Industrial Refrigeration Mechanic I

ompany: Bronco Wine Company
Reporting to: Facility Maintenance Manager
Travel Requirements: 7-10%, based on business needs, including travel between company facilities as assigned
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employment Category: Full-Time Regular
Pay Range: $28.23-$36.00 per hour
Location: Onsite, Ceres, CA
Shift: First Shift. Occasional overtime, weekend, holiday, and additional shift work may be required based on business and production needs.

Bronco Wine Company is seeking an Industrial Refrigeration Mechanic I based in Ceres, CA. This entry-level maintenance position supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of facility, refrigeration, utility, and process equipment through preventive maintenance, inspections, lubrication, basic repairs, adjustments, and equipment-support activities.

The Industrial Refrigeration Mechanic I develops foundational skills in mechanical, electrical, controls, refrigeration, HVAC/R, and facility utility systems while working under the direction of qualified Mechanics, Technicians, and Maintenance leadership. This position assists with equipment inspection, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting while developing the technical knowledge and experience needed to perform increasingly advanced maintenance responsibilities.

Bronco Wine Company was founded in 1973. Our family-owned company strives to continue and improve upon being vertically integrated, from the vineyard to the table, focusing on crafting quality wines for every table. Our family’s resilience and sustained growth will continue to be fostered through stewardship of family, valued employees, respected partners, and future generations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Maintain facility, refrigeration, utility, and process equipment using established maintenance procedures and preventive-maintenance intervals.
• Perform assigned preventive maintenance, inspections, lubrication, adjustments, and basic repairs through established PMs and work orders.
• Complete assigned preventive-maintenance activities, work orders, inspections, and other maintenance tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Perform basic mechanical repairs and adjustments under the guidance of qualified Mechanics, Technicians, and Maintenance leadership.
• Assist Mechanic II, Mechanic III, and other qualified maintenance personnel with repairing, rebuilding, installing, and maintaining facility and process equipment.
• Develop working knowledge of centrifugal, positive-displacement, pneumatic, and other applicable pumps.
• Develop working knowledge of gearboxes, motors, bearings, mechanical drives, pneumatic systems, valves, and other process equipment.
• Assist with maintenance of butterfly, diaphragm, knife-gate, manual, power-actuated, and other applicable valves.
• Perform basic inspections and assist with troubleshooting electrical equipment, controls, sensors, and related components under the direction of qualified and authorized maintenance personnel.
• Assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of facility utility systems, including water, compressed air, HVAC/R, refrigeration, boilers, and related equipment.
• Assist qualified maintenance personnel with inspections, preventive maintenance, cleaning, lubrication, and basic maintenance activities involving refrigeration and utility equipment.
• Develop working knowledge of refrigeration-system components, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, valves, and associated controls.
• Monitor refrigeration and utility equipment for abnormal operating conditions, including temperature or pressure changes, leaks, unusual noise, vibration, or other concerns, and report findings to Maintenance leadership.
• Assist with routine maintenance and inspections of utility systems while following established procedures, training requirements, and safety requirements.
• Perform work involving ammonia-refrigeration systems only when appropriately trained, authorized, and directed by qualified Maintenance leadership.
• Follow applicable lockout/tagout, confined-space, hot-work, and other established safety procedures.
• Safely operate a forklift as assigned and when appropriately trained and authorized.
• Use forklifts and other approved equipment to move parts, materials, equipment, supplies, or waste as required.
• Maintain the general cleanliness, organization, and safe condition of maintenance shops and assigned work areas.
• Assist with inventory, organization, and stocking of maintenance parts, supplies, and materials.
• Identify and document equipment or facility concerns and communicate abnormal conditions to the appropriate Maintenance leader.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation related to assigned preventive maintenance, work orders, inspections, and repairs.
• Travel to other company facilities as assigned to support maintenance, refrigeration, utility, or other operational needs.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, consistent with the position’s purpose and operational needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent; in lieu of a high school diploma or GED, relevant work experience, vocational or trade-school education, apprenticeship training, or a combination thereof will be considered.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and ability to safely use basic hand tools and approved maintenance equipment.
