Field Service Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment Ltd; Coventry; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Phone

Laptop

31 days annual leave

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to cover the UK on a home-based basis, servicing and repairing CNC woodworking machinery. You will handle electrical maintenance, fault diagnosis and commissioning, with occasional nights away and door-to-door pay.

The ideal candidate is an multiskilled engineer with electrical bias, NVQ3/HNC in electrical engineering and 17th/18th edition certification, plus strong customer-facing skills.

Qualifications

• Electrical bias multiskilled engineer
• Experience in field service of automated machinery
• Strong fault-finding across electrical & control systems
• Good customer service and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Electrical installations, fault finding and repair
• Read 415V and 24V circuits; read schematics/drawings
• Machine installation and commissioning
• PLC fault finding and repair
• Mechanical maintenance and part replacement

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Machine fault find

Electrical circuits

PLC fault find

Machine installation

Education

NVQ3 in electrical engineering

HNC in electrical engineering

17th/18th edition

Job description

Our client is a very successful distributor of CNC woodworking machinery and due to their continued business growth Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Field Service Engineer.

Basic £40K -£42K + OT Door to door (OTE £47K -£50K)

The successful candidate will operate as a 'home based' field engineer responsible for machine installation, service and repair activities throughout the UK.

The Role:

Reporting to the service manager you will be responsible for effective delivery of professional electrical maintenance, service and repair of CNC woodworking machinery.

Duties will include but is not limited to the following;

• Electrical installations, machine fault find and repair
• Motors, servos, 415v and 24v circuits (ability to read electrical schematics/drawings is essential).
• Contactors, sensors, relays, switches etc etc
• Control panels, wiring
• Plc fault find and repair
• Machine installation & commissioning
• Mechanical maintenance and repair, removal and replacement on broken and worn component parts such as chains, sprockets, linear bearings, and ball screws.

Candidate:

You will be a multiskilled engineer ideally electrical bias and you will previous experience in a field service engineer position.

You will have previous experience in maintenance service and repair of automated / semi-automated machinery.

Applicants will be electrically qualified e.g. NVQ3, HNC in electrical engineering or 17th /18th edition certification.

You will demonstrate good customer service and communication skills and you will be of a friendly disposition.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday 40 hours + OT door to door pay

Only occasional nights away from home

Benefits:

• Competitive basic salary £40K -£42K + OT ( OTE £47K -£50K)
• Company vehicle, phone , laptop
• Credit card, fuel card
• Door to door pay + OT
• 31 days annual leave
• Very occasional nights away from home