Job Description:

Refrigeration Engineer - City FM 

Location: Essex - Colchester

Contract: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week 

OTE of £55K - £60K + £2K Joining bonus (* terms and conditions apply*)

Basic Salary: £46,791 per annum (Inclusive of Standby Payment)

Overtime / 33 days holiday / Private healthcare / Pension 5% matched / benefits - discounts and salary sacrifice options 

This role is for an experienced supermarket refrigeration engineer who wants clear earnings, a defined patch within a well-run contract. 

You’ll be working on a major UK supermarket estate, carrying out planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across multiple stores. The work is structured, the expectations are clear, and the on-call rota is planned. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Planned and reactive refrigeration maintenance across retail sites 

• Working with CO₂ refrigeration pack systems 

• Diagnosing faults and recommending repair or replacement where required 

• Completing PPMs, reactive work and repairs during planned store visits 

• Carrying out small alterations and installations within your competence 

Pay & working pattern…..the important bit! 

• £ 46,791 Basic salary (inclusive of13 periods of standby) 

• OTE £60,000 (based on typical engineer earnings over the last 12 months) 

• 40 hour working week, overtime payable for time over contracted hours 

• Planned on-call rota 1 in 4 weeks  (hours of work paid in addition to standby payment) 

 What we’re looking for…

Essential 

• NVQ / SVQ Level 2 or 3 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
• F-Gas Category 1 (C&G 2079-1) 

• Full UK driving licence 

Desirable 

• Minimum 3-years refrigeration experience on commercial / refrigeration
• Hydrocarbon (Training will be provided)
• CO₂ refrigeration training / certification (Training will be provided)
• IPAF 3a,b MEWPS training (Training will be provided)
• Electrical Fault Finding / Wiring Reg (18th Edition)

What you get beyond pay 

• Managers who understand refrigeration not just KPI’s 

• Company vehicle, specialist tools, PPE provided 

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) 

• Private healthcare 

• Life insurance 

• Pension 

• Employee discounts and salary sacrifice options