• Ability and willingness to learn mechanical, electrical, controls, refrigeration, HVAC/R, and facility-utility systems.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal work instructions, preventive-maintenance instructions, work orders, equipment information, warning labels, and safety procedures necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to recognize abnormal equipment conditions and appropriately communicate concerns to Maintenance leadership.
• Ability to successfully complete required forklift training and maintain authorization to operate assigned equipment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to travel approximately 7-10% based on business needs, including travel between company facilities as assigned.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays, additional shifts, or outside regularly scheduled hours when required based on maintenance, production, harvest, project, or other business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two to three years of mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, winery, production, or other relevant experience.
• Previous forklift or powered-industrial-truck experience.
• Maintenance trade-school education, vocational training, apprenticeship training, or related technical education.
• Previous exposure to industrial refrigeration, HVAC/R, mechanical, electrical, controls, or facility-utility systems.
• Experience working in a winery, food and beverage, manufacturing, processing, or similar industrial environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Basic knowledge of mechanical equipment and industrial-maintenance practices, or the ability to develop such knowledge through training and experience.
• Basic understanding of pumps, motors, gearboxes, valves, bearings, mechanical drives, and pneumatic systems.
• Basic understanding of electrical and controls concepts applicable to assigned maintenance responsibilities.
• Basic understanding of refrigeration, HVAC/R, and facility-utility systems or the ability to learn their operation and components.
• Basic understanding of refrigeration components, including compressors, condensers, evaporators, pumps, valves, and controls.
• Basic awareness of ammonia-refrigeration systems, including applicable hazards, required PPE, emergency procedures, and the importance of performing work only within established training and authorization.
• Basic knowledge of lockout/tagout procedures and other applicable safe-work practices.
• Ability to understand and follow applicable ISO 9001, HACCP, GMP, safety, maintenance, and company requirements relevant to assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to recognize abnormal equipment or facility conditions and communicate concerns to appropriate Maintenance personnel.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks with appropriate direction and supervision.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a maintenance and operations team.
• Ability to learn and apply established maintenance procedures and safe-work practices.
• Ability to use basic hand tools and approved maintenance equipment safely.
• Ability to read and understand basic work orders, preventive-maintenance instructions, equipment manuals, and maintenance documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, Production personnel, Mechanics, Technicians, contractors, and Maintenance leadership.
• Ability and willingness to progressively develop more advanced mechanical, electrical, controls, refrigeration, and utility-maintenance knowledge and skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or move tools, parts, equipment, and materials weighing up to 75 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation and/or assistance or appropriate material-handling equipment, as applicable to the assigned task.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while performing maintenance and inspection activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to frequently bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, grasp, and work in positions necessary to access equipment and perform assigned maintenance activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to climb stairs and use approved ladders or other access equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work at heights and access elevated work areas when required and when appropriately trained, authorized, and equipped, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to enter and work in confined spaces when required and when appropriately trained, authorized, and equipped, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work in awkward or restricted positions as required to access and maintain equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to safely operate approved hand tools, maintenance equipment, diagnostic equipment, and authorized powered equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to ride a work bicycle when required to travel between assigned work areas, with or without reasonable accommodation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor maintenance, production, utility, warehouse, winery-processing, and other operational areas.
• Work may involve changing weather conditions and exposure to moving machinery, mechanical equipment, noise, water, elevated temperatures, solvents, cleaning agents, chemicals, and other industrial materials or conditions.
• Work may involve exposure to refrigeration, HVAC/R, boiler, compressed-air, water, and other facility-utility systems.
• Assigned duties may require work in confined spaces, elevated locations, equipment rooms, or other maintenance environments when appropriately trained, authorized, and equipped.