A Century of Family Driven Food Industry Leadership
Shamrock Foods Company has been nourishing America for over 100 years, building an unmatched legacy in food manufacturing and distribution since its founding in Arizona in 1922. As a privately held, family-owned Forbes 500 company, Shamrock operates one of the nation's most extensive networks of food production and logistics facilities, employing over 5,000 associates across the western United States with annual revenues between $1-5 billion.
People First, Always
What truly distinguishes Shamrock Foods is its unwavering commitment to its founding family's motto: "treat associates as family, and customers and suppliers as friends." Now led by the third generation of McClelland family leadership, the company has maintained three core principles since its inception: an unwavering commitment to quality people, products, and service; innovation in everything we do; and dedication to the communities we serve.
Diverse Career Pathways
Shamrock Foods offers comprehensive career opportunities across multiple disciplines:
- Manufacturing and dairy production operations at Shamrock Farms
- Foodservice distribution and logistics management
- Fleet maintenance and vehicle operations
- Quality assurance and food safety positions
- Sales, marketing, and customer service roles
- Corporate functions including finance, HR, and technology
- Leadership development within a stable, family-oriented organization
Strategic Growth and Operational Excellence
With facilities spanning Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia, Shamrock Foods positions itself as a vital link in America's food supply chain. The organization's diverse portfolio-including Shamrock Foods foodservice distribution and Shamrock Farms dairy manufacturing-creates pathways for professional development and advancement across multiple business units.
Employee Centered Benefits and Culture
Shamrock Foods demonstrates its commitment to associates through comprehensive benefits including company-paid health insurance, 401(k) savings plans, profit sharing, paid time off, and wellness programs. The company prioritizes continued education and growth opportunities, recognizing that investing in people drives long-term success. Working at Shamrock means joining a century-old family business that combines cutting-edge processes and innovation with the personal touch that only generational leadership can provide.
Mission
To ensure people come first-our associates, customers, and communities-by delivering quality food products with unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and service since 1922.
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Shamrock Foods Company24402 Staunton, VA

Utility Maintenance Technician
Description
The Utility Maintenance Tech will verify all utilities including fluid coolers, boilers, chillers, air units, refrigeration units and others are in spec and operating properly. They will also conduct preventive maintenance on all utility equipment as needed.
Essential Duties
- Testing Water Samples to ensure the chemical make-up is in spec and making changes as needed.
- Check all Utility equipment for pump, seal or motor failures and render maintenance where necessary.
- Work with our Glycol heat transfer system; Maintain and check for system issues.
- Maintain Trane Chiller Units; keep within temperature parameters.
- Maintain Air Handler Systems, maintain the unit's components to ensure they are always operational.
- Maintaining fluid cooling towers; ensure flow levels, temperature and sump levels stay in spec.
- Maintain our steam system including the boiler, DA Tank, condensate return pumps, and verify they are always operational.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- 2-5 years of experience in refrigeration, HVAC or boiler systems ideally in a manufacturing setting
- Freon Universal, HVAC certifications preferred
- Working knowledge of steam and pressure systems
- Forklift/Scissor Lift certified or willing to become certified
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
- Fluency in English; speak, read and write
- Self-Driven and motivated to grow
- Ability to work in cold and wet environment for prolonged periods of time
- Must be able to work in various temperature-controlled zones ranging from cold to hot
- Ability to operate equipment at recommended speeds and communicate mechanical and operational defects as they arise.
- Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, nights, weekends
- and holidays
Physical Demands
- Regularly stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms
- Regularly stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Regularly taste or smell product
- Occasionally sit and occasionally climb ladders or work on a platform
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Must be able to frequently reach up to 31-77 inches.
Corporate Summary
At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first- our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately held, family-owned and operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.
Our Mission
At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family's motto to "treat associates like family and customers Iike friends."
Why work for us?
Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That's why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn't stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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