Refrigeration Engineer

Calibre Search; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist refrigeration company in Leeds is seeking a refrigeration engineer to install, service, and maintain a variety of refrigeration systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial refrigeration, valid certifications, and a UK driving license. This role offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package including private health care, and opportunities for professional development. Join a respected company promoting equality and inclusion.

Benefits

Up to £41,500 pay

40-hour work week

Private health care

Death in service insurance

Pension with employer contribution

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Overtime available

Company van for personal use

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial or industrial refrigeration is essential.
• Good technical understanding of refrigeration systems.
• Ability to manage time and priorities independently.
• Valid certifications where required (e.g. F-Gas).
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Install, service and maintain commercial refrigeration plant.
• Diagnose and repair faults in refrigeration systems.
• Carry out preventative maintenance to ensure compliance.
• Work with various refrigerants and maintain documentation.
• Participate in a standby rota once familiar with sites.

Skills

Experience in commercial or industrial refrigeration

Technical understanding of refrigeration systems

Ability to work independently and in teams

Valid certifications (e.g. F-Gas)

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting on behalf of a specialist refrigeration company, independent and highly regarded in the industrial and commercial refrigeration sector. They design, install, service and maintain refrigeration systems using a variety of refrigerants, across many applications including chilled and cold storage, process water chilling, blast chilling/freezing, carcass chilling, cellar cooling and more.

What you will do

• Install, service and maintain commercial refrigeration plant across multiple sites
• Work on systems involving chillers, cold rooms, blast chillers/freezers, carcass chilling, etc.
• Diagnose and repair faults, carry out preventative maintenance, ensuring equipment is operating efficiently and complying with regulations
• Work with various refrigerants
• Provide documentation, record keeping, work within safety standards, attend call-outs and breakdowns
• Participate in a standby rota once familiar with the sites

What you\'ll need

• Experience in commercial or industrial refrigeration is essential
• Good technical understanding of refrigeration systems, components, and refrigerants
• Ability to work independently and in teams, often on-site, managing your time and priorities
• Valid certifications where required (e.g. F-Gas, safe handling of refrigerants)
• Full UK driving licence

Package & benefits

• Pay: Up to £41,500 (Maybe flexible for right candidate)
• 40-hour week, door-to-door working
• Overtime available (time & a half, double time as applicable)
• 25 days holiday per year + 8 bank holidays
• Sick pay: 6 weeks full pay + 6 weeks half pay
• Pension: company pension after 3 months, with 4% employer contribution
• Private health care
• Death in service insurance
• Company van (currently Ford Transit Custom) - personal use permitted; mileage charged
• Standby rota: once familiar, 1 in 5 standby, with a retainer of £210

If you\'re a motivated refrigeration engineer looking to work on a wide variety of commercial refrigeration systems, with good benefits and opportunities to develop, then this could be a great match.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business