Refrigeration Engineer - South Coast

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:

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• Walk-in chillers & freezers
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• Display fridges & cabinets
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• Ice machines
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• Cellar cooling
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• Packs & associated plant
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• Small-scale cold rooms
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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

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• Deliver PPM and reactive maintenance across commercial refrigeration systems
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• Diagnose faults and complete efficient, safe repairs
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• Carry out F-Gas compliant leak testing, pressure testing, evacuation and refrigerant handling
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• Complete job sheets, compliance documentation and asset updates
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• Support customers with technical advice and system performance improvements
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• Participate in the on-call rota (typically 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 depending on patch)
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What Were Looking For

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• Proven experience as a Commercial Refrigeration Engineer
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• Strong fault-finding skills across commercial refrigeration equipment
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• F-Gas Category 1 (C&G 2079) essential
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• NVQ Level 2/3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning preferred
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• Full UK driving licence
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• Experience in retail, hospitality, FM or commercial environments is beneficial
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Package

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• £42,000£50,000 basic (DOE)
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• Overtime at enhanced rates
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• Call-out allowance
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• Bonus
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• Company van + fuel card
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• Tools, uniform, PDA
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• Training & development
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• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
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• Pension + benefits package
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