Refrigeration Engineer at City Facilities Management, Birmingham

Refrigeration Engineer – City FM  

Location: Birmingham

Contract: Permanent 

Working Hours: 45 hours per week  

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

Basic Salary: £53,319.42 (Inclusive of Standby Payment) + 5% SLA

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!  

• £53,319.42 Basic salary (inclusive of 13 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