Industrial Refrigeration Engineer

📍 Glasgow
💰 £50,000 - £56,000
⏰ 40 hour working week, overtime and standby allowance available
📈 Permanent Position | Career Progression | Training & Development

Mobile Role | Central Scotland (Glasgow to Edinburgh Region)

A leading engineering business is looking to recruit an experienced Industrial Refrigeration Engineer to join its expanding service team. This is a mobile role covering Central Scotland, with the majority of customer sites located across the Glasgow and Edinburgh corridor.

Working across a diverse range of industrial environments, the successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, servicing, and repairing industrial refrigeration and chiller systems for a varied customer base.

Projects and service work are carried out across a range of sectors including:

• Meat and poultry
• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Leisure facilities
• Pharmaceutical production
• Automotive manufacturing
• General industrial environments

The Industrial Refrigeration Engineer will be responsible for delivering planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, repairs, and breakdown support on a variety of refrigeration systems.

Maintenance & Servicing

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and routine servicing.
• Conduct leak testing and system inspections.
• Monitor compressor performance and efficiency.
• Replace worn or faulty components to minimise downtime and maintain operational performance.

Fault Finding & Repairs

• Diagnose and repair complex mechanical, electrical, and refrigeration-related faults.
• Respond effectively to emergency breakdown situations.
• Ensure systems are restored safely and efficiently.

Compliance & Safety

• Work in line with all health and safety legislation and company procedures.
• Safely handle hazardous refrigerants, including toxic and flammable gases.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and emissions standards.

The ideal candidate will have:

• F-Gas Category 1 (2079) certification.
• Ammonia handling qualification and experience.
• A completed refrigeration apprenticeship.
• A recognised qualification such as NVQ or City & Guilds in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR).
• Proven experience working with HFC, ammonia and CO₂ refrigeration systems.
• Strong working knowledge of DX, pumped, flooded and multistage refrigeration systems.
• Experience working with equipment from manufacturers such as Sabroe, Frick, York, Bitzer and Howden.
• A full UK driving licence.

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