Refrigeration Supervisor - 1st Shift

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About West Liberty Foods

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West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company, and we're right in your backyard.

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Opportunity Overview

Position Detail

Information

Job Title

Utilities Supervisor

Location

West Liberty, Iowa

Shift

1st

Annual Salary Range

$75,733 - $100,000 depending on experience

Shift Premium

None

Job Summary

Utilities Supervisor is responsible for the overall day-to-day HVAC/Refrigeration and mechanical systems at the operations facility. Strong refrigeration knowledge required in order to troubleshoot, analyze and approve necessary activities. Full oversight to ensure efficient plant operations including but not limited to manufacturing, utility services, ammonia refrigeration, boilers, compressed air, electrical services, wastewater, wells, water treatment, and building maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for day-to-day activities in the following areas:
• Ammonia/Refrigeration
• Water Treatment & Distribution
• Boilers
• Wells
• Air System
• Electrical System
• Provide recommendations and direction for all requests for refrigeration/utilities activities.
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Obtain and review quotes, services and labor for projects.
• Develop and manage department budgets.
• Support and develop energy conservation measures.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are established and followed by on site staff and subcontractors.
• Delegate work to technicians as needed.
• Ensure all elements of both regulated and non-regulated programs are followed per the technical safety requirements ensuring compliance with State, Local, Federal and WLF Standards.
• Develop and assist in updating all Process Safety Management Information required by the program.
• Ensure that schedules are in place for all Utilities department team members to maintain the department for optimal facility operation.
• Oversee preventative maintenance (PM) schedules to maintain all systems in all of the utilities departments.
• Track and report on all utilities on a weekly basis.
• Works with and communicates with managers on issues which arise that could adversely impact the operational performance of the facility.
• Other duties as assigned.