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Senior Refrigeration Engineer

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Manchester

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

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Job summary

A leading company in refrigeration solutions seeks a Senior Refrigeration Engineer. The role involves service and maintenance across commercial and industrial systems, requiring UK-wide travel. Candidates should possess an F-GAS qualification and have a strong customer focus. Opportunity for training and development within the organization, with attractive employee benefits including private healthcare, a company van, and referral bonuses.

Benefits

Private healthcare scheme
Life insurance
Company pension scheme
Annual Christmas bonus
Training & development opportunities

Qualifications

  • F-GAS Qualification with NVQ Level II required.
  • Experience with Commercial & Industrial refrigeration systems.
  • Confident communicator with excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform planned and reactive service work.
  • Attend breakdowns and carry out fault-finding.
  • Manage customer expectations on service contracts.

Skills

Communication
Maintenance
Fault-finding
Customer Service
Time Management

Education

F-GAS Qualification with NVQ Level II
NVQ Level III or higher (advantageous)

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

BRS is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Refrigeration Engineer to join our team. This role will involve planned and reactive service, attending breakdowns, fault-finding, and maintenance works across a variety of Commercial and Industrial refrigeration systems. The successful candidate will also contribute to customer relationship management, internal project support, and business development activities.

Please note: This is a field-based role requiring UK-wide travel, with active work across both Northern and Southern regions. Travel to client sites is an essential and regular part of the job.

Role Requirements

  • F-GAS Qualification with NVQ Level II (NVQ III or higher is advantageous)
  • Experience in commissioning, maintenance, and servicing of Commercial & Industrial refrigeration equipment and chillers using HFC/HFO refrigerants
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Confident communicator with excellent customer service skills
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and effective at time management

Responsibilities

  • Perform planned and reactive service work
  • Attend breakdowns and carry out fault-finding
  • Complete maintenance on a variety of systems including Chillers, Process Cooling Systems, Blast Freezers, Spiral Freezers, and Walk-In units
  • Manage customer expectations on service and maintenance contracts
  • Act as the first point of contact for business development with existing clients
  • Communicate with BRS Management and Projects Team
  • Plan materials and engineer requirements with admin team for follow-up works
  • Support the management of equipment RAG statuses to sites and feedback insights to Projects teams (in weekly review meetings)

Equipment Types

  • Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Systems
  • Process Cooling Solutions within Blue Chip Food & Drink Manufacturing Sites
  • Air Cooled Chillers
  • Water Cooled Chillers
  • Spiral Chill & Freeze Systems
  • Cold Rooms
  • Freezer Rooms
  • Blast Chill & Freeze Units
  • Refrigeration Condensing Units & Packs

Location

This is a mobile role with UK-wide travel, covering both North and South Regions.

Package

  • Hours: 40 hours per week basic, paid door to door
  • Overtime:
  • x1.5 weekdays and Saturdays
  • x2 Sundays and Bank Holidays
  • On-Call: Approx. 1 in 7 rota
  • £150 standby allowance per week
  • Call outs paid at overtime rates (x1.5 & x2)

Vehicle and Equipment

  • Sign-written company van provided, available for both business and private use
  • Company-issued laptop for reporting and communication
  • Samsung Android phone with installed service/reporting package

Holidays

  • 31 days total (including all bank holidays)

Employee Benefits

  • Enrolment into private healthcare scheme
  • Life insurance (Annual Salary x1)
  • Company-contributed pension scheme
  • Access to dedicated wealth management support
  • Annual attendance Christmas bonus scheme (up to £1,000)
  • Company values-based quarterly reward and recognition opportunities

Holidays & Employee Milestones

  • 5 years: £100 voucher
  • 10 years: £250 voucher + 1 additional day holiday
  • 15 years: £250 voucher
  • 20 years: £500 voucher + 1 additional day holiday + team celebration/outing

Employee Referral Scheme

  • £500 for Apprentice and Trainee roles
  • £1,000 for all other roles
  • Paid in two instalments:
  • First payment on start date
  • Second after 6 months of successful service

Training & Development

  • RDM Controls training
  • OEM training where applicable (YORK, Daikin, Trane)
  • 1:1 employee training plan reviews to support upskilling and career progression within the business
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