Refrigeration Technician

Location: Netherlands
Industry: Industrial Refrigeration
Employment Type: Permanent
Important: This position requires relocation to the Netherlands.

About the Opportunity

Are you an experienced Refrigeration Technician looking to take your career international?

Research Square is recruiting hands-on Refrigeration Service Technicians for established technical companies in the Netherlands. This is an opportunity to work on large-scale industrial cooling and freezing installations across industries such as food processing, fisheries and agriculture.

You will be part of a skilled technical team, attending to service calls, troubleshooting breakdowns and carrying out maintenance on complex industrial refrigeration systems.

Full relocation support and visa sponsorship are available for eligible candidates.

The Role

As a Refrigeration Service Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining, inspecting, troubleshooting and repairing industrial cooling and freezing installations at various customer sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Troubleshooting and resolving mechanical and electrical faults on industrial refrigeration systems.

• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on large-scale cooling and freezing installations.

• Carrying out installation, modification, inspection and overhaul work.

• Working with industrial refrigeration compressors and associated equipment.

• Attending to breakdowns and ensuring minimal disruption to customer operations.

• Carrying out commissioning activities where required.

• Preparing maintenance reports and documenting completed work.

• Advising customers and reporting on equipment inspections.

• Supporting the implementation and execution of maintenance schedules.

• Travelling to different customer sites and working both independently and as part of a technical team.

• Participating in a breakdown service rotation approximately every 5–6 weeks.

What We Are Looking For

• A Red Seal Trade Test or relevant technical qualification. 

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience as a Refrigeration Technician, Service Technician or Maintenance Technician.

• Experience working with commercial or industrial refrigeration systems and compressors.

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.

• Practical experience with refrigeration maintenance, repairs and servicing.

• A willingness to relocate and build a future in the Netherlands.

• Strong communication - Afrikaans language skills will be an advantage.

What We Offer

• Permanent employment contract with support for a Highly Skilled Migrant visa application, subject to eligibility and approval.

• Comprehensive relocation support, including visa assistance for eligible family members, relocation budget, housing assistance, airport pick-up, banking, insurance and municipal registration.

• Assistance with the application for the Dutch tax ruling scheme, where eligible.

• 25 days of annual leave and a holiday allowance.

• Dutch language training up to B1 level, alongside workshops and integration support.

• Ongoing technical training and professional development.

• Access to the R² Community, with social events, team activities and family-friendly gatherings.

Interested in Taking Your Career to the Netherlands?

If you have hands-on commercial or industrial refrigeration experience and are interested in an international opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or send your CV to [email protected].