Ammonia Refrigeration Technician – Industrial Electrical (2nd Shift)

Location:

Fort Atkinson, WI area (100% onsite)

Salary:

$42.00–$44.00/hr ($80,000–$92,000/yr) + daily overtime (1.5x after 8 hrs) + double-time Sundays (2.0x) + full benefits

Industry:

Food Manufacturing (food-grade; Process Safety Management / PSM regulated)

Job Type:

Direct Hire — 2nd Shift, Monday–Friday, full-time permanent

Work Authorization:

US Citizen or Green Card holder only (no sponsorship)

Residency:

Must reside within a 45-minute daily driving radius (no relocation assistance)

Certification:

RETA (CARO/CIRO) highly preferred —

100% company-sponsored/funded if you don't have it yet

Fee / Guarantee:

25% fee · 60-day refund guarantee · Full benefits · No relocation or interview expenses

Job Summary

Join a legendary, 100-year-old food-manufacturing icon in the Fort Atkinson area that treats its employees like family and has the elite multi-decade retention to prove it. This 2nd-shift Ammonia Refrigeration Technician maintains high-capacity industrial ammonia (NH₃) refrigeration systems and heavy plant electrical infrastructure in an immaculate, safety-first, PSM-regulated food-grade plant — with a fixed, predictable schedule, zero travel, elite overtime (1.5x daily after 8 hrs, 2.0x Sundays), and fully funded RETA training/credentials

. Built for a specialized refrigeration professional tired of erratic on-call service routes, service-van miles, and volatile contractors.

Note: this is a heavy manufacturing infrastructure role — not a residential/commercial HVAC position.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute preventive maintenance, critical fault-tracing, and emergency breakdown repairs across high-capacity industrial ammonia refrigeration systems — evaporators, screw compressors, and condensing towers.

• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair complex plant industrial electrical systems, 3-phase power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), and automated production-machinery controls.

• Partner with the corporate environmental team to support absolute compliance with all Process Safety Management (PSM) blueprints and safety protocols.

• Perform high-level industrial mechanical and facility-infrastructure maintenance to keep production lines running across 2nd shift.

• Maintain detailed digital documentation of system readings, daily logs, and completed work orders for an immaculate, food-safe environment.

Education & Experience Requirements

• 2+ years of verifiable, hands-on industrial ammonia refrigeration (NH₃) system maintenance —

  strict requirement

  .

• 2+ years diagnosing industrial electrical networks, controls, and high-voltage distribution safely.

• Familiarity with process-cooling loops (evaporators, screw compressors, condensing towers) and heavy plant electrical systems.

• Absolute readiness for a permanent 2nd-shift, Monday–Friday schedule.

• Rock-solid, stable, dependable employment history (long-term commitment).

• Permanent residency within a 45-minute daily driving radius; US Citizen or Green Card holder (no sponsorship/relocation).

• RETA certification (CARO or CIRO) is a strong plus — full corporate sponsorship guaranteed if you need to test for it.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Immaculate, safety-first, PSM-regulated food-grade production plant. 100% onsite, 2nd shift, Monday–Friday. Work with high-capacity ammonia systems and high-voltage electrical under rigid safety protocols. Elite overtime: 1.5x after 8 hrs daily and 2.0x double-time on Sundays. Zero travel / no service-van routes.

Compensation & Benefits

$42.00–$44.00/hour baseline ($80,000–$92,000/yr) plus daily overtime (1.5x after 8 hrs) and double-time (2.0x) Sundays.

100% company-paid RETA certification schooling, materials, and testing.

Premium medical/dental/vision, top-tier 401(k) with exceptional match, generous PTO, vacation and paid holidays, company-provided uniforms, specialized safety-footwear allowance, and high-end tool programs.