Overview
Refrigeration / Airconditioning Engineer
£23 - £25 per hour (depending on experience) + Overtime + Van + Company Benefits inc Flexitime + Training & Progression + Career development path.
Northern England.
This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished refrigeration / AC installation and service engineer to join our family-owned company in the North West.
You will be working for our established and valued customer base and will diligently provide excellent customer satisfaction to strengthen our brand and reputation.
You’ll be working for our established and new customer base which will present varied and exciting working environments. Primarily mobile, you be performing in field reactive works, callouts and planned maintenance. A portion of your work will also include on site new A/C and VRF installations as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
In return for hard work, dedication and enthusiasm you receive a competitive salary and many work/life balance and personal development benefits.
The Role & Key Responsibilities
This role focuses on installation, servicing, maintenance, and breakdown support across a portfolio of contracts. Ideal candidates will have experience of working within industrial commercial properties and hold their F-Gas qualification and are required to undertake: -
- Working Safely.
- Fault diagnosis on electrical, mechanical, and refrigeration components.
- Planned and reactive maintenance.
- Work on commercial / industrial & domestic refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
- Compressor changes, leak detection, and refrigerant recovery.
- Maintaining cold room temperature compliance.
- Organising timely delivery of parts and materials via our main office.
- Working Monday - Friday.
- Extensive driving.
- Accurate completion of paper & electronic job reports.
Systems Covered
- Heat Pump Solutions Air / Ground source.
- Cold rooms and walk-in freezers.
- Multideck and upright display refrigeration.
- Pack systems.
- Remote condenser units.
- Split A/C systems.
- VRV/VRF & HVRF Systems.
- MVHR Systems.
- AHU’s and general HVAC.
The Person
Mandatory Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years past experience as a Refrigeration Engineer / Service / Installation Technician.
- NVQ Level 2 / Level 3 in Refrigeration & Airconditioning
- F - Gas Cat 1 (2079) certification.
- CSCS card holder in date.
- Full UK driving licence.
Mandatory Skillsets
- Strong, autonomous fault finding and repairs, sound troubleshooting logic for small commercial.
- Pipe installation, bending, brazing, crimping.
- Working with F-Gas & Nitrogen – reclaiming, evacuation, recharging, charging, pressure testing.
- Ductwork installation.
- Comfortable with safe work at height.
- Will have experience of controls systems.
- IT literate.
- Comfortable working independently in a field-based role.
Desirable
- Unvented G3 certificate.
- Gas Safe Certificate.
- Plumbing & Heating HVQ Level 2 or 3
- Existing registration with a plumbing and heating certification scheme.
- Clean Driving license.
- Experienced in Chiller fault finding and repairs.
- 18th Edition (BS7671).
- IPAF / PASMA.
This role ideally suits…
a. A Refrigeration and Air-conditioning engineer looking for a long-term role in a smaller company, where you matter, and you prefer the security and protection working for a company.
b. An individual confident in their fault finding and troubleshooting skills backed by sound technical knowledge and experience.
c. Individuals looking for a structured career progression.
d. Individuals who are willing to travel and work / stay away from home from time to time.
Key Benefits of This Role:
- Working environment: Hands-on experience with the latest heat pump and cooling technology in commercial / industrial & domestic settings.
- Variety of Work: A mix of reactive callouts, PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance), and new installations as part of a multidisciplinary team in a diverse array of exciting environments.
- Work/Life Balance: Strong emphasis on a healthy balance, working Monday to Friday
- Reputation: Working for an established customer base where customer success and professionalism are paramount and where records are maintained, customer relationships nurtured and where Health & Safety is managed and working safely is demonstrated.
- Package includes: Most tools and all PPE provided, annual performance bonus, Ongoing Training and Development, Professional fees, new van provided door to door. Company contributed pension.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £23.00-£25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: On the road
