Refrigeration Engineer

  • Alecto Recruitment
  • City, Birmingham
  • May 30, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Refrigeration Engineer

Birmingham/ Midlands
40,000 - 52,000 + 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 Midlands.

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 Birmingham and the Midlands.

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 - 52,000 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.

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