Josh Hickman

About Josh Hickman

Over 20 years’ experience in the ammonia refrigeration industry. From working as a tech in the field of maintaining and servicing equipment to managing multiple utility/maintenance departments, PSM programs and performing Mechanical Integrity Inspections. I studied ammonia refrigeration at N.T.I. in Springdale AR and have obtained various certifications over my years including RETA CARO & CIRO, GCAP PSM/RMP, NDE, GCAP NEP, WMI/RETA operator level I & II, IIAR9. NDT.

Experience

1. Team Lead Field Services

   Sotera Compliance

   Jan 2026 — Present · US

   Lead and conduct mechanical integrity inspections, NDT, SRV calculations, MEB, ventilation calculations, inventory calculations, P & IDs, and IIAR9 inspections.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Management

  2012 — 2015

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

• North West Technical Institute

  Industrial Maintenance, Ammonia Refrigeration

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Factory
• Root Cause Analysis
• Iso
• Nepa
• Maintenance Management
• Nde Leak Testing Level 2
• Motor and Motor Controls
• Osha
• Confined Space Rescue
• Electrical Controls
• Refrigeration
• Food Safety
• Incident Command
• Process Engineering
• Hazmat Response
• Food Processing
• Hazmat Operations
• Hazmat Trained
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Nde Visual Inspection Level 2
• Confined Space
• Production Planning
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Food
• Industrial Engineering
• Safety Management Systems
• Engineering
• Forklift Operator
• Industrial Safety
• Ammonia Refrigeration
• Food Manufacturing
• Process Safety Management
• Food Industry
• Kaizen
• Boilers
• Smed
• Supply Chain
• Process Analysis
• Predictive Maintenance
• Tpm