Electrical Field Service Engineer – CNC Machine Tools

Thomas Lee Recruitment; Chorley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Bonus scheme

Overtime opportunities

Private healthcare

Pension

Manufacturer training

Tools, laptop and mobile phone

Expenses, hotel and fuel cards

Job summary

Thomas Lee Recruitment LTD. is seeking an experienced Electrical Field Service Engineer to join a specialist machine tool business.

You will travel nationwide across the UK to install, commission, service and repair CNC machinery, diagnosing faults and minimising downtime at customer sites. You will work on electrical/electronic CNC systems, covering control, drives, PLCs, electrical schematics and safety systems.

Qualifications

• CNC service experience on machine tools.
• Ability to read electrical diagrams/schematics.
• Knowledge of drives, PLCs and machine electrics.
• Experience with Heidenhain, SINUMERIK and/or Fanuc controls.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, service and repair CNC machinery.
• Diagnose faults at customer sites and minimise downtime.
• Work directly with customers to return machines to production.
• Make informed engineering decisions on-site with limited supervision.

Skills

CNC service experience

Fault finding

Heidenhain controls

Siemens SINUMERIK

Fanuc controls

Electrical drawings

Drives & PLCs

UK driving licence

Willingness to travel

Education

Electrical/electronic engineering qualification

Job description

Field Based – UK Travel

If you can walk up to a CNC machine that has stopped, open the electrical cabinet and methodically work out why, this could be worth a look.

Particularly if Heidenhain, Siemens SINUMERIK or Fanuc are systems you already know your way around.

We're recruiting an experienced Electrical Field Service Engineer to join an established machine tool business supporting manufacturers across the UK.

You'll be installing, commissioning, servicing and repairing CNC machinery, working directly with customers to diagnose faults, minimise downtime and get machines back into production.

This is very much an electrical/electronic CNC service role, covering everything from control and drive faults through to PLCs, machine electrics, parameters and safety systems.

You'll have technical support behind you, but you'll also need to be comfortable working independently at customer sites and making sensible engineering decisions yourself.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who already has hands-on experience servicing CNC machine tools.

You'll ideally have:

• CNC machine tool service experience


• Strong electrical and electronic fault-finding skills


• Experience with Heidenhain, Siemens SINUMERIK and/or Fanuc controls


• The ability to read electrical drawings and schematics


• Knowledge of drives, PLCs and machine electrical systems


• Confidence working independently at customer sites


• A full UK driving licence
  
• Flexibility to travel and occasionally stay away overnight

An electrical/electronic engineering qualification would be useful, while experience with 5-axis machines, Siemens PLCs, industrial networks or machine calibration would be an advantage rather than essential.

What's in it for you?

Alongside a competitive salary, the package includes:

• Company vehicle


• Company bonus scheme


• Overtime opportunities


• Private healthcare


• Pension


• Manufacturer training


• Tools, laptop and mobile phone


• Expenses, hotel and fuel cards

You'll be joining a business where CNC machine tools are the day job, with an experienced technical team behind you and opportunities to continue developing your knowledge through manufacturer training.