Field Service Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment; Grays; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a Field Service Engineer to join a reputable company in the UK. This role involves providing planned and reactive maintenance for generators and other equipment. The ideal candidate will have experience with diesel engines and hold an NVQ in mechanical engineering. With competitive pay and extensive training opportunities, this position promises significant growth in skills and earning potential due to plentiful overtime. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Company van with personal use option

Early finish on Friday

33 Days Holiday including Bank Holidays

Company bonus

Qualifications

• Experience working on generators and plant equipment.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Interest in industry-specific training and development.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on generators.
• Conduct fault finding on control panels and electrical systems.
• Provide effective service and support in the South East region.

Skills

Experience with diesel engines

Mechanical engineering

Fault finding

Electrical systems knowledge

Education

NVQ in plant maintenance or equivalent

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Field based, covering South East region.

£70,000+ OTE + Plenty of Overtime Available + Company Van with Personal Use Option + Early Finish on Friday + 33 Days Holiday Inc Bank Holidays + Company Bonus.

Are you a Service Engineer looking to join a leading UK company, with an excellent reputation, who offers industry training and gives you the opportunity to significantly increase your earnings through overtime?

On offer is the chance to work in an autonomous role, where you will use your technical skills to provide reactive and planned maintenance across a variety of sites. The company is well known for its investment in staff and offers structured industry training to help develop your skills and progress your career. This is a great opportunity to join the company as it is experiencing rapid growth.

This role would suit a Mechanical Engineer with experience working on diesel engines, who is looking to join a leading UK company where you will have the opportunity to increase earnings through overtime and progress your skills.

The Role

• Planned and reactive maintenance on a variety of generators, fault finding (control panel, AC/DC electrical systems, genset synchronization).
• £16.25 to £17.25 per hour basic, 39 hours per week – 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday, 3:30 pm finish Friday (1 in 4 weeks on call rota with standby rate).
• Overtime pays: 1.5× from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, then 4:30‑midnight, 2.0× from midnight to 6:00 am; current engineers do 20+ hours overtime weekly and earn between £70k‑£80k.
• SE patch based out of the Grays depot (patch covers all of London, Essex, up to Birmingham, across to Bristol, down to Bournemouth); no overnight stays required.
• Electrical training can/will be provided.

The Person

• NVQ in plant maintenance or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience working on diesel engines (generators, plant equipment, coaches/buses, etc.).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Looking to develop your skills through industry‑specific training and courses.
• Reference Number: BBBH (phone number removed).

How to Apply

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click “Apply Now” or contact Sophie Fox at Rise Technical Recruitment.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd, an Employment Agency.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending, are not considered.