Field Service Engineer

Proactive Global; Colne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a hands-on Field Service Engineer to join our client’s team in Cambridgeshire. You will service, fault-find and repair bespoke machinery and automated systems at customer sites, with occasional assembly and commissioning at the company premises.

Ideal candidates have electrical and mechanical experience, good fault finding skills, and the ability to read technical drawings. 18th Edition is desirable; PLC experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical systems.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams or engineering drawings.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Experience with robotics or automated systems.

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.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Fault finding

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings

Robotics

Automated systems

PLCs

Education

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Tools

PLCs

Job description

Field 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 Field 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. (Desirable)
• Previous experience servicing, assembling or commissioning bespoke machinery.

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