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Love Joes | We’re Hiring

Refrigeration & HVAC Engineer

Location

Walsall, West Midlands

Hours

Full-time, 45 hours per week

Salary

£41,408.00 – £47,619.20 per annum (dependent on experience, qualifications, and capability)

A bit about us

Love Joes is a family-run food business based in Walsall, West Midlands. We make and supply chicken products to foodservice customers across the UK — over 3,000 tonnes a year and growing.

We’re about 190 people strong, and we’re proud of the fact that over a quarter of our team have been with us for 10 years or more. That doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because people feel part of something here — not just a number on a rota.

We’ve got brothers and sisters working here. Parents and children. Friends who started on the same week and are still here a decade later. That’s the kind of place this is.

What we stand for

Everything we do comes back to four values. They’re not posters on a wall — they’re how we recognise people, how we make decisions, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Do What You Love — Bring energy and pride to your work. If you care about what you do, it shows.

Exceptional Service — Go the extra step. Whether it’s for a customer or a colleague, do it properly.

Continuous Improvement — Never stop learning. If something can be better, make it better.

Look After Each Other — We’re a team. We look out for each other, on the floor and off it.

The Role & Job Purpose

As a Refrigeration & HVAC Engineer, you will play a critical role in keeping our site operational by ensuring all refrigeration and HVAC systems are running safely, efficiently, and compliantly at all times.

You will be the site’s technical authority for refrigeration and HVAC systems, responsible for maintaining the integrity of the cold chain that underpins our food manufacturing operation.

This is a hands-on, highly skilled engineering role covering planned maintenance, breakdown response, installations, commissioning, and regulatory compliance (including F-Gas).

The purpose of this role is to ensure all refrigeration and HVAC plant operates reliably, efficiently, and compliantly so that:

• The cold chain is always maintained
• Production can continue without disruption
• Equipment is properly maintained and optimised
• All F-Gas and food safety compliance requirements are met

The Refrigeration & HVAC Engineer sits within the Maintenance department and reports to the Facilities Manager.

You will hold single-point ownership of all refrigeration and HVAC plant on site, acting as the technical authority responsible for system performance, reliability, and compliance.

This role is accountable for maintaining the cold chain and ensuring F-Gas regulatory compliance across the site.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will take ownership of refrigeration and HVAC systems across the site.

You will:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on refrigeration and HVAC systems
• Diagnose faults and complete reactive repairs to minimise downtime
• Specify, install, commission, and test new or modified plant
• Maintain full F-Gas compliance, including leak checks, refrigerant records, and register ownership
• Ensure refrigeration systems maintain required temperatures to protect the cold chain
• Maintain accurate temperature and compliance records for audits (including BRC)
• Act as the technical authority for refrigeration and HVAC systems on site
• Provide technical guidance and oversee contractor work to ensure standards are met
• Maintain accurate asset records, service history, and maintenance documentation
• Support wider maintenance team duties when refrigeration workload allows
• Identify and support efficiency improvements across systems and plant

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a skilled, hands-on engineer with strong refrigeration and HVAC experience.

You will need:

• F-Gas Category 1 qualification (all refrigerant groups)
• Strong experience in refrigeration and HVAC maintenance (commercial or industrial)
• Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance on complex systems
• Good understanding of cold chain environments and temperature-critical systems
• Ability to diagnose faults and resolve issues efficiently under pressure
• Strong record keeping and compliance documentation skills
• Comfortable working with maintenance systems and digital records
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of plant and systems
• Flexible approach to working hours, including callouts when required
• Strong awareness of health & safety and safe working practices
• A practical, hands-on and adaptable engineering mindset

It’d be a bonus if you’ve got

• HVAC / air conditioning qualification (e.g. City & Guilds 2079) Electrical installation experience or qualification
• Experience in food manufacturing or chilled production environments
• Experience with commissioning and installation of new plant
• Knowledge of BRC standards and food safety compliance
• Experience using monitoring systems (e.g. XWEB or similar)

What you’ll get

We believe in looking after the people who look after the business. Here’s what comes with the role:

• £41,408.00 – £47,619.20 per annum (dependent on experience, qualifications, and capability
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Staff discount at the Love Joes Factory Shop
• Access to Reward Gateway — discounts, wellbeing tools, and more
• Employee of the Month recognition programme
• Free on-site parking
• Company events such as our Summer BBQ and Big Night Out
• A team that actually looks out for each other — ask anyone who works here

How to apply

Apply by sending your CV to peopleteam@lovejoes.co.uk, or apply through Indeed. Immediate starts available for the right candidate.

If you’ve got questions about the role before applying, drop us a message at peopleteam@lovejoes.co.u — we’re happy to chat.

Your privacy

By applying for this role, your personal data will be processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice, available at lovejoes.co.uk/candidate-privacy-notice. We retain unsuccessful application data for six months, after which it is securely deleted. Our Data Protection Officer is Giannakis Koumi.

Equal opportunities

Love Joes is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

As part of our commitment to equality, we ask all applicants to complete a short, voluntary, and anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form. This information is collected separately from your application, is never seen by hiring managers, and plays no part in our selection decisions. It is used only to help us monitor and improve the diversity of our recruitment process.

Love Joes Do What You Love lovejoes.co.uk

Pay: £41,408.00-£47,619.20 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Store discount

Work Location: In person