Refrigeration Engineer

Millers Vanguard is the UK’s premier provider of catering, and refrigeration maintenance for the hospitality industry.

We are an industry-leading single-source solution for private and public sector catering and refrigeration support nationwide. Specialising in Preventative Maintenance, Reactive Engineering and end-to-end asset management. Our customers include Major restaurant chains, hotel chains, Correctional institutions, Schools, Airports, Care Homes, Stadia and Staff catering facilities.

Job Description as a Refrigeration Engineer:

Due to significant growth in our customer base, we are now looking to recruit experienced Commercial Refrigeration Engineer’s to join both our Reactive Engineering and planned preventative maintenance section.

Your Role as a Refrigeration Engineer:

  • Based from home attending customer sites within your region
  • You will attend Reactive or PPM calls to repair and maintain equipment on our customer sites
  • Carrying out repair and maintenance activities within capability range
  • To communicate on a regular basis with our Operations Team providing updates on work tasks
  • To accurately and securely maintain all vehicle stock, tools and equipment

Our ideal candidate as a Refrigeration Engineer:

  • F-Gas Certification
  • C&G electrical qualifications/experience
  • Walk in Fridge/Freezer experience
  • Stable work history with good engineering skills
  • Willingness to develop new skills and qualifications
  • Minimum City & Guilds level 2 qualified.
  • CO2 and Hydrocarbons and has a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
  • Full driving licence

Why join us?

We value or employees here at Millers Vanguard so in return for your hard work we offer a number of bene?ts

  • 32 Holidays per year pro-rata
  • You will be supplied with a full smart and modern uniform complete with a tablet
  • You will be fully supported by your local Field Operations Manager plus our Technical Support Desk
  • A fully stocked Mercedes Vito
  • Opportunity to participate in charity events
  • Long service awards
  • Company Pension
  • Regular staff ‘treats’ for employees and their families

Career Development

Your induction will take place at Miller’s Vanguards bespoke City & Guilds accredited Training Academy in Bury, Lancashire (accommodation etc. fully provided)

As you develop in the role supported by our training programmes you will then have the opportunity to progress your way through our pay grading structure.

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Hours : 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
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