Director of Refrigeration

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance.

We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better. Summary: A Director of Refrigeration at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our leadership team supporting efforts to ensure the safe and efficient operation and continuous improvement of our facilities, equipment, production processes, and refrigeration systems. This position not only manages maintenance programs and refrigeration projects but also assesses their impact, making sure each meets or exceeds our established standards, production demands, timeframes, and budgetary limits.

The Director role will collaborate with operational leaders and lead skilled professionals to deliver industry leading maintenance, refrigeration, and process and program improvement. 1. Leadership of Refrigeration functions: Responsible for collaborating with cross functional teams to develop and oversee the division’s preventative maintenance programs, schedules, plans and refrigeration projects (capital and expense), to providing technical expertise that drive results.

Participate in the budgeting process, both generation and ownership for tracking actual versus forecast. Evaluate the performance of the Maintenance and Refrigeration teams and assist with skill gap analysis, development opportunities, and succession planning strategies. Provide critical leadership and solutions needed for major capital projects and maintenance excellence as well as ensure plant safety, operations, and quality.

Collaborate with facilities to create Season Readiness Plans, Effective Asset Preventative Maintenance plans, coaching leaders to be able to monitor and ensure adherence to all standard work process by regularly auditing plans, providing feedback, and supporting gap resolution. Implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information. Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment malfunctions, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.

Work with internal team and external vendors to perform routine inspections, coordinate repairs on equipment, machinery, and infrastructure to ensure optimal functionality. Ensure compliance with safety regulations, environmental standards, Process Safety Management (PSM), and other relevant policies and procedures to identify, control, and avoid hazards and risks. 2.

Continuous Process Improvement & Project Management: Responsible for improving Maintenance and Refrigeration processes; driving innovative solutions and improving existing infrastructure. Stay up to date with industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices related to maintenance and refrigeration, and apply this knowledge to train on-site technicians, enhance processes, and drive continuous improvement. Develop, track, and maintain project objectives, controls, schedules, including performance and costs.

Implement, train, and manage computerized maintenance manager system (CMMS) software across the Division. Evaluate systems or processes and recommend changes to improve reliability and performance. Research and evaluate new technologies and identify opportunities for implementation of those technologies where they may improve products, equipment longevity, and processes.

Conduct regular assessments of maintenance and refrigeration processes, identify areas for improvement, and recommend and implement enhancements to increase efficiency and reduce downtime, losses, and costs.