REFRIGERATION OPERATOR

Perdue Farms is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for everyone we touch through innovative food and agricultural products. Since our beginning on Arthur Perdue’s farm in 1920, to our expansion into agribusiness and the introduction of the PERDUE® brand of chicken and turkey under Frank Perdue, and continuing with our third generation of leadership with Chairman Jim Perdue, we’ve remained family owned and family operated. We are the parent company of Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness.

The primary purpose of a Refrigeration Technician is to provide continuous, safe and efficient operation of the refrigeration and support equipment of our facility and trouble shoot any problems in the refrigeration area plus any refrigeration equipment in production area including air compressors. Must have knowledge of compressor overhaul and be able to repair them and must have basic knowledge of electricity.

* Maintain all refrigeration and boiler equipment; repair all fans - picking, exhaust and any other fans including the King Unit and condenser fans; operate and maintain air compressors; operate and maintain all ice screws; and weld and silver solder copper.

**Must have working knowledge of:** * Refrigeration Equipment * Reciprocating Compressors - Frick 11 x 10 - 10 x 10 - 8 x 8 - 7 x 7 - 6 B and 4 B Mycoms * Screw Compressors - The 200 - 400 - 450 - HP Screw Compressors * Plate Chiller - water chillers, water storage tank with float system * Circulating and booster pumps and air conditioner heat exchanger with circulating pump and indirect cooling coils * Ice making machines with water pumps * Condensers with circulating pumps and fans * Morris heat exchangers with circulating pumps * Brine tank and controls * All temperature and pressure controls on refrigeration equipment * All ammonia piping and valves * All ATR units in production area * Votators in MDM area and all evaporators in coolers * Air conditioning in offices - cafeteria - bathrooms * Meatcases - heat pumps and small air conditioners * Boilers Cleaver Brooks boilers * Deareator with three feed pumps * Chemical feed pumps * Oil feed pumps * Cafeteria hot water heat exchanger * Oil tank with heating oil * All steam lines in boiler room and production area * All condensate lines in boiler room and production area **Required Qualifications** * A minimum of 3 years related ammonia/freon experience. * Must have a working knowledge of process safety management * At least an Operator 1 certification required. **Preferred Qualifications** * RETA C.A.R.O AND C.I.R.O certifications preferred