Refrigeration Service Engineer

Industrial Refrigeration Service Engineer

Yorkshire and North East Region

£44,000 – £48,000 basic salary, overtime opportunities, company vehicle, private medical insurance, and other benefits.

Overview

An opportunity to join a respected engineering business with a strong reputation across the food processing, brewing, petrochemical, retail and defence sectors.

Deliver maintenance, repairs, commissioning and technical support on large-scale industrial refrigeration systems across the region as part of an established service team.

The Role

• Service, maintain, repair, commission and fault diagnose commercial and industrial refrigeration plant.
• Carry out planned maintenance, servicing and reactive repairs on industrial refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical and control system faults.
• Commission refrigeration and process plant equipment to industry standards.
• Produce detailed service reports and technical documentation following site visits.
• Provide technical advice to customers and identify opportunities for additional service requirements.
• Perform electrical and mechanical diagnostic testing on-site.
• Supervise apprentices and support their development and training.
• Ensure all work complies with company quality standards and current health and safety legislation.
• Participate in an on‑call rota and provide emergency breakdown support when required.

About You

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience servicing and maintaining commercial or industrial refrigeration systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault‑finding skills.
• Experience with piston, screw and centrifugal compressors.
• Knowledge of HCFC, HFC and NH3 refrigerants (experience with CO₂ and hydrocarbon refrigerants is advantageous).
• Ability to diagnose both equipment and system design‑related faults.
• Working knowledge of PLC‑based controls, instrumentation and industrial electrical systems.
• CG F‑Gas 2079 certification.
• Safe Handling of Ammonia certification.
• Proactive, customer‑focused approach with excellent communication skills.
• Flexibility to travel, work away from home when required and participate in an on‑call rota.

Salary & Benefits

• £44,000 – £48,000 basic salary.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Company vehicle.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Defined contribution pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Ongoing professional development and training support.
• Financial assistance towards role‑related qualifications.
• Employee discount platform including retail, travel and hotel savings.
• Long service awards.
• Recruitment referral incentives.
• Eye care voucher scheme.

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