Refrigeration Manager

COREcruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location allowance

Annual bonus

Overtime pay

Door-to-door pay

Health & Life Plan

Training academy

Job summary

COREcruitment is seeking a Managing Refrigeration Engineer to lead a regional team of refrigeration engineers in South London. You will deliver safe, efficient maintenance and mentor engineers while maintaining strong client relationships within the supermarket FM sector.

This role emphasizes people leadership alongside a solid refrigeration technical background, with on-call duties included within the salary and opportunities for funded training at a state-of-the-art academy.

Qualifications

• Must have senior refrigeration background with leadership experience.
• Experience managing engineers in a facilities management setting.
• Strong customer and client-facing skills with budget oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional team of Refrigeration Engineers.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance to high standards.
• Provide technical support, training, and HR-related guidance.
• Manage on-call rota and budgets for parts and materials.
• Represent the team in client and management meetings.

Skills

Supermarket refrigeration experience

FM environment experience

Leadership/management

Education

City & Guilds Refrigeration (or equivalent)

Job description

MANAGING REFRIGERATION ENGINEER - SOUTH LONDON

Ready to take the next step in your refrigeration career?

We're currently recruiting for a Managing Refrigeration Engineer with a leading and well-established facilities management business.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Senior Refrigeration Engineer looking to step into management, or an existing Managing Engineer looking for a strong, stable role within the supermarket FM sector.

South London - Bromley / Croydon / Wimbledon & surrounding areas

THE PACKAGE

• £60,668 salary including £3,000 location allowance
• Up to 4% annual bonus
• Overtime paid at time & a half
• Door-to-door pay
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 4.5%-6% matched pension
• Health Cash Plan & Life Assurance
• Funded training & access to a state-of-the-art training academy

THE ROLE

You’ll take responsibility for a regional team of Refrigeration Engineers, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You’ll be the key point of contact for your engineers, providing:

• Technical support and guidance
• Day-to-day team management
• Training and development
• Management of the on-call rota
• Support with performance and HR processes
• Health & Safety oversight
• Support with budgets, parts and materials
• Client and management meetings
• Assistance with major operational issues

This is a people-focused leadership role where your technical refrigeration background is just as important as your ability to manage, support and develop engineers.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

You’ll need:

• Strong supermarket refrigeration experience
• Previous experience within an FM environment
• City & Guilds Refrigeration (or equivalent)
• F-Gas qualification
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
• Full UK driving licence
• Previous supervisory/management experience is desirable

You’ll need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities and dealing confidently with both engineers and clients.

1 in 4 Saturdays + 1 in 4 weeks on-call, with the on-call commitment included within the salary.

If you're currently a Senior Refrigeration Engineer ready to make the move into management, this could be an excellent opportunity to take that next step.

Client name kept confidential at this stage.

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