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Manchester

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GBP 46,000

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30+ days ago

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An exciting opportunity awaits as a Refrigeration Engineer with a forward-thinking company serving major UK supermarkets. In this role, you'll perform essential planned and reactive maintenance on refrigeration systems, ensuring optimal performance across various retail locations. Your expertise will help maintain high standards of service and reliability, allowing you to make a real impact in the industry. Join a team that values your skills and offers a supportive environment with a range of exciting benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. This is your chance to thrive in a dynamic role that combines technical challenges with rewarding experiences.

33 Days Holiday (Including Bank Holidays)

Private Pension

HealthShield Cashback Plan

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Value Awards

Costco Personal Membership Subscription

Mental and Physical Health Services

Electric Car Scheme

Discounted Bus Travel

Experience in refrigeration maintenance and repair in retail environments.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

Conduct planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across multiple sites.
Service and repair CO2 refrigeration pack equipment.

Refrigeration Maintenance

Technical Drawing Interpretation

Problem Solving

Customer Service

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

PDA System

Job Description

Job Title: Refrigeration Engineer
Location: Manchester (Bolton / Preston / Warrington)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
Salary: £45,923 Total Salary (Inclusive of Standby Payment (1:4 x 13 Periods) + Overtime + Travel Time)

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:

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

Qualifications / Experience:

Essential:

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

Desirable but not essential:

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

The ideal candidate:

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

What We Offer:

At City, we take pride in supporting our colleagues with a fantastic range of exciting benefits designed to enhance both their professional and personal lives. From exclusive perks to valuable rewards, we’re committed to ensuring our team feels valued, motivated, and empowered.

Our benefits include: