Refrigeration Engineer

City Facilities Management; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Private healthcare

Pension

33 days holiday

Job summary

City Facilities Management is seeking an experienced Refrigeration Engineer to maintain a major UK supermarket estate. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across multiple stores, focusing on CO₂ systems and ensuring reliable operation.

The role offers a defined patch, clear expectations, and a structured on-call rota. Essential qualifications include NVQ/SVQ level 2/3, F-Gas, full UK driving licence, and CO₂ training; desirable are MEWPS/IPAF and wiring knowledge.

Qualifications

• Essential refrigeration qualifications and licenses required for UK retail maintenance work.
• Proven competence with CO₂ refrigeration systems and related safety standards.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to work on a planned on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across retail sites.
• Working with CO₂ refrigeration pack systems.
• Diagnosing faults and recommending repair or replacement where required.
• Completing PPMs, reactive work and repairs during planned store visits.
• Carrying out small alterations and installations within your competence.

Education

NVQ / SVQ Level 2 or 3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

F-Gas Category 1 (C&G 2079-1)

Full UK driving licence

CO₂ refrigeration training / certification

IPAF 3a,b MEWPS training

Electrical Fault Finding / Wiring Reg (18th Edition)

Job description

Refrigeration Engineer – City FM

Location: Staffordshire/ Derbyshire

Contract: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

OTE of £55K - £60K + £2K Joining bonus (* terms and conditions apply*)

Basic Salary: £46,791 per annum (Inclusive of Standby Payment)

Overtime / 33 days holiday / Private healthcare / Pension 5% matched / benefits - discounts and salary sacrifice options

This role is for an experienced supermarket refrigeration engineer who wants clear earnings, a defined patch within a well-run contract.

You’ll be working on a major UK supermarket estate, carrying out planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across multiple stores. The work is structured, the expectations are clear, and the on-call rota is planned.

What you’ll be doing

• Planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across retail sites
• Working with CO₂ refrigeration pack systems
• Diagnosing faults and recommending repair or replacement where required
• Completing PPMs, reactive work and repairs during planned store visits
• Carrying out small alterations and installations within your competence

Pay & working pattern…..the important bit!

• £47,676.66 Basic salary (inclusive of 13 periods of standby, 1:4 weeks)
• OTE £60,000 (based on typical engineer earnings over the last 12 months)
• 40 hour working week, overtime payable for time over contracted hours
• Planned on-call rota 1 in 4 weeks (hours of work paid in addition to standby payment)

What we’re looking for…

Essential

• NVQ / SVQ Level 2 or 3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
• F-Gas Category 1 (C&G 2079-1)
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Minimum 3-years refrigeration experience on commercial / refrigeration
• Hydrocarbon (Training will be provided)
• CO₂ refrigeration training / certification (Training will be provided)
• IPAF 3a,b MEWPS training (Training will be provided)
• Electrical Fault Finding / Wiring Reg (18th Edition)

What you get beyond pay

• Managers who understand refrigeration not just KPI’s
• Company vehicle, specialist tools, PPE provided
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Pension