Refrigeration Engineer

Vertu FM; West of England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle provided

Travel paid

Pension contribution

Overtime available

Job summary

Vertu FM is hiring a Refrigeration Engineer to service and repair supermarket refrigeration and air conditioning units across Bristol, Gloucester, Swindon and Chippenham and surrounding areas.

You will perform PPM and reactive maintenance, work on CO2 refrigeration systems and participate in a 24/7 on-call rota. A full driving license and experience with PDA systems are essential.

Qualifications

• SVQ/NVQ Level 2/3 within Refrigeration or Equivalent Qualification.
• City and Guilds 2079-1 FGas Category 1.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out PPM and reactive refrigeration maintenance across a number of sites.
• Service and repair a range of CO2 refrigeration pack equipment.
• Identify non-repairable faults in plant and machinery and promptly advise the Refrigeration Manager of findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacement.
• Carry out minor alterations and installations within the individual’s technical competence in accordance with current specifications.

Skills

PDA system

Technical drawings

PPM maintenance

Driving license

Education

SVQ/NVQ Level 2/3 within Refrigeration or Equivalent Qualification

City and Guilds 2079-1 FGas Category 1

Job description

Refrigeration Engineer

Bristol / Gloucester / Swindon / Chippenham

Salary £47,676 inc Standby Fee plus vehicle, and excellent package

Permanent full time

We are working with a large, national facilities management contractor who have an excellent industry reputation, look after their staff well and have very established and stable contracts nationally.

They are currently looking to recruit a Refrigeration Engineer ideally based around the Bristol / Gloucester / Swindon / Chippenhamand surrounding regions to work on a range of refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems.

The role will involve carrying out planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across supermarket stores, maintaining, and repairing a range of refrigeration equipment. Additionally, you will undertake regular planned store visits to complete reactive work, PPMs and minor repairs as requested by the customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out PPM and reactive refrigeration maintenance across a number of sites.
• Service and repair a range of CO2 refrigeration pack equipment.
• Identify non-repairable faults in plant and machinery and promptly advise the Refrigeration Managerof findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacement.
• Carry out minor alterations and installations within the individual’s technical competence in accordance with current specifications.

• Requirement toparticipateon an out of hours standby rota. Responsible for arranging & communication of any coverrequireddue to holidays/ unforeseen circumstances to line manager.

The ideal candidate:

• Multiple years’ experience working with supermarketrefrigeration systems.
• Flexible to be part of the 24/7 on-call rota every 1:4 weeks.
• Full driving license.
• Experience using a PDA system.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Carried out PPM and reactive maintenance within a similar retail environment.

Qualifications / Experience:

• SVQ/NVQ Level 2/3 within Refrigeration or Equivalent Qualification.
• City and Guilds 2079-1 FGas Category 1.

What’s on Offer

• Basic salary £47,676 (inclusiveof13 periods ofstandby)
• OTE £60,000(based on typical engineer earningsover the last 12 months)
• Vehicle and Travel paid except for first and last half hour of each day
• Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

• 33 days annual leave

• Callout rota 1 week in 4 weeks(hours of work paid in addition to standby payment)

• Pension contribution

• Overtime available but not forced

• Genuine career progression