
Apply for the Refrigeration Service Coordinator, Facilities – VA job opening.Refrigeration Service Coordinator, Facilities – VA
Location: Colonial Heights, VA
Job ID: 34747BR
Department: Facilities
Working Hours: 40 hours weekly - varying schedule
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Oct 06, 2025
Description
Refrigeration Service Coordinators provide direct support to our Store Managers in approximately thirty Publix retail locations for all HVAC and refrigeration issues. They are responsible for overseeing the execution of refrigeration rack and case maintenance and service by our refrigeration vendors, ensuring refrigeration issues are rapidly resolved to support our stores. The Refrigeration Service Coordinator reports to the Divisional Refrigeration Supervisor.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Ensuring vendors meet the defined expectations of refrigeration service agreements
- Ensuring vendor compliance with refrigerant emission regulations
- Overseeing proper setup and operations of energy management systems (EMS) in retail locations
- Evaluating refrigeration and HVAC system operations and coordinating vendor response to remedy deficiencies
- Coordinating refrigeration installations and case refurbishments for retail locations (new stores and remodels)
- Coordinating and executing refrigeration program projects
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in a construction-related course of study or certificate of completion from Supermarket Refrigeration trade school or equivalent experience
- 5 years of supermarket or rack refrigeration and energy management system field experience in repair and maintenance of systems
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Type I and Type II
- Knowledge of construction drawings and installation manuals
- Knowledge of Supermarket (Rack) Refrigeration, HVAC and energy management technologies
- Analytical skills
- Self-Initiative skills
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Interpersonal skills (including conflict resolution and management)
- Ability to facilitate meetings
- Ability to organize tasks and information
- Intermediate knowledge of Energy Management System
- Basic knowledge of
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Word
- Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS-Service Hub)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Project
- Willingness to travel to stores throughout the retail division, including nights, weekend and overnight stays as required
- Willingness to be available on call 24/7 when an emergency arises
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related course of study or equivalent level of documented supermarket refrigeration experience
- 10 years of supermarket or rack refrigeration and energy management system field experience in repair and maintenance of systems
- EPA Universal
- Knowledge of Publix Refrigeration Service Contract (SOW)
- Knowledge of supplier management practices
- Knowledge of Retail store operations and structure to understand customer need
- Knowledge of Repair and maintenance as it relates to all Publix refrigeration/HVAC systems
- Ability to provide category leadership
Benefits
- Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
- An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group health, dental and vision plans
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
- Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)
Year End Bonus
To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.
Additional Information
Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.
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