Refrigeration Engineer

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Location: Anglia – Candidates must live in postcode beginning with CB, IP, , SG & CO

Employment Type: Permanent, Full‑time

Hours: Monday – Friday (40 hours a week)

Forest, a part of Mitie, is the market‑leading and national award‑winning refrigeration contractor in the Food service 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 Mitie brings a new level of potential, stability and opportunity for career development.

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Commercial Refrigeration Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You'll be working across food service, 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 CB, IP, , SG & CO.

• Competitive Pay
• Overtime
• Standby
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus Statutory Bank Holidays with option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Long service bonus and exclusive discounts

• 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

• 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 food service/retail sector.
• Professional, reliable, and capable of high performance, even during peak summer periods.
• Full UK driving licence

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• Virtual GP access
• Financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme
• Flexible lifestyle benefits platform – Choices (extra holiday days, insurance, tech products)
• High street discounts via Mi Deals
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Life cover up to four times your salary
• Enhanced pension contributions; savings plan;
  Mitie Matching Share Plan
• Mitie Stars recognition with cash prizes (monthly & yearly)
• Training & development opportunities
• Inclusion and accessibility support – email for adjustments

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition and need us to make reasonable adjustments, please let us know by emailing Aleksandra Otlewska at

Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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