Field Service Engineer

ProActive; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global in Cambridgeshire is seeking a hands-on Service Engineer to service bespoke machinery and automated systems. The role covers on-site customer work and in-house assembly, with a day shift and overtime. Candidates should have electrical experience across diverse machinery and be comfortable travelling to client sites.

Qualifications

• Practical experience with electrical and mechanical systems in service/maintenance/assembly roles.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills for technical problems.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, wiring diagrams or engineering docs.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and work on varied machinery.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to service, maintain, fault-find and repair bespoke machinery and automated systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults; implement solutions to minimise downtime.
• Carry out general electrical or mechanical assembly at company premises when not on-site.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and servicing of machinery and automation equipment.
• Work independently on customer sites with a focus on safety, quality and customer service.
• Support reliable operation through proactive maintenance and repair work.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Fault finding

Technical drawings

Site travel

Robotics/automation

PLCs

Bespoke machinery

Safety awareness

Job description

Service Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £38,000-£45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Working Hours: Day shift (overtime available)

Permanent role

The Opportunity

We are looking for a hands-on, multi-skilled Service Engineer to join our client's team in Cambridgeshire. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with electrical experience to work on bespoke, custom-built machinery and automated systems.

The role offers a varied mix of on-site service and maintenance work at customer locations, alongside machinery assembly and engineering tasks at the company's premises.

We welcome candidates from a range of engineering backgrounds, provided they have suitable practical experience in electrical systems, troubleshooting, assembly or maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to carry out servicing, maintenance, fault finding and repairs on bespoke machinery and automated systems.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults, implementing effective solutions to minimise downtime.

• Carry out general electrical and mechanical assembly of machinery and equipment at the company's premises when not working on-site.

• Assist with the installation, commissioning and servicing of machinery and automated equipment.

• Work independently on customer sites while maintaining high standards of safety, quality and customer service.

• Support the reliable operation and performance of equipment through effective maintenance and repair work.

Experience required

• Practical experience working with electrical and mechanical systems, ideally within a service, maintenance, assembly or engineering environment.

• Good fault-finding and troubleshooting skills, with a hands-on approach to resolving technical problems.

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, wiring diagrams or engineering documentation where required.

• Comfortable travelling to customer sites and working on a variety of machinery and equipment.

• Experience working with robotics or automated systems.

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification. (Desirable)

• Experience with PLCs, including fault finding or programming.

• Previous experience servicing, assembling or commissioning bespoke machinery.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.