Recruitment opportunities

The foundation of any business is the people working in it and our team is second to none.  Our market leading position has been earned over many years by always maintaining a diverse mix of excellent people in all departments from the Engineers to the Warehouse to the Office.

Forest’s dedication to our workforce is demonstrated by our superb staff retention and our highly respected reputation.  We offer an excellent package and working life is very flexible around your needs.

We are always on the lookout for exceptional people to add to the team so if you think you have the skills we need then please get in touch on 01254 583678 or jobs@forest-uk.com

Current Roles

Experienced Commercial Refrigeration Engineers

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Commercial Refrigeration Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You’ll be working across foodservice, 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.

We offer a competitive package designed to reward experience, loyalty, and commitment:

• Competitive Pay
• Monday – Friday (40 hours a week)
• Door to door
• 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

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Essential Skills & Qualifications

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

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost.

There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

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.