Refrigeration Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Thornaby-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in refrigeration and air conditioning services is seeking a Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineer. The role involves servicing and maintaining equipment for various clients, including high street stores and the NHS. Competitive salary and benefits package offered, including generous holiday allowance and additional perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Discounts on retailers, restaurants, holidays, and groceries

Access to Health Assured

Salary life assurance

Buy more holiday option

Enhanced holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months recent experience working on refrigeration or air conditioning equipment.
• Driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Service, reactive maintenance, and breakdown repair of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
• Conduct regular maintenance checks and fault diagnosis.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to clients.

Skills

Customer service

Fault diagnosis

Maintenance

Education

FGAS certification or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineer

Benefits: £38,000 - £42,500 pa / 40-hour week / 10 hours overtime available / 1 in 6 on call / door-to-door / 25+8 days holiday / Extra day off / Buy more holiday / salary life assurance / pension and more!

We are one of the UK’s leading retail shop fitting, refrigeration, and air-conditioning installation and service providers. Established over 50 years ago, we currently employ over 120 staff across the country. Our business turnover is approximately £40 million, and we are part of a larger facilities management company with 1,600 employees nationwide.

Our projects include contracts for high street stores, NHS, education sector, petrol stations, convenience stores, and leisure centres.

Key Responsibilities

• Service, reactive maintenance, and breakdown repair of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment
• Work with cold rooms, bottle coolers, under-counter fridge/freezers, display cabinets, blast chillers, integrals, VRVs, VRFs, and splits
• Conduct regular maintenance checks and fault diagnosis
• Provide expert advice and guidance to clients
• Meet clients in the field – customer-facing role

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• FGAS certification or equivalent
• Minimum 12 months recent experience working on refrigeration or air conditioning equipment
• Driver’s license

Additional Benefits

• Salary of £38,000 - £42,500 pa
• 40-hour working week
• Door-to-door pay
• On-call payment with a 1 in 6 rota
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Extra day off for your birthday (to be used at your convenience)
• Discounts on retailers, restaurants, holidays, and groceries
• Access to Health Assured
• Salary life assurance
• Buy more holiday option
• Enhanced holiday allowance