Field Service Engineer

Teambuilder Recruitment Limited; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Field Service Engineer to manage high-speed labelling equipment in various manufacturing environments across the UK. This position offers a competitive salary between £40,000 and £45,000, along with opportunities for overtime earnings that can reach an additional £10,000 to £15,000. Responsibilities include installation, training, and maintenance, requiring significant travel and home stays. Applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have a relevant electrical or mechanical qualification.

Benefits

Company car

Laptop and mobile phone

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Willingness to stay away from home during assignments.
• Experience in a capital-equipment environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Install and commission high-speed labelling machines.
• Provide operator and maintenance training.
• Perform routine maintenance and service interventions.
• Diagnose and fault-find electrical and mechanical issues.
• Engage with customers and promote after-sales service.

Skills

Electrical fault diagnosis

Mechanical fault diagnosis

Pneumatic system troubleshooting

Customer engagement

Education

Formal electrical or mechanical qualification

Job description

Location: Home-based, ideally located near Essex (with significant travel required).

Role Overview

As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of high-speed labelling equipment in demanding manufacturing/packaging environments. This includes installation, commissioning, operator training, routine maintenance, breakdown repair, and service support. Your role will involve substantial travel and occasional weekend work.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, commission and hand-over high speed labelling (and related) machines to customer sites.
• Provide operator and maintenance training to customer staff.
• Perform routine maintenance and service interventions to maximise uptime of installed equipment.
• Diagnose and fault-find electrical, mechanical and pneumatic issues (including PLC fault-finding).
• Travel frequently and work away during the week; occasional weekend assignments may be required.
• Engage professionally with customers, influence decisions, and promote after-sales value (spare parts, upgrades, service contracts).
• Work independently, prioritise tasks, and deliver high quality service with commercial awareness.

Full UK driving licence and willingness to stay away from home during assignments.

Desirable Skills

• Formal electrical or mechanical qualification (e.g., City & Guilds, HNC/HND however relevant experience will be considered).
• Exposure to packaging-line automation, production-line environments and high throughput consumer-goods manufacturing.
• Previous field-service experience in a capital-equipment environment.

Package

Home-based role covering the UK.

Competitive salary: £40,000-£45,000 basic.

40-hour standard week; overtime paid at 1.5× & 2.0× rates (potential OT earnings: £10,000-£15,000).

Company car, laptop and mobile phone.

Pension scheme