Refrigeration Engineer

Vibrant Recruits Ltd; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Christmas Shutdown

Death in Service Cover (4 x Salary)

Long-Term Disability Cover

Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

Training & Development

Job summary

Vibrant Recruits Ltd is seeking an experienced Refrigeration Engineer to service, maintain and repair refrigeration and temperature control systems across the South East.

You will travel to Kent, Dartford, Essex, South East London and surrounding areas, performing planned maintenance and reactive breakdowns on commercial and light industrial equipment while earning an attractive 48–50k base salary with overtime and a realistic OTE of £62k+. Training and development are supported by the employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience within commercial or industrial refrigeration.
• F-Gas Certification is required.
• Ideally NVQ Level 3 Refrigeration Qualification (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Service, maintenance and repair of refrigeration and temperature control systems.
• Cover Kent, Dartford, Essex, South East London and surrounding areas.
• Carry out planned maintenance and reactive breakdowns.
• Fault finding on a variety of commercial and light industrial refrigeration equipment.

Skills

Driving license

Fault finding

PPMs

Reactive maintenance

Education

F-Gas Certification

NVQ Level 3 Refrigeration Qualification

Job description

South East England | £48,000 - £50,000 Basic + Overtime + Call Out = £62,000 OTE

Looking for more variety, better earning potential and the chance to work on specialist refrigeration systems?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established refrigeration business that operates across the UK supporting customers within Commercial and industrial refrigeration environments.

With offices across the UK and a strong reputation for technical excellence, this company offers engineers the chance to work on specialist systems that many refrigeration businesses simply don't have access to.

If you're an experienced Refrigeration Engineer looking to expand your skillset, increase your earnings and join a supportive team that genuinely invests in training and development, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Refrigeration Engineer, you'll be responsible for the service, maintenance and repair of refrigeration and temperature control systems across the South East.

Working from home, you'll cover Kent, Dartford, Essex, South East London and surrounding areas, carrying out planned maintenance, reactive breakdowns and fault finding across a variety of commercial and light industrial refrigeration applications.

You'll be working on equipment including:

• Glycol chillers, DX refrigeration systems, Multi-compressor refrigeration packs, Receiver packs, Chillers and coolers, Air Handling Units (AHUs), Pumps and valves, Air movement systems, Refrigeration controls, HFC and hydrocarbon-based systems

The role also offers exposure to specialist facilities and industrial temperature control systems, providing a level of technical variety rarely found elsewhere.

What's In It For You as Refrigeration Engineer?

• £48,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary = Realistic OTE of £62,000+
• Door-to-door travel paid + Time and a half overtime rates + Double time at weekends and overnight

With engineers typically working 10+ hours overtime per week, there is a genuine opportunity to significantly increase your earnings.

• 22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Christmas Shutdown
• Death in Service Cover (4 x Salary)
• Long-Term Disability Cover
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Training & Development

This company actively invests in its engineers and will provide training on ammonia refrigeration equipment, allowing you to further develop your technical capabilities and future-proof your career.

What We're Looking For in Refrigeration Engineer

We'd like to speak with engineers who have:

• Minimum 3 years' experience within commercial or industrial refrigeration
• F-Gas Certification
• Ideally NVQ Level 3 Refrigeration Qualification (or equivalent)
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience carrying out PPMs and reactive maintenance
• Knowledge of refrigeration controls and electrical systems
• Full UK Driving License

Experience working on chillers, refrigeration packs, controls and industrial refrigeration equipment would be highly advantageous.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a willingness to continue learning and developing.

Why Join this fantastic organisation?

This isn't a role where you'll be restricted to the same repetitive equipment every day.

You'll gain exposure to specialist refrigeration applications, work alongside experienced engineers and receive ongoing technical support from a business that genuinely values its engineering team.