Senior Refrigeration Engineering Manager

COREcruitment; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment is working with a leading facilities management and commercial refrigeration contractor to appoint a Refrigeration Engineer Manager to lead a team of engineers across a multi-site retail and industrial contract portfolio.

This hands-on leadership role combines technical oversight, team management, and client-facing responsibility. You'll ensure optimal performance, compliance, and reliability of refrigeration systems while developing your team and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven background as a Senior Refrigeration Engineer or Refrigeration Manager within FM, retail or industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of commercial refrigeration systems, including rack systems, condensers, evaporators, controls and refrigerants.
• Experience leading engineering teams with a clear focus on safety, quality and performance.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across a regional patch.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of refrigeration engineers and senior technicians across multiple sites.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns, and project works on commercial/industrial systems.
• Ensure compliance with F-Gas, H&S, PSM, and client-specific standards and audit requirements.
• Manage workload planning, call-out rotas, and on-call cover to meet SLAs and KPIs.
• Drive first-time fix rates, reduce repeat calls, and improve system uptime through root cause analysis.
• Liaise with clients, site managers, and internal stakeholders to agree priorities, scopes of work, and improvements.
• Own technical documentation: P&IDs, maintenance records, risk assessments, method statements, and compliance logs.
• Support tendering, scope definitions, and resource planning for new and existing contracts.
• Contribute to recruitment, training, and competency development within the engineering team.

Skills

Senior Refrigeration Engineer

Refrigeration Manager

Team Leadership

Client Communication

Safety Compliance

CMMS/FM Usage

Job description

COREcruitment is working with a leading facilities management and commercial refrigeration contractor to appoint a Refrigeration Engineer Manager to lead a team of engineers across a multi-site retail and industrial contract portfolio.

This hands-on leadership role combines technical oversight, team management, and client-facing responsibility. You'll ensure optimal performance, compliance, and reliability of refrigeration systems while developing your team and driving continuous improvement.