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Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s
At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.
Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:
- Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
- Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*
- Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*
- Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*
*Eligibility requirements vary by position.
Senior Ammonia Refrigeration Manager
Job Summary:
Economically and efficiently manage and maintain the facility and all equipment, including HVAC & refrigeration systems, to the highest safety and operational standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in the hiring, onboarding, and training of maintenance and refrigeration team members to work in a safe manner in accordance with regulatory agencies and company standards
- Travel to and from locations monthly to ensure procedures and maintaining of equipment and software is being exercised by associates.
- Ensure that the Ammonia Plant refrigeration equipment, material handling equipment, and fire suppression systems are operating in a safe and efficient manner
- Effectively manage ePSM and verify scheduled preventive maintenance program to take corrective actions and avoid down time
- Review and sign off on tasks and documentation are completed neatly, thoroughly, accurately and timely
- Support achievement of company business plans, strategies and objectives by coordinating the use of shared resources with other departments and locations
- Encourage “win/win” outcomes, leading by example to show cooperativeness, flexibility, and willingness to change
- Promote exceptional Customer Service by creating an environment that promotes building and maintaining effective communication with vendors, and internal and external customers
- Manage work order system for general repairs and maintenance on building and grounds.
- Work and train associates and vendors to utilize the company implemented CMMS.
- Participate in planning policies, procedures, goals and objectives regarding the physical plant
- Major maintenance projects manage and schedule outside maintenance vendors through RFP (Request for Proposal) for such work and effectively coordinate with outside contractors, vendors, and government agencies in order to maintain the safety of the team members within the facility.
- Participate in budgetary responsibilities to control facility ammonia maintenance expenses and offer input in capital budget recommendations with the Director of Facilities Manager, Corporate Engineer, VP of Construction and Plant Director.
- Encourage team to maintain a safe work environment where team members feel a personal sense of responsibility for themselves and others
- Monitor and manage the shop’s safety and sanitation levels
- Promote the following of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards in the facility, and maintain a neat and clean work environment, free of hazards
- Actively participate in investigating accidents and near misses in a timely and efficient manner
- Monitor and maintain departmental payroll to include checking computerized time/attendance daily for proper time clock punches in the system, coordinating PTO requests for staffing purposes.
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Experience:
- Education – High school diploma or College coursework, continuing technical education or comparable business experience preferred
- 10yrs Experience in HVAC/Ammonia refrigeration required
- Experience with 3 phase electrical required
- Experience reading and interpreting PI & D drawings (process, instrumentation, and diagrams), piping schematics and single line electrical drawings
Skills & Qualifications:
- Ability to understand and comply with EPA and OSHA policies, procedures, programs and safety management
- Ability to remain calm and focused while prioritizing requests from multiple sources
- Ability to provide clear and constructive feedback, coaching, and counseling
- Ability to maintain and ensure confidentiality of team member and company information
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to read and write in English with corrected or uncorrected vision
- Able to understand and speak English
- Ability to apply strong math skills that result in identification of opportunities and justify action plan recommendations
- Ability to accommodate flexible schedules to meet the needs of the customer to include nights, weekends and holidays
- Ability to utilize equipment for the job safely and accurately (such as computer, copiers, scanners, printers, radio, forklift, reach truck, etc.)
Physical Demands/Equipment:
- Independently lift up to 50 lbs.
- Able to sit, stand, walk bend, squat on a frequent to continual basis in addition to climbing stairs and ladders in a refrigerated warehouse environment
- Able to step up onto and down from equipment as required by task (such as forklift, reach truck, etc.)
- Ability to reach above shoulder level
- Able to adjust to fluctuating temperatures and withstand freezing temperatures as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit
- Ability to work in a noisy warehouse environment
- Ability to work at elevated heights while wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the job (such as fall protection harnesses, steel-toed protective footwear, harness, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, insulated clothing, etc.)
- Ability to handle and physically be near products which may contain food allergens (such as fish, shellfish, peanuts, etc.)
- Travel - High
- Ability to travel – Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio
Certifications / License
- Hazwoper 40-Hour
- RETA CIRO – Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator
- RETA CRST – Certified Refrigeration Service Technichian
- RETA RMS – Reta Management Safety Certification
- Incident Commander training
- State issued Refrigeration Licenses were applicable.
- Valid US Driver’s License
In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $128,500.00 - $164,000.00