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Our people & opportunities

The backbone of Active Refrigeration

Our team & culture

Our people are the backbone of our business. Our customers value our personable approach, high quality of workmanship, efficiency and technical capability. We want the best engineers in the field when dealing with new plant or retrofit design requirements, complex and critical breakdowns and maintenance issues.

We are committed to providing an awesome working environment with a focus on health and safety, teamwork, and growing our people. We provide excellent in-house training for our apprentices and interns, helping to develop our future engineers; as well as providing continuous learning opportunities for our more experienced engineers.

We employ some of the highest qualified and skilled engineers from across New Zealand and abroad, each hand picked to suit both our culture and strong customer solution focus.

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Career pathways

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Apprenticeships

Start your career with hands-on experience in industrial and commercial refrigeration. Our apprenticeships provide structured training, mentorship, and industry certifications, setting you up for long-term success in a high-demand field.

Trade qualifications & specialisations

As you progress, you’ll gain trade qualifications and the opportunity to specialise in areas such as natural refrigerants, system design, or advanced diagnostics. We support ongoing professional development to help you refine your expertise.

Business & technical leadership

For those looking to take their career further, opportunities exist to move into engineering design, sales, operations management, or business leadership roles, shaping the future of refrigeration and sustainability in New Zealand.

Leadership & senior roles

Experienced technicians and engineers can advance into senior, supervisory, or project management positions, leading teams, overseeing installations, and driving innovation in refrigeration and HVAC solutions.

Apprentices

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Proud to be Active Refrigeration

Technician testimonials

“I like working at Active Refrigeration because you get a wide range of customers and sites, that can even take you overseas.”

Jeremy & Tom

Active Refrigeration apprentices

“No day is the same at Active. We are constantly changing. I am certainly not scared or bored coming to work. There is always something new happening and it’s something good to be a part of.”

Nick, Ashley & Brendan

Active Refrigeration engineers

Active is hiring

We're always looking
for great talent

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