Air Conditioning Engineer

Thermatic Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering firm is seeking a full-time Air Conditioning Engineer based in Scotland. This remote role requires expertise in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, including VRVs and Chillers, and involves conducting both planned and reactive maintenance at various client sites. Candidates should possess necessary certifications like FGAS Cat 1 and NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration. Benefits include overtime opportunities, personal use of a company van, and 33 days holiday including bank holidays.

Benefits

Overtime opportunities

33 days holiday

Personal use of company van

Health and wellbeing provisions

Qualifications

• Experience in air conditioning installation and maintenance including VRVs and Chillers.
• FGAS Cat 1 certification required.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety obligations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on air conditioning equipment.
• Support team members and participate in a 24-hour call-out rota.
• Produce technical reports and assist in creating quotations.

Skills

Experience with Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment

FGAS Cat 1

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment

Working knowledge of Building Regulations

Health & Safety knowledge

Basic plumbing skills

Asbestos Awareness

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment

Job description

We are looking for a full timeAir Conditioning Engineerto join our growing team of talented engineers.

You’ll be working alongside our other service engineers across a large number of our commercial clients across the central belt of Scotland. This is a fully remote role and requires a full UK driving licence.

This role will support the effective, efficient, and safe delivery of our client services by attending client sites to conduct planned and reactive maintenance.

Thermatic Technical FM provide complete nationwide coverage, across the full spectrum of Hard FM services to large, commercial clients. Our team of mobile engineers are supported by the account teams at Head Office to provide both reactive breakdown and planned maintenance services to our clients.

The Benefits

• Opportunities to increase take home pay through overtime
• Personal use of company van permitted
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) + a day off on your Birthday
  • Auto-enrolment Pension - 9% combined contributions
  • Death in Service Insurance @ 4 X salary
  • Extensive Healthcare & Wellbeing provisions including:
  • Private Medical Insurance - excess paid
  • Dental & Optical cash back scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to virtual GP support
  • Health discounts
• Access to annual health screening
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Company events
• Referral bonus
• Long Service Awards & Loyalty Holidays

Hours & Location of Work

Main location

this is a fully mobile role covering the central belt of Scotland.

Regular hours of work

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm - 40 hour working week. Whilst this is our company standard working week, our clients require "out of hours" maintenance so early starts/late finishes & night works are to be expected.

On Call

this role includes a 24 hour on call rota on a maximum 1 week in 4 schedule (Friday-Thursday)

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Experience working on a range of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment including VRVs, VRFs, Splits and Chillers
• FGAS Cat 1
• NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
• Working knowledge of Building Regulations
• Building Environmental and Electrical Services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning within the building services industry
• Sound understanding and experience of meeting Health & Safety obligations regarding maintenance activities
• Basic plumbing and building material skills/knowledge
• Asbestos Awareness

Desirable

• IPAF & PASMA
• Part P Electrical certificate

Responsibilities include

• Undertaking all aspects of air conditioning and refrigeration installation, commission, and maintenance including the service and repair of VRVs, VRFs, Splits, and Chillers
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance in accordance with Thermatic’s PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) and task schedules as directed by the Help Desk and/or management team
• Providing accurate timesheet information to designated timeframes
• Carrying out basic facilities maintenance tasks as required
• Supporting team members including acting as second-man where required
• Participating in a 24 hour call out rota
• Attending team meetings or briefings as required
• Supporting contract teams with meeting SLAs by attending client premises within the desired timeframe
• Supporting Thermatic with maintaining positive client relationships through on-site interactions with representative and customers of our clients
• Assisting office-based staff with producing quotations by providing accurate and good quality information where extra works are identified
• Producing technical and situational reports as required
• Escalating any major site issues or incidents via the appropriate channel and within acceptable timeframes
• Supporting the training and upskilling of junior service engineers

Our People

We’re a business built on people and it’s the people that make us different from other companies. If you believe your skills and experience can bring value to this role then we'd love to hear from you.

We’re a diverse group and encourage our people to be independent thinkers and collaborative doers to create a supportive culture full of passion.

Thermatic Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and takes is responsibilities relating to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion seriously. For further information, you can request a copy of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

Guaranteed Interview Commitment

We have made a commitment to improve employment opportunities for ex-military personnel. Therefore, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the commitment and the essential job role criteria