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This role leads the Refrigeration Team and oversees the maintenance, operation, and continuous improvement of refrigeration equipment and associated utilities.\nThe Refrigeration Supervisor ensures compliance with food safety, occupational health and safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements while maintaining optimal system performance to support production and storage requirements. This position plays a key role in minimizing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and driving operational excellence across refrigeration and utility systems.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nLeadership & Team Management\nProvide day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and performance management to Refrigeration Operators and utility personnel.\nAssign, prioritize, and monitor work activities to ensure safe and efficient execution of operational and maintenance tasks.\nSupport employee development through training, mentoring, and succession planning.\nFoster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.\nRefrigeration & Utility Operations\nEnsure the safe and reliable operation of all refrigeration systems, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, chillers, coolers, pumps, valves, and associated control systems.\nMonitor refrigeration system performance and plant temperatures to ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory 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applicable safety regulations, environmental regulations, refrigeration operating procedures, and company policies.\nConduct regular inspections, audits, and risk assessments of refrigeration and utility systems.\nSupport regulatory inspections and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.\nEnsure contractors and service providers perform work safely and in accordance with site requirements.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nPartner with Operations, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Shipping, and Maintenance teams to support business objectives.\nCommunicate equipment status, planned maintenance activities, and potential operational risks to key stakeholders.\nParticipate in plant meetings and contribute to operational planning and decision-making.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nEducation & Certifications\nPost-secondary education in Refrigeration, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Power Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nClass A Refrigeration Operator Certification is strongly preferred.\nRefrigeration Operator B Certificate or equivalent industrial refrigeration certification considered an asset.\nValid Ontario driver's license is considered an asset.\nExperience\nMinimum 5 years of industrial refrigeration experience in food processing, manufacturing, cold storage, or industrial environment.\nMinimum 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience within a maintenance or utilities operation.\nExperience with refrigeration systems and critical temperature-controlled environments is strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated experience leading preventative maintenance and reliability initiatives.\nTechnical Knowledge\nStrong knowledge of industrial refrigeration systems, compressors, condensers, evaporators, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, and control systems.\nKnowledge of food safety requirements, HACCP principles, and temperature management within food manufacturing environments.\nExperience 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Resources, Refrigeration Operators, and Plant Leadership Team.\nExternal Relationships\nEquipment Suppliers, Refrigeration Service Providers, Contractors, Regulatory Agencies, and Utility Providers.\n\nWorking Conditions\nWork is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments within a food manufacturing facility.\nFrequent exposure to refrigeration equipment, machinery, noise, temperature extremes, humidity, chemicals, and industrial hazards.\nRequires the ability to walk, stand, climb ladders and platforms, bend, kneel, crouch, and work in confined spaces as required.\nMust be capable of lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling equipment and materials within established safety guidelines.\nParticipation in an on-call rotation and response to refrigeration emergencies outside normal working hours may be required.\nRegular deadline pressures require strong prioritization, decision-making, and attention to detail.\nQualifications\nEducation & Certifications\nPost-secondary education in Refrigeration, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Power Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nClass A Refrigeration Operator Certification is strongly preferred.\nRefrigeration Operator B Certificate or equivalent industrial refrigeration certification considered an asset.\nValid Ontario driver's license is considered an asset.\n\nExperience\nMinimum 5 years of industrial refrigeration experience in food processing, manufacturing, cold storage, or industrial environment.\nMinimum 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience within a maintenance or utilities operation.\nExperience with refrigeration systems and critical temperature-controlled environments is strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated experience leading preventative maintenance and reliability initiatives.\nTechnical Knowledge\nStrong knowledge of industrial refrigeration systems, compressors, condensers, evaporators, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, and control systems.\nKnowledge of food 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