External Service Engineer - Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Airedale by Modine; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Holiday purchase

Employee assistance

Rewards scheme

In-house training

Job summary

Airedale by Modine, a leader in thermal management solutions, is looking for a Service Engineer to repair and maintain refrigeration and air conditioning equipment across customer sites in the UK. You will work closely with customers, submit reports and paperwork promptly, and liaise with the Service Team Leader to ensure productivity and timely completion of tasks.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with chillers and close control systems, strong mechanical skills, and is able to work

Qualifications

• Chillers experience in service, maintenance and repair.
• Experience diagnosing faults on close controls systems.
• Ability to work under high pressure environments.
• Strong mechanical experience with water/fridge systems.
• Knowledge of compressor technologies (Screw/Scroll/Turbocor).
• Organised, proactive and able to self-manage.
• Good communication and report writing skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• PC literacy and MS Office proficiency.
• Controls navigation knowledge – Carel/Trend.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repair and maintenance work to Airedale and other manufacturers’ refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
• Liaise closely with customers.
• Submit paperwork promptly and efficiently.
• Report daily activity to Service Team Leader to ensure availability and productivity.
• Coordinate with Service Support Engineers to ensure timely completion of works.
• Submit site reports within prescribed timeframe.
• Submit expenses paperwork and timesheets within prescribed timeframe.
• Maintain professional conduct to promote company image.
• Follow health and safety policies at work sites.
• Maintain an excellent attendance record.
• Be available to work outside normal office hours, including weekends.

Skills

Chillers

Close Controls

High pressure

Mechanical experience

Compressor tech

Organization

Communication

Driving license

MS Office

Carel/Trend controls

Education

CITB refrigerant handling 2079

Health & Safety training

CSCS card

IPAF/PASMA

SSSTS

Job description

At Modine, we are Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. Our Airedale by Modine brand is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative thermal management solutions for data centers, clean rooms, hospitals, universities, and other mission-critical environments. Never heard of Airedale by Modine? In short, we cool the internet. Ever used an app to book a taxi? Ever had a video meeting? Ever bought something online? Chances are, the digital 1s and 0s you’ve created and sent are being kept cool by Airedale by Modine. We’re one of the key cogs in the global machine that keeps your digital world running smoothly. Trusted as The Critical Cooling Specialists, Airedale by Modine has decades of experience providing efficient, flexible end-to-end cooling solutions that work smarter, not harder, to deliver more cooling for less power. With manufacturing facilities in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the U.S., we’re scaling up across the world to support an ever-growing demand for our solutions. That’s where you come in…

Position Description

• Carry out all repair and maintenance work to Airedale and other manufacturers’ refrigeration and air conditioning equipment to a high standard of accuracy
• Work and liaise closely with customers
• Submit paperwork in a prompt and efficient manner
• Report day to day activity to the Service Team Leader to ensure availability and productivity
• Liaison with other Service Support Engineers to ensure works are completed on time.
• Submit site reports within prescribed timeframe
• Submit expenses paperwork and timesheets within prescribed timeframe
• Act in a professional manner towards customers to promote company image at all times.
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures at Airedale and at customer sites
• Maintain an excellent attendance record
• Able to work outside of normal office hours on a regular basis including weekend

Required Education & Qualifications

• Chillers – experience of service, maintenance and repair of chillers and chiller systems
• Close Controls system – Ability to work through controls systems for Diagnosis of faults, service and repairs
• Experience of working within a high pressure environment
• Strong mechanical experience – water/fridge systems.
• Knowledge of different compressor technologies would be an advantage – Screw, Scroll, Turbocor.
• Organised, with a proactive positive personality, and an ability to self-manage.
• Good communication and report writing
• Full UK driving license
• Computer literate PC knowledge – general skills in Microsoft office
• Controls navigation knowledge – Carel/Trend

Required Qualifications

• CITB – Safety handling of Refrigerants F-Gas 2079 qualified or equivalent
• Health and safety training for Skills Card (would be an advantage)
• CSCS – Skills card (would be an advantage)
• IPAF/PASMA (would be an advantage)
• SSSTS (would be an advantage)

Excellent Benefits

• Competitive basic and overtime package.
• 7% Employer Pension contribution (min 1% employee)
• Life assurance
• 25 days holiday + statutory days
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Airedale Rewards scheme – discounts on shopping/restaurants/cinema etc
• Inhouse training school