Refrigeration Engineer

Company: Alecto Recruitment
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Refrigeration Engineer

Manchester / North West

£40,000 – £55,000 + Door to Door Travel + Overtime + Call Out

A growing commercial refrigeration business is looking to recruit an experienced Refrigeration Engineer to join its expanding engineering team following continued contract wins across the North West.

This is a busy, hands on role focused on service, maintenance and reactive breakdown work across a wide range of commercial refrigeration systems within retail, hospitality and commercial environments.

The company has built a strong reputation within the industry for looking after its engineers properly, providing solid support, and maintaining a stable long term team with low staff turnover.

If you enjoy fault finding and want a role where your experience is genuinely valued, this is a strong opportunity.

The Role

You will be responsible for servicing, maintaining and fault finding across commercial refrigeration equipment at customer sites throughout Manchester and the North West.

Typical duties include:

  • Service and maintenance of commercial refrigeration systems
  • Reactive breakdown attendance and diagnostics
  • Working on cold rooms, cabinets, packs and freezer systems
  • Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
  • Completing service reports and job documentation
  • Managing your own workload and daily schedule

Projects cover sectors including retail, hospitality, food production and general commercial environments.

What They Are Looking For

  • F Gas qualified
  • Experience within commercial refrigeration engineering
  • Strong fault finding and diagnostic ability
  • Comfortable working independently in the field
  • Good customer facing communication skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Experience with CO2 or transcritical systems would be highly advantageous, but is not essential.

Package

  • £40,000 – £55,000 basic salary
  • Paid door to door travel
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Paid call out rota
  • Company van and fuel card
  • Ongoing manufacturer and technical training
  • Genuine progression opportunities
  • Stable long term opportunity within a growing business

Why This Role

This is a company where experienced engineers are treated properly.

You’ll have the freedom to manage your own day, strong earning potential through overtime, and the support of a business that values technical ability and long term staff retention rather than constantly churning engineers.

Keywords

Refrigeration Engineer | Commercial Refrigeration Engineer | Refrigeration Service Engineer | Refrigeration Maintenance Engineer | HVAC Refrigeration Engineer | Cold Room Engineer | Pack Systems Engineer | Freezer Engineer | Retail Refrigeration Engineer | F Gas Engineer | CO2 Refrigeration Engineer | Refrigeration Technician

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Posted: May 23rd, 2026