Engineering Laboratory Technician

Who Are We?

Have you ever gone into a grocery store or convenience store for things like milk, bagged salads, or frozen pizza? The coolers and freezers you find those and other food products in are what we do!! Zero Zone is a manufacturer of reach-in and open refrigerated and frozen food display cases as well as the refrigeration systems that work behind the scenes to cool the cases, keeping the food fresh! We also make powerful industrial refrigeration systems for food warehousing, pharmaceuticals, and even ice rinks!

Our company is structured across 2 divisions – the Display Case Division, located in North Prairie, WI, Waukesha, WI, and Mukwonago, WI and the Refrigeration Systems Division, located in Ramsey, MN and Dyersville, IA.

What Are We Like?

At Zero Zone, you will be a valued member of the Zero Zone team, able to take ownership of your own career path. We believe in hard work, teamwork, collaboration, and respect, and we have grown through dedication to our Purpose: “Preserving customer valuables through refrigeration.” For over 60 years, we have been a leader in refrigeration, and our people are well known for exceptional customer service. We also believe we are the COOLEST coworkers (pun intended)! This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in the refrigeration industry with one of the top leading manufacturers in the country! Come grow with us!!

What Can We Offer You?

• Vacation and Personal Hours (after only 30 days!)
• Competitive Wages
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D, HSA/FSA, EAP)
• 401k and Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Dress Code
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• Steel Toe Reimbursement
• Employee Engagement Programs
• One-time Home Computer Reimbursement
• And more!

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the R&D Engineering Team Lead or senior Lab personnel, the Engineering Lab Technician will work in an entry-level technical support role focused on learning and safely executing foundational laboratory, prototype, instrumentation, refrigeration, material-handling, and documentation tasks under guidance. This individual will also assist with maintaining a safe, clean and organized work environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare refrigerated merchandisers, components, fixtures, and work areas for testing.
• Assist with assembly and disassembly using drawings, sketches, bills of material, and work instructions.
• Install and label thermocouples, product simulators, pressure sensors, electrical measurement devices, and other instrumentation under guidance.
• Assist with environmental chamber setup, product placement, door-opening mechanisms, lighting, loads, and pre-test checks.
• Observe and assist with refrigerant recovery, evacuation, charging, leak checking, and processing when trained and authorized.
• Collect, enter, organize, and verify test data; promptly report missing, abnormal, or questionable readings.
• Use hand tools, power tools, measuring devices, 3D printers, carts, pallet jacks, and approved equipment within demonstrated qualifications.
• Support housekeeping, 5S, inventory, product moves, warehouse organization, tool control, and preventive-maintenance activities.
• Follow PPE, lockout/tagout, refrigerant, electrical, lifting, environmental-chamber, and material-handling requirements.
• Complete assigned training and maintain accurate work records.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements for Effective Performance:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to learn safe tool use.
• Basic computer skills and ability to follow written procedures.
• 0-2 years relevant technical, manufacturing, laboratory, HVAC/R, electrical, mechanical, military, or educational experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical diploma or associate degree coursework in HVAC/R, engineering technology, electronics, or related field.

• Prior manufacturing, maintenance, laboratory, or skilled-trades experience.

Skills/Abilities/Specifications:

• Safe use of laboratory, refrigeration, electrical, fabrication, and material-handling equipment appropriate to demonstrated qualifications.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, drawings, schematics, procedures, and safety requirements at the level required by the role.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 applications and laboratory data systems at the level required by the role.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, organization, and commitment to accurate and traceable data.

Behavioral & Environmental Requirements:

• Maintain a positive work attitude. Zero Zone expects all employees to behave and communicate in a manner which will facilitate good relationships with customers, clients, co-workers, and supervisor.
• Work around operating refrigeration equipment, electrical systems, pressurized systems, noise, moving equipment, production areas, warehouses, environmental chambers, and temperature extremes.
• Safety toe shoes and safety glasses are required while in production areas.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, and walk throughout the office and production areas; have use of hands and fingers to use a computer, telephone, and other office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:

• Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
• Zero Zone will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We reserve the right to modify or revise the job descriptions in part or in its entirety. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with governing law. We are an equal opportunity employer.