Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technician in West Midlands
Posted by SF Partners
£42,000 – £45,000 a year
West Midlands · Permanent
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineer
Location: Midlands / West Midlands (Mobile Role)
Salary: Up to £44,000 DOE + Company Van + Benefits
We are currently recruiting for an experienced **Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineer** to join a well-established engineering services provider, supporting a variety of commercial and industrial sites across the Midlands and West Midlands.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, F-Gas qualified engineer who enjoys a varied, hands-on role covering planned maintenance, reactive breakdowns, fault diagnosis and installation work.
You'll be working across a range of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, including split systems, VRF/VRV systems, chillers and associated HVAC equipment.
### Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing and reactive repairs on air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
- Diagnose and rectify faults across split, multi-split, VRF/VRV and chiller systems.
- Install, commission, maintain and repair air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
- Conduct leak testing and ensure compliance with F-Gas regulations.
- Identify electrical and mechanical faults, carrying out repairs and component replacements.
- Support maintenance activities involving AHUs, ventilation systems and associated HVAC equipment.
- Respond to breakdowns and participate in an out-of-hours callout rota.
- Complete accurate service reports, maintenance records and commissioning documentation.
- Liaise with customers and site teams, providing a professional and reliable service.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and in accordance with relevant industry regulations.
### Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience working as an Air Conditioning Engineer, Refrigeration Engineer or HVAC Service Engineer.
- Ideally 5+ years' experience servicing and maintaining commercial air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
- **F-Gas certification – essential.**
- City & Guilds Level 2 in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, NVQ equivalent or relevant qualification.
- Strong fault-finding experience on split systems and VRF/VRV equipment.
- Experience servicing and maintaining chillers, ideally including smaller systems.
- Good electrical and mechanical fault-finding capabilities.
- Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Comfortable working independently and travelling between customer sites.
**Desirable Experience:**
- Larger chillers, AHUs and heat recovery systems.
- BMS systems and controls.
- 18th Edition electrical qualification.
- IPAF, PASMA or CSCS certification.
- Previous experience within industrial or manufacturing environments.
### What's on Offer?
- Salary up to **£44,000**, depending on experience.
- Company van.
- Permanent, full-time employment.
- 40-hour working week.
- Company pension scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Long-service recognition awards.
- Opportunities for ongoing training and professional development.
- Varied
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