Mobile Transport Refrigeration Engineer

Refrigeration Engineer - Blackburn, Lancashire

Ref: 642Friday 26 April 2024

£14 - £17 per hour

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Transport Refrigeration Engineer to join an award winning Blackburb business. Your role is essential in ensuring that day-to-day activities are conducted in a safe, efficient, and smooth-running environment. You will provide preventative maintenance, repairs, and technical services, upholding the highest standards of quality and reliability in refrigeration systems for all vehicles. Your primary objective is to diagnose and repair all makes and models of refrigeration units also including electrical, lining, and mechanical components, while maintaining accurate records of work performed and effectively communicating with customers onsite across the Northwest and Yorkshire.

 

Your new role as a Transport Refrigeration Engineer...

  • Inspect, service and diagnose refrigeration systems to identify issues affecting performance and cooling or heating efficiency
  • Repair and replace a range of all makes and models including components not limited to compressors, condensers, evaporators, and other refrigeration systems to restore optimal functionality
  • Charge refrigeration systems with the appropriate amount of refrigerant, ensuring proper pressure and cooling levels
  • Test and adjust system components, including temperature and pressure settings, to achieve and maintain optimal performance standards
  • Perform preventative maintenance on refrigeration systems to minimize breakdowns and extend system life, conducting regular inspections and servicing as needed including Calibration
  • Troubleshoot electrical and electronic components related to refrigeration systems, including parking sensors, monitoring systems and control systems, to address and resolve issues
  • Record accurate paperwork of maintenance, calibration and repairs performed, documenting work completed, parts used, and any follow-up recommendations
  • Follow safety protocols and regulations, adhering to industry standards and guidelines to maintain a safe working environment
  • Liaise with Department heads to ensure timely and accurate ordering of necessary parts and equipment for repairs and servicing
  • Manage the usage relevant of the management system, ensuring all jobs are completed on time, and accurate records are kept up to date
  • Collaborate closely with on-site customers adhering to health and safety policies and specific to their procedures
  • Review and maintain supplies of equipment and spares to ensure stock is stock is up to date to ensure first time fixes
  • Provide on-call assistance when required, in accordance with the department's on-call roster, to address motor transport breakdowns and urgent repair needs
  • Undertake driving duties on and off-site for motor transport breakdowns

 

About you as a Transport Refrigeration Engineer...

  • Previous experience with transport refrigeration is essential
  • Have the ability to install new refrigeration systems in vehicles, troubleshoot, diagnose and repair faulty systems and prevent faults from occurring
  • Able to accurately and efficiently complete all paperwork and data required for service and repair tasks, including timesheets, vehicle check sheets, and service reports
  • Can work independently, managing your own time efficiently
  • A solid understanding of health and safety and safety protocols
     

What's in it for you?

  • 40 hours per week
  • Overtime offered
  • 6.4 weeks holiday
  • Pension scheme
  • Discretionary Annual bonus
  • Health package – A health cash plan allows you to claim money back towards the cost of your essential medical care such as optical and dental bills: chiropody, therapy treatments and private consultations. Along with Critical Illness Cover and a range of other support services such as 24/7 access to GP consultations, mental health support and fitness programmes
  • Progression opportunities
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking

If you have skills and experience required and are looking at joining a growing business, then apply today.