Field Service Engineer

Astute People; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

4% pension matched

Life insurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Job summary

Astute People is partnering with a Brighouse-based client to recruit a Field Service Engineer. The role installs, services, and maintains large CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK.

The ideal candidate has substantial CNC/milling experience, strong fault diagnosis skills, and a valid UK driving licence. You will travel across the UK, work independently, and contribute to service contracts and spare parts opportunities.

Qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or higher qualification preferred.
• NVQ or higher qualification in engineering preferred.
• Proven experience on large CNC and manual milling machinery.
• Strong mechanical fitting and fault diagnosis skills.
• Experience with machine tool alignment and precision engineering.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, hydraulic schematics and electrical diagrams.
• Basic electrical and hydraulic fault-finding knowledge.
• Good computing skills including Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence (clean preferred).

Responsibilities

• Install, service and maintain large CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK.
• Carry out mechanical fitting, fault diagnosis and repair work on milling and machine tool equipment.
• Perform machine tool alignment and precision adjustments to ensure optimal performance.
• Conduct gearbox and machining head assembly, including correct setting of bevel gear meshing.
• Carry out hand scraping for geometrical adjustment where required.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and implement effective repairs.
• Ensure all work complies with company health and safety standards.
• Represent the company professionally while working on customer sites.
• Identify potential opportunities for additional service work, spare parts, or service contracts.

Skills

CNC/Milling experience

Machine tool fault diagnosis

Machine alignment

Engineering apprenticeship

Hydraulic/electrical troubleshooting

Reading drawings/schematics

Driving licence

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ in Engineering

Job description

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a great machine tools manufacturing company to recruit a Field Service Engineer based in Brighouse.

This Field Service Engineer role comes with a salary of 46,000 per year plus overtime, a 4% matched pension, company car, life insurance, and excellent overtime opportunities.

Responsibilities and duties of the Field Service Engineer role

Within the role you will:

• Install, service and maintain large CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK
• Carry out mechanical fitting, fault diagnosis and repair work on milling and machine tool equipment
• Perform machine tool alignment and precision adjustments to ensure optimal performance
• Conduct gearbox and machining head assembly, including correct setting of bevel gear meshing
• Carry out hand scraping for geometrical adjustment where required
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and implement effective repairs
• Ensure all work complies with company health and safety standards
• Represent the company professionally while working on customer sites
• Identify potential opportunities for additional service work, spare parts, or service contracts

Professional qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (preferred)
• NVQ or higher qualification in an engineering discipline (preferred)
• Proven experience working on large CNC and manual milling machinery
• Strong mechanical fitting and machine tool fault diagnosis skills
• Experience with machine tool alignment and precision engineering techniques
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical assembly drawings, hydraulic schematics, and electrical diagrams
• Basic electrical and hydraulic fault-finding knowledge
• Good computing skills including Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence (clean preferred)

Personal skills

• Mechanically focused with strong practical engineering ability
• Comfortable working independently at customer sites
• Confident working within a small team environment
• Customer focused with strong interpersonal skills
• Highly organised with strong time management skills
• A strong problem-solver with excellent attention to detail
• Willing to travel across the UK and occasionally internationally
• Keen to learn and develop within a specialist engineering business

Salary and benefits of the Field Service Engineer role

• 46,000 basic salary plus overtime opportunities
• Company car
• Contributory pension scheme (4% employer / 4% employee)
• Life insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (33 days total)
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