Field Service Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service equipment across the South of England. In this role, you will respond to client needs, perform maintenance on various machinery, and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have an electrical qualification, strong communication abilities, and preferably experience in FMCG or manufacturing environments. This position offers a competitive salary, company van, and generous benefits.

Benefits

Company car or van – your choice

Healthy pension contribution

26 days of annual leave with options to buy more

Overtime paid generously

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical qualification is mandatory.
• Experience in FMCG or manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Attend client sites and service machines as required.
• Perform planned maintenance and project work.
• Work with various equipment including scales and detectors.
• Be flexible with working environments and situations.

Skills

Electrical qualification

Strong communication skills

Adaptability to various environments

Experience in FMCG or manufacturing

Education

Recognised electrical qualification

Job description

Role: Field Service Engineer

Location: Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire

Shifts: Mon – Fri – 40 hour week paid door to door, OT paid at 1.5x

Salary: £39,000 base, Plus van and car OTE £50-55,000

The Company

ATA Recruitment are proud to be working with a well-established company over 50 years old turning over multi million pounds on an annual basis across the UK servicing the majority of their clients however they do have a handful of contracts based across Europe. Servicing specific machinery in multiple industries across the board their main product is in FMCG environment.

They are looking for a Field service Engineer to join the business and help support the south region specifically between Bedfordshire and Berkshire with everything else in the middle. Reporting into the Service Manager and joining a team of coordinators and 16 engineers spread across the UK with their specific regions.

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer you will:

• Be attending client sites in your local region servicing and responding to any problems the customer may face
• Performing PPMs, Project work and installation work across the South and potentially covering a further area with annual leave etc
• Working on a variety of kit including; Vessel and Silo weighing systems, Platform and bench scales, Check weighers, Temp controllers, metal detectors and more
• Be working electrically and mechanically depending on the need of each specific client
• Be working in various environments so need to be a swiss army knife and comfortable in different environments

The Candidate

• An Engineer with a recognised electrical qualification
• A strong communicator who will be comfortable attending company sites and be professional in representing the company
• Someone who will be comfortable working individually when it is needed
• Ideally experience in FMCG or a manufacturing environment

Salary and benefits

• An annual salary between £35,000 – 39,000
• An OTE of £50,000 – 55,000 due to being paid door to door and overtime paid generously
• Company car of Company Van – Your Choice
• A healthy pension contribution
• 26 days of annual leave plus chance to buy more

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation