Field Service Engineer

Holt JCB Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance 3x basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Health Cash Plan

Occupational Health Provision

23 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible Additional Holiday

Company Pension Scheme

Overtime

Tool Allowance

Job summary

Exeter-based Holt JCB Ltd, a family-owned JCB dealership, is seeking skilled engineers with strong plant, electrical, hydraulic and mechanical expertise. We offer a competitive package and the opportunity to work with JCB’s innovations, including electrification and hydrogen projects.

The role is Full Time at our Exeter site. We provide in-house training, progression opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience with construction plant, diesel engines, electrics, hydraulics, transmissions and fault finding.
• City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent is required.
• Good IT skills and ability to use diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair and maintain JCB and other plant equipment to manufacturer specifications and ensure reliability and safety.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical, hydraulic and powertrain faults; complete repairs.
• Operate Service Master diagnostic software and document work with photos and times.
• Order parts and liaise with service and management teams.
• Complete risk assessments and maintain safe working practices on site.
• Support the team and engage in continuous training and development.

Skills

Electrical systems

Hydraulics

Diagnostics

JCB machinery

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Service Master

Job description

As part of our growth strategy, we are looking for skilled engineers to join our family business, representing the leading brand JCB. We are looking for independent and confident individuals with a strong background in plant, electrics, hydraulics and mechanics.

Exeter

Full Time

Competitive Package

• Competitive Salary
• Overtime
• Tool Allowance
• Life Assurance 3x basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to include: Legal, Mental Health and Medical Support which is accessible through a personalised app
• Health Cash Plan to support you with costs of healthcare
• Occupational Health Provision to support your health and wellbeing
• 23 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Flexible Additional Holiday
• Company Pension Scheme

Growth Opportunities

• We have an in-house trainer dedicated to training and developing our team of engineers
• Opportunity to work with a market leading JCB Livelink telematics system
• JCB developing range of electric machines
• JCB pioneering hydrogen engines for the future
• JCB Training at JCB World Headquarters

Who are we?

Holt JCB Ltd is a family owned and owner managed JCB Dealership. We attribute our success to our company policy of providing world class service through the mindset of “Growing our business, by delighting our customers”. Through our specialist sales, parts and service teams, we have been proudly supplying and maintaining JCB machinery for over 40 years. Through our network of 6 depots across the South West and South Wales Territory. Our customers benefit from our localised knowledge and we at Holt JCB Ltd, value every customer from Owner Operator to National Accounts.

We are offering an opportunity to work within a profitable family run business which represents one of the strongest brands within its industry. We pride ourselves in supporting internal progression, which leads to promotional opportunities and high levels of staff retention. We are a forward-thinking business with strategic expansion plans.

Our team of engineers are the 'heartbeat of our business' who pride themselves in the team comradery that they create whilst delivering first class service for our customers.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Service, repair and maintain JCB and other plant equipment to the manufactures specifications and to ensure machine reliability and safety.
• Have a keen eye for detail, reporting machine defects and upselling the services provided by HOLT JCB wherever possible. This also comes with financial benefit for the candidate for all opportunities created.
• Successfully diagnose and rectify electrical, hydraulic, powertrain and various other faults prior to initiating and completing a repair.
• Operate JCB’s ‘Service Master’ diagnostic software via a laptop computer (training will be given)
• Complete a detailed report of work completed along with supporting photographs and all allocated times via HOLT JCB’s in house Service Manager personal tablet system.
• Complete risk assessments in line with company health and safety policy and ensure safe working practices are in place at all times.
• Accurately ordering parts with the parts department
• Working closely with the service department and management team
• Any other duties as deemed necessary to fulfil the role

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Relevant experience and qualifications e.g. City and Guild, NVQ Level 3 qualifications or equivalent to or greater than
• Experience in construction plant, diesel engines, electrics, hydraulics, transmissions, and fault finding using electronic diagnostic equipment
• Good IT Skills
• Experience – knowledge and experience of a variety of machinery ideally in the construction or agricultural industry.
• Relationship Builder – Ability to interact with customers and develop/build a relationship that ultimately delivers a positively satisfying experience.
• Communication – Ability to deliver appropriate communication both internal and external to allow planning and continued work to be effectively completed.
• Time Management – Ability to set timescales to own tasks to enable completion of duties and to ensure all tasks are carried out with a level of urgency and within a timely manner, whilst not compromising safety.
• Presentation - Present a professional image at all times.
• Must carry a full driving licence as well have the ability to operate machinery on site for testing purposes (training can be given to the right candidate)

About Holt JCB

First established in 1979, Holt JCB is the appointed JCB Dealer for South West England and South Wales.

We operate seven depots conveniently located across the region, which act as a hub for our local sales, parts, attachments and service teams. All of whom understand their local area and bring in-depth knowledge and experience of ‘everything JCB’ throughout your journey with us.

As a family business our primary aim is to ensure that we deliver first-class customer care so that you, our customers, make Holt JCB your supplier of choice well into the future.