Refrigeration Managing Engineer

Are you a Senior Refrigeration Engineer, looking for your next step into a Managing Engineer role? You will reside within the Devon Region or the surrounding areas and have proven supermarket refrigeration experience with Co2 Experience (don't have Co2 ? - training can be provided for strong applicants) + flexible start & finish times available too!!

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within the Devon region only !!

Or are you already a Managing Engineer within Refrigeration looking to join a strong and stable company within the Supermarket FM area?

• Competitive Salary - £57,668 per annum (depending on experience)
• Company van and fuel card – with personal use available from day one
• Full door-to-door pay - earn from the moment you leave home
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced overtime rates for additional earnings – All overtime is paid as time and a half
• Annual bonus (up to 4%) - subject to performance
• Training on offer to cover any skill gaps in the hybrid role

You will have responsibility for a team of Refrigeration Engineers to ensure that planned and reactive maintenance tasks are completed on-time and to budget. You will also be responsible for the call-out rota and ensure adequate and safe cover at all time

• Supervise the team, acting as their daily point of contact, and provide management support, guidance, training, and development to ensure a consistent and high level of customer service.
• Provide technical support and training to your team of Refrigeration Engineers.
• Control staffing on a day-to-day basis, including management of the on-call rota.
• Assist the Area Support Manager with relevant HR processes, including:
• Completion of return-to-work forms
• Handling and reporting disciplinary incidents
• Conducting performance review meetings
• Managing underperformance on a day-to-day basis
• Scheduling holiday and absence cover
• Investigating, recording, and escalating accidents or near misses in line with Health & Safety policy
• Provide technical support as required, including advice regarding major operational issues and assistance during major incidents.
• Assist the team in delivering high-quality PPM work.
• Work with the Area Support Manager to deal with and make safe all Health & Safety related issues within your area and across the engineering team, escalating where necessary, including matters relating to PPE.
• Support effective budgetary management of parts and materials usage, reporting any overspend and budget variances.
• Attend client and management meetings on behalf of the business within your region.

You’ll enjoy working autonomously in a pressurised environment and be able to prioritise a complex and demanding workload. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to communicate operational issues effectively within your region. You’ll be customer-service driven and enjoy working within a people-focused environment.

• Full UK driving licence (essential)
• City & Guilds qualified in Refrigeration (or equivalent), including F-Gas
• Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience working on a mobile basis within your chosen field
• Demonstrable management/supervisory experience (desirable)
• Experience with in an FM environment and Refrigeration Engineering experience within supermarkets
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and use diplomacy with clients and colleagues
• Ability to supervise engineers in a pressurised environment whilst dealing with store teams and members of the public
• Capable of prioritising a complex and demanding workload

As our clients predominantly operate on a 24/7 basis, there is a requirement to be flexible with working hours…