Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineer

Pitkin & Ruddock Ltd; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading air conditioning company in the UK seeks an Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineer to install and maintain systems while supporting and developing junior engineers. This full-time position offers a competitive package, including continuous training and a company van. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years experience, necessary certifications, a clean driving licence, and customer service skills.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Company van and tools

Occupational health checks

Flu vaccination programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working on Air-Conditioning.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
• Full clean UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Installation, service, and maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Participate in 'On-Call' system for 24-hour breakdown cover.
• Encourage and assist in the development of trainees and junior engineers.

Skills

Air Conditioning experience

Refrigeration knowledge

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

City & Guilds or equivalent in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

City & Guilds 2079 Refrigerant Handling Certificate

Tools

Joblogic documentation software

Job description

Overview

As an Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineer you will be responsible for travelling extensively around Suffolk and Norfolk and occasionally nationally, visiting client sites to install, service and maintain air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

About Pitkin & Ruddock

Pitkin & Ruddock provide complete temperature control solutions, services and maintenance to all our customers in the East Anglia region and across the UK. Our company was established in 1954 and pride ourselves in helping businesses big and small. Everything we do at Pitkin & Ruddock Ltd starts with people; our success is built on long term working relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers. We are a large, local, family company that pride ourselves in delivering excellence through service.

Key responsibilities

• Installation, Service and Maintenance of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems.
• Participate in 'On-Call' system to provide our customers with 24-hour breakdown cover.
• Encourage and assist in the development of trainees and junior engineers.
• Complete company documentation utilising Joblogic.
• Provide feedback to company management.
• Provide a high standard of work.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working on Air-Conditioning
• City & Guilds or equivalent in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
• City & Guilds 2079 Refrigerant Handling Certificate.
• Have a flexible approach to working hours.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Great customer service skills.
• A good knowledge of Health & Safety.
• Able to work and support team as well as independently.
• Full clean UK Driving Licence.
• Positive 'can do' attitude.

Conditions and benefits

This is a full-time position that offers a competitive package. We consider our employees to be part of our family so when you join Pitkin & Ruddock, you'll be joining a company that wants you to grow with us and stay with us. We actively provide training and development for employees to reach their full potential, encouraging them to excel in their trade. We truly believe as a family run business, no-one is ever just a number, your efforts are recognised and rewarded. Engineers also benefit from a Company van and all specialist tools, uniform and PPE. We also provide continuous training and development opportunities plus annual Occupational Health checks and offer a winter flu vaccination programme.