Ammonia Refrigeration Technician – Industrial Electrical

Ammonia Refrigeration Technician – Industrial Electrical

$42.00 – $44.00/hr + Premium Overtime Rates • Greater Madison Area, WI • 100% Onsite • 2nd Shift

Lock in premier career security with a legendary, 100-year-old food manufacturing icon that actively invests in your trade mastery

Earn top-tier compensation with a massive premium overtime structure: 1.5x after 8 daily hours and 2.0x double-time on Sundays

• EXPERIENCE DEPTH 2+ years of dedicated, hands-on industrial ammonia refrigeration ($NH_3$) system maintenance and complex electrical diagnostic background
• TECHNICAL FOCUS Specialized industrial process cooling loops and heavy electrical systems. Please note: This is a heavy manufacturing infrastructure role, not a general residential/commercial HVAC position.
• INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION RETA (Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association) certification is highly preferred. If you do not have it yet, we will completely sponsor, fund, and pay for your RETA testing and training.
• WORK SCHEDULE Stable, predictable 2nd shift operating Monday through Friday.
• EARNING POTENTIAL $42.00 – $44.00 per hour baseline. Overtime kicks in at time-and-a-half (1.5x) after 8 hours on a daily shift, with a guaranteed double-time (2.0x) rate for any Sunday coverage.
• REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT Immaculate, safety-first, and highly regulated food-grade production plant with absolute adherence to rigid Process Safety Management (PSM) and safety protocols.
• LOCATION Greater Madison area (Must reside within a dependable 45-minute daily driving radius of the plant)
• COMPLIANCE United States Citizens or Green Card holders only (Sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available)

If you are a specialized refrigeration professional who is tired of dealing with erratic on-call service routes, driving thousands of miles in a service van, or working for volatile contractors, this direct-hire career anchor is built for you. We are a prestigious, century-old food manufacturing leader in the Greater Madison area. For over 100 years, we have built a fierce reputation on an incredibly simple concept: we treat our employees like family, respect their technical specialized skills, and have the elite multi-decade retention numbers to prove it.

We don't view maintenance as an afterthought—we view you as the backbone of our operation. We invest heavily in your professional growth from day one, which is why we will fully fund your RETA training and credentials if you don't already hold them. We operate a collaborative, highly professional 2nd shift where safety is a genuine, living priority rather than just a regulatory checklist. If you want a fixed, predictable schedule with zero travel, an elite hourly pay structure, and the absolute stability of a multi-generation market leader, we want to talk to you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Executing comprehensive preventive maintenance, critical fault-tracing, and emergency breakdown repairs across high-capacity industrial ammonia refrigeration systems, evaporators, screw compressors, and condensing towers
• Troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing complex plant industrial electrical systems, 3-phase power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), and automated production machinery controls
• Partnering directly with our corporate environmental team to support absolute compliance with all Process Safety Management (PSM) blueprints and safety protocols
• Performing a variety of high-level industrial mechanical and plant facility infrastructure maintenance tasks to keep our production lines running smoothly across the 2nd shift
• Maintaining detailed, digital documentation of all system readings, daily logs, and completed work orders to ensure an immaculate, food-safe manufacturing environment

What We Are Looking For

• Ammonia Industry Track Record: Minimum of 2 years of verifiable, hands-on experience troubleshooting and maintaining industrial ammonia refrigeration systems ($NH_3$). This is a strict requirement.
• Industrial Electrical Fluency: At least 2 years of solid experience diagnosing industrial electrical networks, controls, and high-voltage distribution safely.
• Schedule Commitment: Absolute readiness and lifestyle alignment to succeed within a permanent 2nd shift block on a consistent Monday through Friday schedule.
• Professional Reliability: A rock-solid, stable, and highly dependable employment history that proves you value team accountability and long-term commitment.
• Local Commute: Permanent residency located within a comfortable, daily 45-minute driving radius of the Greater Madison, WI area.
• Credentials (Strong Plus): Current RETA certification (CARO or CIRO) is a major advantage, but full corporate sponsorship is guaranteed if you need to test for it.

Comprehensive Corporate Benefits

• Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance infrastructure with top-tier coverage lines
• 100% Company-Paid RETA Certification schooling, materials, and testing fees
• Elite Overtime Pay Model (Daily time-and-a-half + Double-time Sundays)
• Top-Tier 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with an exceptional corporate matching program
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) bank, vacation schedule, and paid national holidays
• Company-provided uniforms, specialized safety footwear allowance, and high-end tool programs