General Manager Refrigeration - 1st Shift

Tyson Foods

Danville, VA

Estimated pay: Est. $29–$46/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

Job Details: Highly recommended to include a resume in a PDF or Word Document format. We offer a full range of benefits and perks including: ➢ Medical, dental, and vision insurance ➢ Telehealth services ➢ Well-Being Support Programs ➢ FSA and HSA available ➢ 401k ➢ Stock Purchase Plan ➢ Company Paid Life Insurance ➢ Short-Term Long- Term Disability ➢ Fully Funded Education ➢ Discount Program Job Description: This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising the safe, reliable, cost-effective, and timely operation and maintenance of facility refrigeration and utility systems across all shifts. The position provides leadership and technical direction to refrigeration and utility personnel and ensures critical systems are properly operated and maintained to support safe and uninterrupted facility operations. The position is responsible for facility utility systems including ammonia refrigeration, glycol systems, incoming electrical power and associated distribution, incoming water, natural gas, Fulton thermal fluid systems, steam, compressed air, hot water generation and distribution, process exhaust and make-up air, ventilation, HVAC, and associated utility controls, instrumentation, monitoring, and safety systems. The position provides primary ownership of utility generation, distribution, control, and supporting equipment through the established point of connection to production or process equipment and coordinates responsibilities with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Safety, Environmental, contractors, vendors, and other departments as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide leadership, technical direction, and development for refrigeration and utility Team Members across all applicable shifts. Plan, coordinate, and supervise maintenance activities required to maintain safe and reliable refrigeration and utility operations. Support and administer applicable Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements associated with covered ammonia refrigeration processes. Support PSM/RMP activities including Process Safety Information (PSI), Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Mechanical Integrity (MI), operating procedures, audits, inspections, testing, equipment documentation, and corrective-action closure. Ensure required preventive and predictive maintenance, inspections, testing, and mechanical-integrity activities are properly scheduled, completed, documented, and reviewed. Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs designed to improve equipment reliability, extend asset life, and reduce unplanned downtime. Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting complex or recurring refrigeration and utility problems and lead or support root cause analysis for significant equipment failures. Monitor refrigeration and utility performance using applicable measures such as PM compliance, schedule compliance, equipment downtime, maintenance backlog, MTBF, MTTR, energy and utility consumption, and recurring equipment failures. Evaluate utility-system capacity, demand, reliability, redundancy, and single points of failure to support current production requirements and future facility growth. Identify and support utility infrastructure improvements, capital projects, equipment upgrades, installations, commissioning, startups, and system modifications. Identify opportunities to reduce utility consumption and operating costs associated with electricity, natural gas, water, refrigeration, steam, compressed air, thermal fluid, glycol, hot water, ventilation, and HVAC while maintaining required reliability, capacity, and operational support. Develop and maintain critical spare-parts strategies for refrigeration and utility equipment in coordination with parts personnel, manufacturers, vendors, and other resources. Maintain required Process Safety Information, P IDs, operating procedures, system drawings, inspection records, equipment documentation, maintenance history, and applicable regulatory records. Coordinate contractors, service providers, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and company engineering resources associated with refrigeration and utility systems. Support ammonia release prevention, emergency preparedness, and response activities and ensure appropriate personnel are prepared to respond to abnormal and emergency operating conditions. Provide technical leadership during utility interruptions, equipment failures, and other abnormal operating conditions to minimize safety risks, equipment damage, production interruptions, and facility downtime. Ensure applicable OSHA, environmental, PSM/RMP, safety, and facility requirements and procedures are followed. Promote proper use of personal protective equipment and identify opportunities to improve workplace safety and ergonomics. Coordinate Team Member schedules and shift coverage and maintain applicable timekeeping and