Refrigeration Engineer Kent

Office Owls Recruitment Limited; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Pension

Private healthcare

Discounts

Training

Parking access

33–38 days holiday

Job summary

JBRP1_UKTJ is seeking a hands-on Refrigeration Engineer in Kent to maintain and repair refrigeration assets across supermarkets, ensuring stores stay operational.

You will diagnose faults with electrical and mechanical insight, complete compliance paperwork, and work independently with a company van and training support.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning or equivalent.
• F-Gas Cat 1 certification.
• Strong electrical and mechanical diagnostic skills.
• Customer-focused mindset and ability to work independently.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and repairing refrigeration assets including: Display cases, freezers, cold rooms
• Chillers, packs, condensers
• Diagnosing faults using engineering expertise and monitoring systems
• Completing compliance paperwork accurately and efficiently
• Supporting store operations by reducing downtime and repeat visits

Skills

NVQ Refrigeration

F-Gas Cat 1

Electrical Diagnostics

Customer Focus

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Refrigeration Engineer - Kent

Join our clients long-established refrigeration team with decades of expertise, where your work genuinely matters. You'll play a vital role in keeping stores operational by maintaining and repairing critical refrigeration systems that customers rely on every day.

Our client is looking for a hands-on refrigeration engineer who enjoys solving problems and working independently.
Ideally you will have experience in supermarkets, commercial refrigeration, HVAC, transport refrigeration, or chillers

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Maintaining and repairing refrigeration assets including:

• Display cases, freezers, cold rooms

• Chillers, packs, condensers

• Diagnosing faults using engineering expertise and monitoring systems

• Completing compliance paperwork accurately and efficiently

• Supporting store operations by reducing downtime and repeat visits

Skills & Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 (or equivalent experience) in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

• F-Gas Category 1 certification

• Strong electrical and mechanical diagnostic skills

• Customer-focused mindset and ability to work independently

• Full UK driving licence

Salary & Package

• Basic salary 45K (upto 48k if based live within M25)

• Excellent standby rate

• Loyalty bonus

• Training investment

• Fully-spec'd company van (private use option), fuel card

• 15% Iceland discount,
• 30% Individual Restaurants discount.

• tools, uniform, laptop

• Access to paid parking apps

• 33 days holiday, increasing with service up to 38 days (including bank holidays)

• Pension and private healthcare

• Generous employee discounts

• Ongoing training, set store allocations, and defined working areas to support work-life balance

Standby is 1 week on 5 weeks off - ( to be discussed at interview as varies from Area to Area)

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