At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair large commercial refrigeration systems while ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Company: Join J & E Hall, a leading refrigeration solutions provider with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, company vehicle, private medical, and 26 days holiday.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the HVAC industry while developing your skills and career.
- Qualifications: Five years' experience in service engineering and knowledge of refrigeration systems required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
Salary: £40-£50k Dependent on Experience
Location: Cardiff
Benefits: Company Vehicle, Private Medical, Pension, 26 days holiday
About the job
As an engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out maintenance, service, repair and technical troubleshooting, involving the diagnosis of electrical and mechanical system problems, on large commercial and industrial refrigeration systems.
Main Responsibilities
- Service, maintenance, repair and commissioning of refrigerating, air conditioning and process plant.
- Liaise with customers to ensure work is being carried out to their satisfaction and to identify future potential business.
- Give detailed technical reports on work carried out, or further work necessary to restore plant to optimum operating efficiency; correctly complete work reports/timesheets to enable invoices to be submitted with minimum delay; maintain regular contact with service centre.
- Carry out on site equipment installation to acceptable standards and commission completed plants.
- Carry out on site electrical and mechanical diagnostic checks.
- On-site supervision as necessary of service engineers and apprentices.
- On-site apprentice training.
- Ensure that the Company’s technical and safety standards are maintained in accordance with Health & Safety Practices as outlined in the Company Health and Safety procedures and make recommendations for improvements as necessary.
- Adhere to company policy of quality service standards.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Strong planning and organisational skills; ability to work to tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Inquisitive mind and conceptual thinker, able to solve problems with conflicting priorities, taking a balanced view.
- Flexible as required to work overtime and be on call out rota, travel and work away from home on occasion.
- Works in a logical and safe manner.
Required Experience
- Minimum five years’ experience as a Service Engineer with installation and mechanical/electrical installation of commercial refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
- Working knowledge of environmental and health & safety regulations, and relevant EC directives (pressure equipment directive, machinery safety directive, ATEX directive, low voltage directive and EMC directive).
- Experience servicing piston, screw, and centrifugal compressors.
- Experience with HCFC, HFC and NH3 refrigerants (HC refrigerants and CO2 would be an advantage).
- Able to diagnose faults, including system design problems.
- Working knowledge and experience of electrical safety regulations for control and power circuits 110v and 415v.
- Working knowledge of PC and PLC based controls and instrumentation.
- Health and safety in the workplace awareness, including safe handling of refrigerants, including ammonia and hydrocarbons.
- C&G F-Gas 2079 and Safe Handling of Ammonia Certification.
About J'E Hall International
J & E Hall is one of the world’s foremost refrigeration solutions providers. Our key activities include the design, manufacture, installation and after‑sales care of refrigeration and HVAC products. As a member of the Daikin Group, J & E Hall has 10 locations and over 300 employees in the UK. A third of our workforce are service engineers who work remotely from UK service centres on customer sites. We consider our workforce to be a valuable asset and the success of our company is enabled by the dedication and development of our staff.
About the Business area
The Installation and service division of J & E Hall installs HVAC and refrigeration equipment into a wide range of applications. Our flexible service and maintenance solutions allow our engineers to provide planned maintenance, repair, and emergency breakdown cover. J & E Hall supplies multiple industries including food processing, brewing, petrochemical and retail and we regularly work with companies like Heineken, Morrison’s and the Ministry of Defence.
Pay & Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and a range of great benefits that help make J'E Hall International a great place to work. These include:
- 26 days annual leave
- Defined pension contribution plan
- Life Assurance
- Company vehicle
- Private medical scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- Continued professional development, including study leave and financial support for role related qualifications
- Recruitment referral scheme
- Long service awards
- Eye care vouchers
- Salary Extras, including shopping, hotel and travel discounts
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