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Refrigeration Engineer

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City of Edinburgh

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GBP 46,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a skilled Refrigeration Engineer to join a dynamic team working with major UK supermarket clients. This role involves performing essential maintenance and repairs on refrigeration systems, ensuring optimal performance across various retail locations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in supermarket refrigeration, a strong technical background, and a commitment to delivering high-quality service. Join a forward-thinking company that values expertise and offers competitive benefits, including private health care and a supportive work environment. If you are ready to take on this challenge and make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Private Health Care
Life Insurance
Employee Discounts
Private Pension
33 Days Holiday

Qualifications

  • Experience in refrigeration maintenance and repair, particularly in retail environments.
  • Ability to carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Perform planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across multiple sites.
  • Service and repair CO2 refrigeration pack equipment as needed.

Skills

Refrigeration Maintenance
Problem-Solving
Technical Drawing Interpretation
PDA System Usage

Education

SVQ/NVQ Level 3 in Refrigeration
City and Guilds 2079-1 FGas Category 1
City and Guilds 7671 18th Edition
City and Guilds CO2 Refrigeration System Services

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Refrigeration Engineer

Location: East Scotland (Edinburgh)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

Salary: £45,923.00 Total Salary (Inclusive of Standby Payment), Overtime, Travel Time, 33 Days Holiday, Private Pension & Benefits - Including Private Health Care, Life Insurance, Employee Discounts

An exciting opportunity has emerged for an experienced Refrigeration Engineer to join our company to work with one of our major UK supermarket clients. The role will involve carrying out planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across several retail stores, maintaining, and repairing a range of refrigeration equipment. Additionally, you will undertake regular planned store visits to complete reactive work, PPMs and minor repairs as requested by the customer.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Carrying out PPM and reactive refrigeration maintenance across a number of sites.
  2. Service and repair a range of CO2 refrigeration pack equipment.
  3. Identify non-repairable faults in plant and machinery and promptly advise the Refrigeration Manager of findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacement.
  4. Carry out minor alterations and installations within the individual’s technical competence in accordance with current specifications.
Qualifications / Experience:

Essential:

  1. SVQ/NVQ Level 3 within Refrigeration or Equivalent Qualification.
  2. City and Guilds 2079-1 FGas Category 1.

Desirable but not essential:

  1. City and Guilds 7671 18th Edition.
  2. City and Guilds Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Refrigeration System Services.

The ideal candidate:

  1. Multiple years’ experience working with supermarket refrigeration systems.
  2. Flexible to be part of the 24/7 on-call rota every 1:4 weeks.
  3. Full driving license.
  4. Experience using a PDA system.
  5. Ability to read technical drawings.
  6. Carried out PPM and reactive maintenance within a similar retail environment.
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