Chief Operating Engineer – London, ON

Role overview

Red Seal Recruiting is recruiting a Chief Operating Engineer for an established food-manufacturing operation in London. This hands-on utilities and reliability role oversees ammonia refrigeration, steam boilers, air compressors and other critical plant-utility systems and is responsible for maintaining safe, efficient and compliant operation across the facility.

Responsibilities

The engineer troubleshoots operating issues, manages preventive maintenance, maintains operating logs and coordinates required inspections. The role works with contractors, guides operators and supports utility upgrades, energy/efficiency improvements and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate must also be available to respond to after-hours refrigeration or boiler emergencies when required.

• Refrigeration Class B or 3rd Class Operating Engineer certificate.
• Approximately 2–3 years of ammonia-refrigeration experience.
• Strong knowledge of boilers, refrigeration and industrial utilities.
• Good communication and problem-solving capability.
• CO2 refrigeration experience is an asset.
• Food/beverage manufacturing, CMMS and GMP/HACCP/WHMIS knowledge are assets.

Full-time London position paying $45–$50 per hour, flexible based on experience and qualifications. The posting lists a Monday-to-Friday morning shift plus health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. The official job page is dated October 9, 2026.