Air Conditioning Engineer

Thermaticenergy; East Ham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Company van

33 days holiday + Birthday

Pension 9%

Death in Service 4x salary

Healthcare & wellbeing

Health screening

Family leave policies

Company events

Referral bonus

Job summary

Thermatic Group is seeking a full-time Air Conditioning Engineer to join a mobile service team covering the Northwest. The role involves installation, maintenance and repair of VRVs, VRFs, splits and chillers across commercial clients.

Regular hours are 40 per week with potential out-of-hours work. A 24-hour on-call rota is required. Applicants must hold FGAS Cat 1 and NVQ2 in Refrigeration & AC, with plumbing and health & safety knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience with VRVs, VRFs, Splits and Chillers.
• NVQ Level 2 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is required.
• FGAS Cat 1 qualification is essential.
• HVAC building services knowledge and safety compliance needed.

Responsibilities

• Undertake installation, commissioning and maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance per PPM schedules.
• Provide accurate timesheet information within deadlines.
• Support on-site team members and attend 24-hour call outs as required.
• Assist with quotations and produce reports as needed.

Skills

AC & Refrigeration experience

FGAS Cat 1

Plumbing knowledge

Building Regulations knowledge

Health & Safety compliance

Asbestos Awareness

IPAF

PASMA

Part P Electrical certificate

Education

NVQ Level 2 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Job description

We are looking for a full timeAir Conditioning Engineerto join our growing team of service engineers. You’ll be working alongside our other service engineers across a large number of our commercial clients across the Northwest.

This is a fully remote role and requires a full UK driving licence.

This role will support the effective, efficient, and safe delivery of our client services by attending client sites to conduct planned and reactive maintenance.

Thermatic Technical FM provide complete nationwide coverage, across the full spectrum of Hard FM services to large, commercial clients. Our team of mobile engineers are supported by the account teams at Head Office to provide both reactive breakdown and planned maintenance services to our clients.

The Benefits:

• Opportunities to increase take home pay through overtime
• Personal use of company van permitted
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) + a day off on your Birthday
  • Auto-enrolment Pension - 9% combined contributions
  • Death in Service Insurance @ 4 X salary
  • Extensive Healthcare & Wellbeing provisions including:
  • Private Medical Insurance - excess paid
  • Dental & Optical cash back scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to virtual GP support
  • Health discounts
• Access to annual health screening
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Company events
• Referral bonus
• Long Service Awards & Loyalty Holidays

Hours & Location of Work:

Main location- this is a fully mobile role covering the Northwest.

Regular hours of work- Monday to Friday, 40 hour working week. Whilst this is our company standard working week, our clients require "out of hours" maintenance so early starts/late finishes & night works are to be expected.

On Call- this role includes a 24 hour on call rota on a maximum 1 week in 4 schedule (Friday-Thursday)

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

Essential:

• Experience working on a range of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment including VRVs, VRFs, Splits and Chillers
• FGAS Cat 1
• NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
• Plumbing knowledge and experience is essential
• Working knowledge of Building Regulations
• Building Environmental and Electrical Services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning within the building services industry
• Sound understanding and experience of meeting Health & Safety obligations regarding maintenance activities
• Basic plumbing and building material skills/knowledge
• Asbestos Awareness

Desirable:

• IPAF & PASMA
• Part P Electrical certificate

Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking all aspects of air conditioning and refrigeration installation, commission, and maintenance including the service and repair of VRVs, VRFs, Splits, and Chillers
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance in accordance with Thermatic’s PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) and task schedules as directed by the Help Desk and/or management team
• Providing accurate timesheet information to designated timeframes
• Carrying out basic facilities maintenance tasks as required
• Supporting team members including acting as second-man where required
• Participating in a 24 hour call out rota
• Attending team meetings or briefings as required
• Supporting contract teams with meeting SLAs by attending client premises within the desired timeframe
• Supporting Thermatic with maintaining positive client relationships through on-site interactions with representative and customers of our clients
• Assisting office-based staff with producing quotations by providing accurate and good quality information where extra works are identified
• Producing technical and situational reports as required
• Escalating any major site issues or incidents via the appropriate channel and within acceptable timeframes
• Supporting the training and upskilling of junior service engineers

Our People

We’re a business built on people and it’s the people that make us different from other companies. If you believe your skills and experience can bring value to this role then we'd love to hear from you.

We’re a diverse group and encourage our people to be independent thinkers and collaborative doers to create a supportive culture full of passion.

We provide opportunities for growth and development across our organisation through apprenticeships, professional qualifications, management training, and on the job learning. As a business that is continually growing, we’re looking to attract the best talent in the industry to grow our workforce and join our combined efforts towards our goals.

Thermatic Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and takes is responsibilities relating to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion seriously. For further information, you can request a copy of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

Guaranteed Interview Commitment

We have made a commitment to improve employment opportunities for ex-military personnel. Therefore, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the commitment and the essential job role criteria.