Catering Engineer

COREcruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

On-call rota pay

Bank holiday cover

Pension plan

Life insurance

Mobile phone

Discount app

Costco membership

Health cash-plan

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is recruiting a Commercial Catering Engineer to cover customer sites across London. You’ll service, maintain and repair professional kitchen equipment, including fryers, ovens and hobs, and record each job carefully.

The role suits an engineer with strong fault-finding skills, a customer-focused approach and a full UK driving licence. A company van and on-call rota support are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience servicing and repairing commercial catering equipment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with Frymaster, Convotherm, Merrychef, Garland or Inducs is advantageous.
• Commercial gas qualifications (COMCAT 1-5) highly desirable.
• Good communication and customer-focused approach.
• Ability to organise workload and complete service records.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain and repair commercial catering equipment.
• Diagnose faults and carry out safe repairs.
• Produce accurate service reports and update records.
• Advise customers clearly and keep them informed.
• Participate in one-in-four weekend on-call rota and occasional bank holidays.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Customer service

Fault diagnosis

Driving licence

Education

COMCAT gas qualifications (1-5)

Job description

We’re recruiting a Commercial Catering Engineer to join an established commercial catering equipment business, covering customer sites across London.

You’ll work on a range of professional kitchen equipment, handling servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs. The role would suit an engineer with commercial catering experience who enjoys fault-finding, working independently and building good relationships with customers.

The role

• Service, maintain and repair commercial catering equipment, including fryers, combi ovens, ranges and induction hobs.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and carry out safe, effective repairs.
• Work with equipment from brands including Frymaster, Convotherm, Merrychef, Garland and Inducs.
• Complete service reports, update job records and manage parts using service-management software.
• Provide clear technical advice and keep customers informed throughout each job.
• Take part in a one-in-four weekend on-call rota and occasional bank holiday cover.

What we’re looking for

• Experience servicing and repairing commercial catering equipment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with the equipment brands listed above would be an advantage.
• Commercial gas qualifications, including COMCAT 1, 2, 3 and 5, are highly desirable.
• Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
• The ability to organise your workload and complete accurate service records.
• A full UK driving licence.

Salary and benefits

• £48,000–£55,000 basic salary, depending on skills and experience.
• Fully equipped company van.
• One-in-four weekend on-call rota, with a £50 Sunday standby payment.
• Bank holiday cover on a rota, usually one or two per year.
• Company pension: 6% employer and 4% employee contributions.
• Life insurance.
• Mobile phone and Toughpad.
• Employee discount app covering thousands of retailers.
• Eligibility for Costco membership.
• Discounted Westfield health cash-plan membership.