Field Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection; Leicester Forest East; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid company car

Pension 10%

Overtime pay

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a skilled Field Service Engineer to repair, refurbish, install and commission end-of-line packaging machinery across the UK and Ireland. You should have hands-on experience with PLCs, fault finding, and, ideally, modifying and upgrading Siemens PLCs or similar.

The role requires regular travel, with 2–3 nights away per week and one weekend per month. A training program is provided, including PLC upgrades.

Qualifications

• Proven field service engineer with hands-on packaging machinery experience in the food and/or beverage sectors.
• Strong fault-finding, repair and modification skills on PLCs and control systems.
• Experience with upgrading PLCs and servicing end-of-line packaging equipment.

Responsibilities

• Repair, refurbishment, installation and commissioning of end-of-line packaging machinery.
• Fault finding, modifying and upgrading Siemens PLCs or similar systems.
• Covering the UK and Ireland; typically 2–3 nights away from home per week and one weekend per month.

Skills

Fault finding

Field service

Multi-skilled engineer

Education

Electrical & Electronic Engineering qualifications

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

A great Field Service Engineer role! We want to find an accomplished and qualified Multi-skilled Engineer who has specific experience of fault finding AND ideally, specifically of modifying and upgrading of Siemens PLC`s (or similar) used in end of line packaging machinery.

BASIC SALARY:

up to £50,000

BENEFITS:

• Overtime to earn circa £65,000
• Hybrid company car
• 10% Pension

LOCATION:

Home based and ideally living in the Midlands or North of England (although Midlands preferable)

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:

Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Leicester

JOB DESCRIPTION:

A classic Field Service Engineer role involving repair, refurbishment, installation and commissioning of end of line packaging machinery including working with PLC`s, ideally capable of fault finding, modifying and upgrading of Siemens PLC`s, or similar.

You will be covering the whole of the UK and Ireland, and will be expected to spend 2 to 3 nights per week away from home, plus working one weekend a month on average.

TRAINING:

• Full training will be offered on the job and occasionally at HQ in Europe.
• Full training will also be provided on upgrading & modifying PLC`s.
• Overtime is paid door to door.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• You MUST have a proven track record as a Field Service Engineer with hands on packaging machinery experience working in the food and/or beverage markets.
• You will be a Multi-skilled Engineer with electrical & electronic engineering qualifications and ideally specific experience and training on fault finding, modifying & upgrading of Siemens PLC`s, or similar.
• We will consider applicants with a track record as a Factory Maintenance Engineer who have hands on end of line packaging machinery experience, used in the food and/or beverage market and who have the PLC knowledge mentioned above.

THE COMPANY:

We are the UK sales and service office of a major European manufacturer of end of line packaging machinery sold into the food, beverage and logistics / pallet markets. We are growing fast and are investing in new premises and strengthening our sales and service teams.

REF: MPH18716, Wallace Hind Selection