic steam systems.
Assist higher-level operators with preparing boilers for state, local, and insurance inspections.
Assist higher-level operators with troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing more complex steam equipment.
Operate as a first responder during HAZMAT situations.
Follow standard operating procedures for stationary engineering logs, work orders, parts requisitions, and lockout/tagout.

Responsibilities

Job Summary: As a Stationary Systems Operator, you'll operate and maintain multiple steam and refrigeration systems that serve H-E-B warehousing and manufacturing facilities.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

Maintenance / Troubleshooting / Repair & Replacement:
Refrigeration Operations:

Performs basic refrigeration operations (putting equipment online, taking it offline, water testing, oil draining, charging compressors with oil, etc.)
Performs refrigeration engine room operational checks
Performs component and individual equipment pump-downs
Performs basic industrial refrigeration system troubleshooting

Refrigeration Mechanical:

Performs PM tasks on refrigeration equipment
Assists higher-level operators to install / troubleshoot / maintain / repair industrial refrigeration mechanical equipment

Refrigeration Electrical:

Reads / applies understanding of basic electrical diagrams
Uses basic electrical test equipment (amp meter, voltage / ohm multimeter) to perform electrical measurements to determine proper equipment operation and basic troubleshooting on AC / DC circuits ranging from 12 volts to 480 volts
Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot / repair / maintain more complex electrical equipment and systems

Refrigeration Maintenance:

Preserves piping / equipment by preparing surfaces and applying a variety of paint coatings
Performs maintenance and inspections on screw compressors, purgers, centrifugal pumps, condensers, evaporators, valves
Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot / maintain / repair more complex refrigeration equipment

Boiler Operations:

Performs boiler room operational checks
Perform blowdown on steaming boilers
Starts up / shuts down boilers, feed pumps, condensate return pumps, and other auxiliary equipment
Perform boiler water and feed water testing and treatment
Performs basic steam system troubleshooting

Boiler Maintenance & Repair:

Assist higher-level operators to prepare boilers for state, local, and insurance inspections
Assists higher-level operators to troubleshoot / maintain / repair more complex steam equipment

Compliance / Safety:

Operates as a first responder during HAZMAT situations
Follows standard operating procedures (SOP) related to completion of stationary engineering logs, completion of work order and parts requisitions, lockout- tagout
Obtains / maintains / displays appropriate grade stationary engineer license as soon as experience requirements are met

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

Work Experience:

0-2 years experience (Minimum of 2 years' experience in Industrial Maintenance) - Required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Strong organization and time-management skills - Required
Written / verbal communication skills - Required
Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail - Required
Ability to speak and read English - Required
Initiative - Required
Pass an annual HAZMAT physical - Required

Education:

HS Diploma or GED or equivalent - Required

Licenses/Certifications:

Pass RETA CARO certification within a year - Required
40-hour HAZMAT certification (or ability to acquire / maintain) - Required
Boiler operator's license (or ability to acquire / maintain) - Required
Obtain / maintain appropriate stationary engineer license, as required by local, state, or federal codes - Required

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

Work while standing, sitting, stooping, walking, bending, with hands over head, and in prone position
Climb; work from a 25-foot ladder and other elevated work platforms (manlift, scissor lift, catwalk, silo)
Occasionally lift and carry 90 lbs
Work in extreme temperatures ranging from -20 to 130 degrees

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 9/1/2018

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About the Company

H-E-B

Texas-based supermarket chain with private ownership

H-E-B is a Texas-based grocery retailer with multiple store formats, including upscale Central Market, budget-friendly Joe V's Smart Shop, and Hispanic-focused Mi Tienda. It runs more than 435 stores in Texas and Mexico and employs over 154,000 people. Its product offering is everyday groceries and associated services, supported by a growing digital and delivery capability (notably via the Favor Delivery acquisition). The company emphasizes long-term, family-owned thinking rather than short-term market pressures, differentiating itself through strong regional identity, a diverse store format strategy, and a focus on customer loyalty. Its goals are to expand its store footprint in Texas and Mexico while enhancing digital and delivery services to better serve local communities.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: San Antonio, TX
Founded: 1905

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