| Location | San Antonio, TX |
| Salary | $140,000–$140,001 |
Senior Refrigeration Manager
San Antonio, TX
Salary:
$140,000/year
Travel:
Approximately 40% travel to facilities in Virginia and Texas
Our client is a leading
food manufacturing and culinary solutions organization
serving customers through multiple production facilities across the United States. The company operates complex, high-volume food manufacturing environments where
food safety, operational excellence, equipment reliability, and process safety
are critical to its success.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established organization and take ownership of refrigeration and utility operations across multiple facilities.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced
Senior Refrigeration Manager
to lead industrial refrigeration operations, maintenance, and compliance across multiple facilities.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with
industrial ammonia refrigeration, Process Safety Management (PSM), refrigeration machinery, and food manufacturing environments . This role will also provide leadership to refrigeration and utility teams while ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant facility operations.
Mandatory Requirements
Must be completely fluent in
PSM (Process Safety Management)
and refrigeration machinery.
Strong hands-on and management experience in an
industrial refrigeration environment .
Extensive
ammonia refrigeration
experience.
Food manufacturing experience is required.
Must be comfortable with approximately
40% travel
between facilities in Virginia and Texas.
Key Qualifications
Experience with natural and conventional refrigerants, including
anhydrous ammonia .
Strong knowledge of
PSM programs, regulations, and compliance .
RETA Ammonia Certification such as
CARO, CIRO, CRES, CRST, or RAI
is highly desirable.
Experience with boilers, air compressors, water systems, R/O systems, water softeners, pumps, water treatment, DA tanks, and other utility equipment.
Experience operating and maintaining
spiral freezers .
Strong troubleshooting and maintenance knowledge of:
Industrial refrigeration systems
Boilers and hot water systems
Compressed air systems
PLCs
Pumps and utility systems
Proven ability to oversee
managers, assistant managers, refrigeration operators, and maintenance personnel .
Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team-management skills.
Travel Requirement
This position requires approximately
40% travel
between the organization's facilities in
Virginia and Texas . Candidates must be comfortable with regular travel and supporting operations across multiple locations.