Royal Caribbean Group

1st Refrigeration Engineer

Recruiter:
Royal Caribbean Group
Category:
Engine / Technical Jobs
Positions:
1st Engineer, Ventilation / Refrigeration Officer
Salary:
£Neg.
Updated:
August 29, 2025

Position Overview

  • Reports to the Chief Refrigeration Engineer for operation, maintenance, and repair of ventilation, cooling, ice rink, and air conditioning systems.
  • Acts as a technical consultant and supports the development of junior engineers.
  • In emergencies, may assume the Chief Refrigeration Engineer responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Comply with and promote the company's environmental policies.
  • Work with team members to ensure systems are environmentally responsible.
  • Immediately report any malfunctioning environmental systems to your supervisor.

System Maintenance & Operation

  • Maintain ventilation, cooling, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems at peak efficiency.
  • Ensure all equipment operates at maximum efficiency to reduce energy and fuel costs.
  • Assist in the inspection, maintenance, and repair of:
  • Ventilation and HVAC systems
  • Ice rink cooling (if applicable)
  • Refrigerators, coolers, and ice machines
  • Fire dampers, shut-off dampers, filters, and ventilation cleaning systems

Team Development & Budget Support

  • Support the training of team members in safety and operational duties.
  • Assist with budget control, spare parts management, and work order coordination.
  • Additional Duties
  • Perform routine tasks and any other work assigned by your supervisor to ensure smooth operations.

Why Join Us?
Be a vital part of our engineering team, ensuring all refrigeration and air conditioning systems are safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly—supporting guest comfort and operational excellence.

Work Experience Requirements

All applicants must have previous experience in working on a Cruise Ship.

Language Requirements

Good knowledge of the English language is required.

Royal Caribbean Group

Royal Caribbean Group

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Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is a cruise vacation company comprised of three award-winning global brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that includes TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, our brands operate a global fleet of 60 ships traveling to more than 800 destinations worldwide.

We’re proud of the way our team members from different cultural backgrounds, ages, races, religions, education levels, sexual orientation, genders, and disabilities come together to create the incredible vacation experiences we’re known for. We believe that the diversity of our employees plays a major role in our success.

We are proud of our entrepreneurial spirit, the force that drives us to innovate. It’s that state of mind that helps us see opportunity where others see only risk.

Come join our RCG family and journey with us!


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