Refrigeration Engineer in Guildford

Energy Jobline ZR; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van and fuel card

20 days' holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare after six months

5% matched pension

Excellent overtime opportunities

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Refrigeration Service Engineer for field-based work with portable cold stores, blast freezers and related systems across food manufacturing, seafood, cold storage and pharmaceutical environments. You will perform service, maintenance and diagnostics, with on-site support and travel; F-Gas qualification is essential and a full UK driving licence is required.

The role offers a base salary of £40,000–£42,000, overtime opportunities, and an on-call allowance with a

Qualifications

• F-Gas qualification is essential.
• Experience as refrigeration engineer.
• Industrial or commercial refrigeration background.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintenance and PPM of refrigeration equipment
• Reactive breakdowns, diagnostics and fault finding
• Working on cold stores and blast freezing equipment
• Mechanical and electrical repairs
• Refrigerant recovery, charging and re-gassing
• Commissioning and decommissioning
• Remote monitoring and diagnostics
• Completing service reports and identifying follow-up works
• Providing technical support to customers

Skills

F-Gas qualification

Refrigeration engineer

Industrial refrigeration

Commercial refrigeration

Fault-finding

UK driving licence

Job description

Job Description

Refrigeration Service Engineer

Location: Field Based

Salary: £40,000 – £42,000 + Overtime + £750 On-Call Allowance + Van

Are you an experienced Refrigeration Engineer looking for a field-based role working on specialist industrial refrigeration equipment?

We're recruiting for a growing engineering business looking to strengthen its Service team. You'll be working on portable cold stores, blast freezers and associated refrigeration systems across customers within food manufacturing, seafood, cold storage and pharmaceutical environments.

This is a great opportunity for someone from an industrial or commercial refrigeration background, although experienced transport refrigeration engineers looking to move into industrial refrigeration will also be considered.

The Role

• Service, maintenance and PPM of refrigeration equipment
• Reactive breakdowns, diagnostics and fault finding
• Working on cold stores and blast freezing equipment
• Mechanical and electrical repairs
• Refrigerant recovery, charging and re-gassing
• Commissioning and decommissioning
• Remote monitoring and diagnostics
• Completing service reports and identifying follow-up works
• Providing technical support to customers

What We're Looking For

• F-Gas qualification – essential
• Previous refrigeration engineering experience
• Industrial or commercial refrigeration experience
• Experience with cold stores, blast freezers, chillers or food-production refrigeration would be advantageous
• Transport refrigeration backgrounds will also be considered
• Strong fault-finding and service skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Good work ethic and customer-facing skills

What's On Offer?

• £40,000 – £42,000 basic salary
• Door to door
• Excellent overtime opportunities – typically 10–15 hours available per week
• Weekday overtime at time and a half
• Weekend overtime at double time
• £750 on-call standby payment
• On-call currently 1 in 4, with plans to move towards 1 in 6
• Company van and fuel card
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Hotel and trade cards
• 20 days' holiday + bank holidays
• 5% matched pension
• Private healthcare after six months
• 4x Death in Service
• PPE and specialist equipment provided

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm. Approximately 2–3 nights away per month may be required depending on workload.

If you're an F-Gas qualified Refrigeration Engineer looking for a technically interesting role with excellent earning potential and the opportunity to join a growing service operation.