Position: HVAC / Facilities Technician — Food Manufacturing
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Reports to: Maintenance Manager
Role Summary
The HVAC / Facilities Technician ensures reliable, safe, and sanitary environmental conditions across candy/snack/bakery and RTE production areas. This includes maintaining temperature, humidity, pressure differentials, and filtered airflow to meet product quality requirements and food safety standards (GMP/CGMP). The technician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes air handling units, make‑up air units, chillers, dehumidifiers, and HVAC controls supporting production, sanitation, and packaging environments.
Key Responsibilities
Environmental Control & Compliance
- Maintain temperature, humidity, and pressurization for candy, chocolate, and RTE areas.
- Verify airflow direction, filtration performance (MERV/HEPA), and sanitation readiness.
- Support allergen‑control zoning, sanitation windows, and pre‑operation checks.
Operations Monitoring & Performance
- Inspect, troubleshoot, and maintain HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
- Monitor BAS/BMS, system trends, alarms, and operational efficiency.
- Minimize downtime through proactive testing and scheduled maintenance.
- Disassemble, clean, inspect, and repair motors, dampers, and valves.
- Diagnose and repair systems/components related to building automation.
Preventive & Corrective Maintenance
- Perform PMs on controls, motors, fans, belts, filters, and chillers.
- Conduct monthly inspections and annual chiller maintenance.
- Execute corrective maintenance and complete work orders.
- Collaborate with engineering on HVAC modifications and replacements.
Controls, Airflow & Energy
- Monitor supply/outdoor air volumes, return air, temperatures, and humidity.
- Recommend control modifications for stability, product protection, and efficiency.
- Diagnose automation/controls issues and coordinate with controls vendors.
Documentation, CMMS & Parts
- Maintain CMMS records, work orders, reliability logs, and part usage.
- Manage parts inventory and order HVAC components and supplies.
- Prepare accurate documentation to support food safety and regulatory audits.
Safety & Communication
- Follow LOTO, fall protection, man‑lift, confined space, and electrical safety.
- Communicate effectively with production, sanitation, quality, and engineering.
- Participate in nights/weekends on‑call rotation.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED and HVAC‑specific technical training.
- EPA 608 Universal certification.
- Proficiency with BAS/BMS (e.g., Metasys) and CMMS.
- Ability to read service manuals, schematics, and technical documents.
- Knowledge of CGMP requirements for food manufacturing environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with air‑ and water‑cooled chillers, dehumidifiers, MAUs, VAVs.
- Confined space, fall protection, and lift operation training.
- Strong data analysis skills for HVAC trends and reliability insights
Core Competencies
- Technical HVAC/R Mastery
- Food Safety, CGMP Understanding, & Safety Compliance
- Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
- Documentation Accuracy & CMMS Use
- Continuous Improvement & Energy Awareness
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, climb, and work in confined spaces and rooftops.
- Lift up to 50 lbs.
- Work in hot, cold, noisy, or humid production environments.
- Wear PPE such as gloves, hearing protection, hairnets, and safety glasses.
Competency Matrix
Competency
Description
Proficiency Level
Technical HVAC/R Mastery
Diagnose, repair, and optimize HVAC systems in production & RTE zones.
4
BAS/BMS & Controls
Use BAS to trend/diagnose, adjust sequences, and interpret alarms.
4
Food Safety & CGMP
Validate airflow, filtration, and environmental controls supporting GMP/CGMP.
4
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
Execute PMs, maintain logs, and identify optimization opportunities.
4
Troubleshooting & RCA
Apply structured problem‑solving and verify corrective actions.
4
Documentation & CMMS
Complete accurate work orders and maintain audit‑ready records.
4
Safety Compliance
Follow LOTO, fall protection, confined space, and PPE practices.
4
Communication
Collaborate with production, QA, sanitation, and engineering teams.
4
Customer Focus
Balance production needs with compliance and system stability.
3–4
Continuous Improvement
Suggest improvements to controls, PM tasks, and energy efficiency.
3–4
