Our success is built on the passion of our people

Would you like to join the world’s most innovative commercial refrigeration manufacturer?
We are a unique team, connected by the same pillars.

Work with ITW

Foster and Gamko are part of ITW's Food Equipment Group. As a Fortune 200 company, ITW is committed to investing in our people and aim to support our colleagues in their development and long-term career growth.

Our decentralized, entrepreneurial culture empowers you to think and act like a business owner. We aspire for everyone to perform to their full potential and value the unique and diverse perspectives, experiences and ideas that make us better together.

We are a unique team, connected by the same pillars.

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Experience

Sales, marketing, finance, production, installation, service, maintenance and spare parts for both brands: all your refrigeration needs available in a one-stop shop, delivering a higher level of pre and post sales service to our customers

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Expertise

Cutting edge technology and investment is shared across Foster and Gamko, benefitting both the product range and the way in which our business can exceed customer requirements in new ways

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Excellence

We know refrigeration better than anyone else: the combined extensive heritage of two market leaders, with our parent company ITW, drives accelerated technical learning, producing improved quality and reliability for our customers where it matters

Our divisions

At Foster and Gamko, we work best when each department works seamlessly with the next. As an ITW company, we have a culture of entrepreneurship which means that every member of the team is empowered to make decisions and have responsibilities.

Sales and marketing

Our sales and marketing teams strive for excellence every day, through creative campaigns, relationship building and open communication with customers. As the Refrigeration Experts, are teams are on hand to support customers with application advice, product training, and marketing support.

Areas:

  • Regional Business Managers
  • Customer Action Team
  • Marketing
  • Product Management
  • Key Account Managers

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Engineering

Our award-winning products are designed, developed and tested by our team of fantastic engineers. Working closely with all departments, the team are integral.

Areas:

  • Research and Development
  • Design engineering
  • Quality engineering

Business operations

Without the business operations teams, we wouldn’t be able to function. Our people are our best asset, and as an ITW company, we focus on strategic sourcing.

Areas:

  • HR
  • Strategic purchasing
  • IT
  • Finance and accounts

Aftersales

Aftersales isn’t an afterthought for us. Our customers don’t stop being important to us once they’ve purchased the product. The aftersales department, made up of spares and service teams is on hand to give technical training, service advice and parts are available to order 24/7 with our handy website.

Areas:

  • Customer service
  • Technical documentation
  • Technical training
  • Spare parts

Production

We build products from scratch at our manufacturing facility in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Our teams are trained and upskilled to produce the award-winning refrigeration, and they carry out quality and safety inspections.

Areas:

  • Assembly
  • Sheet metal
  • Packing

Gareth Hunt,
Senior Product Manager

I started at Foster almost 15 years ago as a CAD designer in the Engineering department. I was given more responsibility across new product development (NPD) projects before managing the full engineering NPD process for customer specific products.

From there I focused on our click and collect project, managing the design over several generations of customer specific designs.

Now I use my detailed knowledge of the Foster portfolio in the Marketing department as the Senior Product Manager and I have not looked back since! My role allows me to be the voice of the customer throughout our product design process. The Foster portfolio is vast, and it’s my job to ensure all our products are up to scratch, while providing technical expertise to the wider team.

Foster has given me the opportunity to develop and grow in a safe place. Not only have I undertaken leadership training through Foster, but they also sponsored my MSc in technology management.

The best thing about Foster is that they recognise the hard work we put in and show how appreciative they are. I am surrounded by a great team and get real satisfaction from making a difference to the future of Foster.

Gareth Hunt

Current Vacancies

We currently have a wide variety of exciting career opportunities available.

If you are ready to make a difference, please email hr@foster-gamko.com.

Electro-Mechanical Engineer

To provide the key skills and experience required for the successful design, specification, implementation and on-going support of all electromechanical; elements and practices associated with commercial refrigeration equipment. The role encompasses the production of supporting documentation, provision of training and business support activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Development of connected services to further the company’s strategy of interconnecting products withing refrigeration and the wider ITW portfolio of products.
  • Production of detailed and outline specifications, wiring diagrams, schematics, work instructions and related documentation.
  • Accurate production of detailed technical reports and test analysis and conformity records.
  • Provision of training, briefings and presentations for staff, management and customers.
  • Providing customer support for bot internal and external departments.
  • Conception and realisation of defined and innovative test methods and procedures providing class leading results and products.
  • Interpret, apply and document relevant standards and legislation.
  • Application of electrical and electronic solutions.
  • Any other general duties within the capability of the post holder, as agreed with line manager.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Formally qualified to HND level or higher in an electrically biased discipline.
  • High levels of attention to detail, precision and accuracy.
  • Good verbal and written communication across all levels.
  • IT literate with experience of working with office platforms and knowledge Solidworks or other CAD system.
  • Innovative and forward thinking with the ability to problem solve.
  • Excellent time keeping when working to deadlines.

Essential Knowledge, Experience & Abilities:

  • Practical hands-on experience of domestic and international electrical supply practices and configurations.
  • Experience of design and development of electronic and electromechanical products and connected services working as part of a wider engineering group.
  • Able to work within a team effectively and efficiently.

Desirable:

  • Completion of an Electro-Mechanical Apprenticeship

 

If you are ready to make a difference, please email hr@foster-gamko.com.