Manager Field Systems Engineer - Refrigeration

Who’s driving the success of one of the fastest growing retailers in the nation? Our National Real Estate Services team. This is where your skills can drive our success as well as your own.
 
Are you a highly skilled refrigeration field system engineer ready to take your expertise on the road and support a national portfolio of stores? Join ALDI as a Refrigeration Field System Engineer, where you'll travel up to 70% of the time to ensure our refrigeration, HVAC, and building management systems are optimized for performance and compliance with ALDI specifications. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your advanced knowledge in CO2 refrigeration, mechanical, and electrical equipment to audit installations, oversee commissioning, diagnose complex field issues, and lead cross-functional collaboration for technology advancements and cost-saving initiatives. If you're eager to contribute to sustainability goals, facilitate communication among diverse stakeholders, and drive the modernization of our facilities with cutting-edge mechanical solutions, we want you on our team. Take the next step in your career with ALDI, where your technical leadership and strategic impact will shape the future of our store operations nationwide. Apply today.

Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $155,250
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $165,500 | Year 3 - $176,000 
Work Location: Remote with up to 70% travel.
The role is a fully remote position requiring regular travel to all assigned store locations. The candidate should reside within the zone but has full flexibility within those boundaries.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

 
• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.
• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions. 
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results.
• Understands the overarching company strategy, while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Makes recommendations regarding building operations and controls for stores, National Services offices and warehouse facilities.
• Supports International Sustainability and International Real Estate company initiatives through technology, exploration and advancement on mechanical systems.
• Advises and works with design professionals to keep drawings accurate and up to date. 
• Advises ALDI Facilities and Real Estate teams on contractor performance and training needs. 
• Engages with equipment manufacturers and other vendors to address site specific or systemic concerns.
• Works with government officials, utility companies, and equipment suppliers as needed on specific projects.
• Consults with stakeholders and vendor partners regarding facilities.
• Facilitates the communication between store development, facilities, systems, & sustainability teams, and committee stakeholders.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy.
• Advises leadership to source external vendors for applicable services when appropriate.
• Liaises with divisions to ensure timely and efficient communication flow.
• Consults with the business to effectively design and streamline applicable processes within the organization.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to leadership.
• Utilizes advanced knowledge of refrigeration with a strong focus with CO2, mechanical and electrical equipment to attend sites and oversee ALDI specifications are being met. 
• Attends and audits site equipment installation and start-ups, commissioning, and preventative maintenance providing detailed reports of findings.
• Attends stores as an escalation request to support diagnosing field issues, creates thorough field reports, measurements, observations collected and recommends on actions to resolve. 
• Coordinates between internal and external stakeholders to resolve concerns.
• Provides training to Real Estate (CPMs), Facilities, Central Teams, contractors.
• Documents all aspects of each site visit.
• Optimizes BMCS (Building Management & Control System) for ALDI through cross-functional collaboration. 
• Creates and maintains records of cost-savings opportunities and measures taken.
• Maintains accurate and consistent electronic files and documentation.
• Conducts regular reviews of market pricing and technology advances for critical trades.
• Utilizes Energy Reports, Leak Reports, repair records, spend data and other KPI reports identifying non-conformities and takes action to mitigate unnecessary spend.
• Supports remote review of refrigeration and HVAC asset performance and recommends asset disposal and replacements per equipment guidelines.
• Provides reporting on common issues, asset retirement and replacement plans, KPIs on service company performance, and cost control initiatives.
• Progresses and maintains scope of work for mechanical systems.
• Upholds the security and confidentiality of documents and data within area of responsibility.
• Prepares and provides reporting to their direct leader on a regular basis to evaluate data trends that should be addressed with service and/or equipment vendors.
• Completes evaluations of bids for relevant vendors.
• Supports implementation projects related to Building Management & Controls Systems (BMCS) and Energy Management Systems (EMS) from initiation through implementation with an overall goal of driving efficiencies and reducing expenses related to all equipment within store locations.
• Drives strategic technology evaluation to ensure appropriate modernization of refrigeration, HVAC, and BMCS for any facility (stores, DCs, corporate campuses). 
• Maintains understanding of refrigeration, HVAC, and BMCS design and best practices.
• Ensures the soundness of technical development of BMCS including related products and designs.
• Coordinates with direct leader on team KPIs and overall workload management.
• Prepares necessary communication for internal and external business partners related to findings discovered via building systems.
• Works with ALDI Facilities and Construction teams along with equipment partners to coordinate implementation of strategic initiatives and support resolution of complex mechanical complications.  
• Assists on global committees and projects.
• Drives the mechanical (refrigeration and HVAC) prototype specifications including performance analysis. 
• Manages their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration. 
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements.
• Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement. 
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.
 
Job-specific Competencies: 
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
 
• Consistently demonstrates the ALDI Acts Competencies as outlined for the role.
• Ability to recommend, interpret, and/or apply company policies and procedures. 
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction. 
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports. 
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company. 
• Conflict management skills. 
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and other technical literature. 
• Ability to write and present complex reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively to varying range of audiences. 
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts for problem solving as well as making calculations.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.
• Understands refrigeration and HVAC systems & repairs.
• Understands building management & controls systems.
• Understands IT infrastructure and internet security requirements.
• Basic understanding of engineering of mechanical systems and related controls.
• Project management skills, including the achievement of desired results within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including advanced Excel knowledge.
• Thinks critically and analytically.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting and organizing onsite meetings. 
 
Education and Experience:
 
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer or Information Science, Programming, Refrigeration & HVAC or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Refrigeration, HVAC, Building Automation, Controls, Information Technology and/or Computer Programming and Retail Operations is required.
• Experience working with educating, and training others on Refrigeration, HVAC and Control Systems is preferred. 
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge. 
 
Physical Requirements:
 
• A portion of work is completed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment are used as needed to perform duties.
• Work may be performed in a construction environment where tools are used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 75 lbs. 
 
Travel:
 
• Domestic travel required.
• Up to 70%.