Service Engineer

Menter a Busnes; England; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy equipment manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Refrigeration Service & Installation Engineer. In this field-based role, you will service and maintain farm milk cooling systems while ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should have strong fault-finding skills, be F-Gas qualified, and possess excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, along with opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Service vehicle

Mobile phone

Qualifications

• Strong electrical/fault-finding experience on dairy or refrigeration equipment.
• F-Gas qualified is desirable.
• Experience in field service and installations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing and maintenance of milk cooling systems.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults in bulk milk tanks.
• Ensure compliance with F-Gas regulations.
• Install various refrigeration equipment across farms.

Skills

Fault-finding experience

Electrical skills

F-Gas qualification

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

Refrigeration equipment

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Service Engineer - F-Gas

*** This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract ***

• Are you an experienced Refrigeration Engineer with a knack for fault-finding and repairs on farm cooling systems?
• Do you hold (or are you working towards) your F-Gas qualification and enjoy hands‑on installation and maintenance work?
• Are you looking for a rewarding field‑based role with a competitive package, paid travel time, and long‑term career stability?

Location of the Job

• Home and field based role - paid from door to door.
• West Midlands, North West and North Wales - Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire & North Wales.

Salary and Benefits Package

• Highly competitive salary depending on experience.
• Overtime paid after 40 hours 1.5x, or time off in lieu after 40 hours.
• On call 1 in 3 weeks - on‑call bonus.
• 25 days holiday after qualifying period + bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme.
• Service vehicle.
• Mobile phone.

Additional Information

• This is a permanent full‑time position.
• Working hours are Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week.
• Progression opportunities to management if this is where you see your career moving towards.
• Overnight stays for work are not usually required in this role.

About The Company

A specialist manufacturer of dairy, milking, refrigeration equipment and systems.

The Job Role Details

We are seeking a Refrigeration Service & Installation Engineer to join a specialist dairy equipment manufacturer, covering the Midlands, Cheshire and North Wales. This full‑time, field‑based role involves servicing, maintaining, and installing farm milk cooling systems, bulk tanks, ice builders, and associated equipment, while ensuring F‑Gas compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Working as part of a small, dedicated team, as Refrigeration Service & Installation Engineer you will be:

• Carrying out service, preventative and reactive maintenance of farm milk cooling systems across Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and North Wales.
• Responding to tank breakdowns within service level agreements - diagnosing and fixing mechanical, electrical, electronic and refrigeration faults in bulk milk tanks and ice builders.
• Installing bulk milk tanks ranging from 1,000L to 40,000L capacity, ice builders ranging from 70kw to 300kw, heat recovery units, plate coolers, water heaters and condensing units.
• Ensuring farms are meeting relevant F Gas regulations and producing F Gas certificates.
• Electrical: Experience of testing components from volt free to 415v, have the ability to trace faults through panels, programme controllers, diagnose & replace faulty parts, motors etc. Wiring of communication cables.
• Refrigeration / Mechanical: Installing milk cooling and associated equipment.
• Brazing, soldering, and plumbing joints.
• Fault finding and replacing parts in a safe and secure manner. F‑gas qualified.
• Plumbing: fitting of cylinders, water pumps and IBC water tanks.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications

You will have / be…

• Strong electrical / fault‑finding experience on dairy, milking or refrigeration equipment in a similar role.
• F‑Gas qualified - desirable.
• Confident in fault‑finding, repairs, and installations.
• Living within the territory: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire or North Wales.
• Happy and willing to travel across the Midlands, North Wales and Cheshire.
• UK Driving licence.
• Excellent communication skills.

How to apply

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As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for.

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