Cold Store Project engineer

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Cold Store Project engineer

Posted on 08 October 26 by Ralf Huisman

• Brabant
• €5500 - €7000 per Month

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Job Description

Cold Store Project Engineer

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Cold Store Project Engineer with a strong technical background and hands-on experience in cold storage, refrigeration, HVAC, and temperature-controlled environments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and leading cold store overhaul, maintenance, commissioning, and start-up activities. The role requires a practical, technically strong engineer who can troubleshoot complex mechanical and electrical systems, identify root causes, implement effective corrective actions, and coordinate activities across Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, contractors, and equipment vendors.

Experience within a pharmaceutical, GMP/GxP, or similarly regulated environment is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support cold store overhaul and improvement projects, from planning through execution and handover.
• Provide hands-on technical expertise for refrigeration and temperature-controlled systems.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, HVAC, and control system issues.
• Work with refrigeration systems including:
• Compressors
• Condensers
• Evaporators
• Refrigeration controls
• Temperature monitoring and alarm systems
• Associated mechanical and electrical equipment
• Perform fault finding, root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action implementation.
• Plan and coordinate equipment overhaul, preventive and corrective maintenance, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Review equipment condition and identify opportunities for reliability, performance, safety, and efficiency improvements.
• Support the specification, selection, installation, and commissioning of new or replacement equipment.
• Coordinate technical activities with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, contractors, suppliers, and equipment vendors.
• Ensure engineering activities are performed in accordance with applicable GMP/GxP, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
• Support qualification and validation activities, including technical input into protocols, testing, commissioning documentation, and reports.
• Ensure engineering documentation, drawings, maintenance records, technical reports, and project documentation are complete and up to date.
• Participate in risk assessments, technical reviews, and problem-solving activities.
• Provide technical support during shutdowns, planned interventions, and emergency breakdown situations.
• Ensure work is executed safely and in compliance with applicable procedures and standards.

Technical Requirements

Refrigeration & HVAC

• Strong knowledge of industrial/commercial refrigeration systems and cold storage environments.
• Good understanding of refrigeration cycles and the operation of compressors, condensers, evaporators, expansion devices, controls, and monitoring systems.
• Practical knowledge of HVAC systems and temperature-controlled environments.
• Experience with temperature monitoring, alarms, control systems, and environmental conditions.

Mechanical & Electrical

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and fault-finding skills.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical equipment, maintenance, and repairs.
• Ability to identify equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.

Projects, Maintenance & Commissioning

• Experience in equipment overhaul, maintenance, commissioning, and start-up.
• Experience managing or coordinating contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Ability to plan and execute engineering activities within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality requirements.
• Strong understanding of equipment reliability and lifecycle management.

Quality & Compliance

• Good awareness of GMP/GxP requirements, preferably gained within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, or another regulated industry.
• Understanding of qualification and validation principles and associated technical documentation.
• Experience working within controlled environments and following formal change control, deviation, CAPA, and documentation processes is an advantage.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical and hands-on engineering capability.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong fault-finding and root cause analysis capability.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Operations, and external suppliers.
• Able to coordinate multiple activities and priorities in a project environment.
• Proactive, practical, and solution-oriented approach.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Ability to work independently while also being an effective team player.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on engineering environment and responding to urgent technical issues when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree, higher diploma, or equivalent technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Refrigeration, HVAC, or a related discipline.
• Significant hands-on experience with refrigeration, cold storage, HVAC, and/or temperature-controlled systems.
• Proven experience in an engineering, maintenance, project engineering, or equipment overhaul role.
• Experience in a GMP/GxP or regulated environment is preferred.
• Relevant refrigeration/HVAC or electrical qualifications are advantageous.
• VCA VOL certification is required/preferred, depending on the site requirements.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior Engineer / Project Engineer who combines strong mechanical and electrical knowledge with practical refrigeration expertise. You should be comfortable moving between detailed technical troubleshooting, project coordination, contractor management, commissioning activities, and regulated documentation.

You will play a key role in ensuring that cold storage systems are safe, reliable, compliant, and fit for purpose, while supporting successful overhaul and improvement projects from concept through to operational handover.

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Job Information

Rate / Salary

€5500 - €7000 per Month

Sector

Pharmaceuticals

Category

HVAC

Skills / Experience

Not Specified

Benefits

Not Specified

Our Reference

JOB-5955

Job Location