Refrigeration Engineer

Salary/Rate:£45k - 55k per year + overtime

Working Options:On-site

Job type:Permanent

Town/City:Manchester

County:Manchester

Specialism:Metals & Engineering

Job ref:AL102

Post Date:July 5, 2026

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Meet Our Recruiter

Adele Lewis

Senior Executive Consultant

0151 209 2050

adele.lewis@aspion.co.uk

About the Role

Refrigeration Engineer

£45,000 - £50,000 (dependent on experience) + overtime

Field based

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Industrial Refrigeration Engineer to join a long-established and highly respected industrial refrigeration business supporting customers across the UK food and manufacturing sectors.

This role offers long-term stability, good earning potential, and the opportunity to work on large-scale industrial ammonia refrigeration systems within a supportive team.

The Business

The Refrigeration Engineer will be joining a well-established industrial refrigeration specialist with decades of experience in the market. The business is known for its technical knowledge, long-serving engineering team and supportive culture.

The Role

As a Refrigeration Engineer, you’ll be working on heavy industrial ammonia-based refrigeration systems, within food and FMCG production environments.

The role covers service, maintenance, breakdowns and installation work, supported by in-house fabrication and coded welding teams. The Refrigeration Engineers are paid door to door and benefit from overtime.

The Industrial Refrigeration Engineer will be required to travel to customer sites across the UK.

Requirements of Refrigeration Engineer:

Experience in industrial refrigeration
Experience working with ammonia based refrigeration systems
Ammonia training and certification
Experience within food production or FMCG environments
Service, maintenance and fault-finding capability
Full UK driving licence
Happy to travel to UK customer sites
Proactive, reliable engineer with a strong technical mindset

Why Join?

Long serving, highly skilled engineering team with deep technical knowledge
Supportive, friendly and professional culture
Strong earning potential through overtime
Long term stability with a respected business

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £40,000 – £52,000 (dependent on experience)
40-hour week, paid door to door
Overtime: Time & a half and double time
Plenty of overtime available
25 days holiday
Sick pay: 6 weeks full pay + 6 weeks half pay
Company pension: After 3 months (4% employer contribution)
Private healthcare
Death in service: 2 x salary

Find out more about our available opportunities or how I can help you further your career.

Please contact Adele Lewis or click Apply Now.

Call: 0151 209 2050 or 07537163611

Email: adele.lewis@aspion.co.uk

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