Refrigeration Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Glasgow
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,300 / year
CATEGORY
Skilled Trades
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

F-Gas Certificate Commercial Refrigeration Systems Fault Diagnosis & Repair Customer Service Full UK Driving Licence Foodservice/Hospitality Refrigeration Installation & Maintenance On-call Rota

FULL DESCRIPTION

Refrigeration Engineer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Glasgow - Full-time - Permanent

Salary: £42,757 basic + £2,543 on-call allowance

Job Ref: 90313

About the Company

Forest, a part of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], is the market leading and national award-winning refrigeration contractor in the Foodservice and Food/Drink retail sector, offering excellent job stability through a portfolio of blue-chip, long-term contracts. Due to significant new business growth, we are recruiting experienced and qualified Commercial Refrigeration Engineers to join our growing team. Our partnership with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] brings a new level of potential, stability and opportunity for career development.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Commercial Refrigeration Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You'll be working across foodservice, hospitality, and food & drinks retail, maintaining and repairing a wide range of chilled and frozen display and storage assets for a diverse portfolio of blue-chip clients. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role, ideal for an engineer who enjoys variety and working with high-quality commercial equipment. Please note to be considered for this position, you must live in a postcode that begins with G.

Role Responsibilities

  • Install, service, and repair commercial refrigeration systems
  • Diagnose faults and carry out effective breakdown repairs
  • Ensure all work meets industry regulations and internal safety standards
  • Communicate clearly with clients and internal teams regarding work completed and recommendations
  • Maintain accurate records and documentation
  • Participate in an on-call rota as required

Required Qualifications

  • Candidates must hold a current, valid F-Gas Certificate (applicants without this will not be considered)
  • The ideal applicant will possess 10 years'+ experience working in the commercial refrigeration sector, specifically within restaurants and hospitality environments
  • Strong understanding of commercial refrigeration systems in the foodservice/retail sector
  • Professional, reliable, and capable of high performance, even during peak summer periods
  • Full UK driving licence

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive pay
  • Overtime
  • Standby/on-call allowance
  • Annual leave: 25 days plus Statutory Bank Holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
  • Long service bonus and exclusive discounts

Benefits

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP, financial wellbeing assistance via Salary Finance, access to our lifestyle benefits platform Choices, high street discounts via MiDeals, cycle-to-work scheme, life cover up to four times your salary, enhanced pension contributions, save-as-you-earn scheme, and a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Matching Share Plan. We award Mitie Stars with cash prizes up to £10,000. We offer diverse training and development. If you need reasonable adjustments, please email Sadhna Jha at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Since 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company.

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