Senior Asset Manager, Refrigeration

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $110k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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US Foods

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10,000+ employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

🤝 B2B

Food & Beverage • Logistics • B2B

US Foods is a major U. S. foodservice distributor that supplies restaurants, healthcare facilities, hospitality operators and other foodservice customers with food products, supplies, and related services. The company operates distribution centers and delivery fleets (drivers and warehouse teams), maintains dedicated sales and chef-facing programs (e. g. , CHEF'STORE and Stock Yards), and invests in digital technology and corporate functions to support its B2B customers and operations.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute refrigeration asset management strategies for ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems. • Lead lifecycle planning, asset condition assessments, replacement strategies, and long-range capital planning for refrigeration infrastructure. • Establish asset performance standards, reliability metrics, and maintenance governance programs across the network. • Maintain refrigeration asset inventories, system documentation, and critical equipment records. • Drive refrigeration system reliability, uptime, temperature compliance, and operational performance across distribution facilities. • Analyze refrigeration system performance data, maintenance trends, and operational KPIs to identify risks and improvement opportunities. • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives for major refrigeration failures and recurring operational issues. • Support critical refrigeration incidents, emergency response coordination, and operational recovery efforts. • Ensure refrigeration operations comply with OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, IIAR, environmental, and food safety regulations. • Partner with Compliance to support Process Safety Management (PSM) programs and refrigeration safety initiatives. • Support audits, inspections, compliance reporting, and management of change (MOC) processes. • Drive continuous improvement in refrigeration safety standards, operational procedures, and risk mitigation practices. • Partner with Engineering and Supply Chain teams on refrigeration capital projects, facility expansions, and modernization efforts. • Develop technical standards and asset specifications for refrigeration equipment and systems. • Support project prioritization, budgeting, vendor selection, commissioning, and operational handoff activities. • Evaluate emerging refrigeration technologies, sustainability initiatives, and energy reduction opportunities. • Manage relationships with refrigeration contractors, OEMs, service providers, and equipment manufacturers. • Develop service standards, preventative maintenance expectations, and vendor performance metrics. • Negotiate service agreements and support enterprise refrigeration sourcing strategies. • Ensure consistency and standardization of refrigeration support practices across facilities. • Develop and manage refrigeration maintenance and capital budgets. • Identify opportunities to optimize operating costs, energy consumption, and asset utilization. • Support utility management and sustainability initiatives related to refrigeration operations. • Analyze total cost of ownership and return on investment for refrigeration assets and upgrades.

🎯 Requirements

• 5 years of experience managing refrigeration systems or facilities in food distribution, cold storage, or manufacturing. • Strong understanding of ammonia and Freon refrigeration systems, HVAC, and industrial mechanical equipment. • Experience with CMMS and asset tracking systems. • Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, USDA, FDA, and PSM standards. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance • pre-tax spending accounts • retirement benefits • paid time off • short-term and long-term disability • employee stock purchase plan • life insurance