Commercial Refrigeration Engineer Dorset / Devon / South Coast
£42,000£50,000 + Overtime + Call-Out + Van + Fuel Card + Training
Field-based Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth, Cornwall
Were supporting a leading FM & refrigeration service provider who are expanding their South Coast engineering team. This role offers a stable patch, realistic workloads, and strong technical support ideal for an experienced refrigeration engineer looking for a long-term move.
The Role
Youll carry out service, maintenance, diagnostics and repairs on a range of commercial refrigeration systems across retail, hospitality, leisure, and light industrial sites. Typical equipment includes:
- Walk-in chillers & freezers
- Display fridges & cabinets
- Ice machines
- Cellar cooling
- Packs & associated plant
- Small-scale cold rooms
Youll manage your own workload, attend reactive breakdowns, complete PPM, and ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with F-Gas regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver PPM and reactive maintenance across commercial refrigeration systems
- Diagnose faults and complete efficient, safe repairs
- Carry out F-Gas compliant leak testing, pressure testing, evacuation and refrigerant handling
- Complete job sheets, compliance documentation and asset updates
- Support customers with technical advice and system performance improvements
- Participate in the on-call rota (typically 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 depending on patch)
What Were Looking For
- Proven experience as a Commercial Refrigeration Engineer
- Strong fault-finding skills across commercial refrigeration equipment
- F-Gas Category 1 (C&G 2079) essential
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning preferred
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience in retail, hospitality, FM or commercial environments is beneficial
Package
- £42,000£50,000 basic (DOE)
- Overtime at enhanced rates
- Call-out allowance
- Bonus
- Company van + fuel card
- Tools, uniform, PDA
- Training & development
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension + benefits package
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