Refrigeration Engineer

Service Engineer – Industrial Refrigeration

Barnsley
£44,000 – £46,000 Basic + Overtime & Benefits
OTE £65,000 – £70,000

Are you an experienced Refrigeration Engineer ready to step up into heavy industrial plant work — away from supermarket callouts?

We’re expanding our team and looking for a skilled Industrial Refrigeration Service Engineer to join our growing operation in Barnsley.

This is a fantastic opportunity to move into heavy commercial refrigeration plant, chilled water systems, and industrial equipment — with real earning potential and career progression.

✅ £44k–£46k basic salary
✅ OTE £65k–£70k with overtime
✅ £170 standby payment
✅ 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
✅ Company van provided
✅ Private healthcare & sick pay scheme (after qualifying period)
✅ Pension scheme
✅ No supermarket contracts

This is a field-based Service Engineer position working within the industrial refrigeration sector.

You’ll be responsible for:

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  Servicing and maintaining heavy commercial refrigeration plant

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  Working on chilled water systems and associated equipment

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  Occasional air-conditioning work

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  Responding to breakdowns and reactive service calls

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  Troubleshooting and resolving repeat technical issues

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  Carrying out site audits and recommending system improvements

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  Providing technical support to apprentices and customers

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  Maintaining high Health & Safety standards at all times

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  Representing the company professionally on customer sites

This is a customer-focused role where technical ability, problem-solving, and professionalism are key.

✔ Proven experience in a refrigeration service environment
✔ F-Gas Category 1 (essential)
✔ Ammonia handling experience (highly desirable)
✔ IPAF certification
✔ Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
✔ Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
✔ Excellent customer service skills
✔ Industrial or heavy commercial experience preferred
✔ Honest, reliable and safety-driven mindset

This role would particularly suit an engineer currently working in retail/supermarket refrigeration who wants to progress into the industrial/heavy commercial sector.

We are a growing team of specialist engineers working on complex and technically interesting plant.

You’ll be supported by an experienced Service Manager and given opportunities to develop technically while significantly increasing your earning potential.

If you’re ambitious, technically capable, and ready to move into industrial refrigeration — we want to hear from you.

Aqumen Business Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.