Refrigeration Jobs in Baldwin, Maine

Refrigeration technicians install and service commercial refrigeration, walk-in coolers and freezers, ice machines and air-conditioning equipment that holds refrigerant. Baldwin is in Cumberland County, whose county seat is Portland and whose population was 303,069 in 2020. TradeHire shows postings at county level, so this page lists every refrigeration opening in Cumberland County, not only those in Baldwin itself.

14.5% of occupied homes in Cumberland County heat mainly with electricity, 45.6% still with fuel oil, the median home was built in 1976 and 23.4% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). Refrigeration work follows grocery, restaurant, food-processing, cold-storage and health-care sites, plus the growing number of heat pumps that run on refrigerant.

• Cumberland County is Maine's economic center, with the Port of Portland and headquarters for companies including IDEXX Laboratories, Unum and TD Bank.
• Maine Medical Center in Portland is the largest hospital in Maine and the state's only Level I trauma center.
• South Portland is the northernmost oil port in the United States, with more than 120 oil storage tanks.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 estimates) counts heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the Portland-South Portland area at 920 jobs with a median wage of $30.81 an hour; statewide 2,250 jobs, a $30.37 median, and a range of $22.64 (10th percentile) to $39.47 (90th percentile). Check your own number with the trade wage calculator.