Field Service Engineer

Hailsham News; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading machinery manufacturer is seeking a Field Service Engineer to manage mechanical and electrical maintenance of woodworking machinery across South East England. The ideal candidate will have experience in CNC or woodworking machinery and possess strong customer service skills. The position offers a competitive salary with an OTE of £42K - £48K, a company vehicle, and benefits such as door-to-door pay and 28 days annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company vehicle

Laptop

Credit card

Fuel card

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Excellent mechanical and 3 phase electrical maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of CNC or woodworking machinery is beneficial.
• Good customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical maintenance on various components.
• Carry out fault finding and repair on pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Conduct electrical maintenance and read electrical schematics.
• Handle machine installation and commissioning.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Customer service

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Our client is a leading manufacturer of woodwork machinery and due to continued business expansion Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Field Service Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for machine service and repair activities throughout the South East England. Excellent package including overtime with 'door to door' pay, company car + credit card, fuel card, generous daily expenses allowance. OTE £45K - £50K per annum.

The Role

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

Responsibilities

• Mechanical maintenance activities will involve the removal and replacement on broken and worn component parts such as chains, sprockets, linear bearings, and ball screws.
• Carry out fault find and repair work on pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Electrical maintenance work will include fault find and repair on motors, servos, 415v and 24v circuits (ability to read electrical schematics/drawings is essential).
• Machine installation & commissioning

Candidate

The successful candidate will have excellent mechanical and 3 phase electrical maintenance experience and knowledge of CNC or woodworking machinery would be ideal. You will demonstrate good customer service and communication skills and you will be of a friendly disposition. Applicants with previous woodwork machinery or CNC machine maintenance experience would be beneficial.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary and a OTE £42K - £48K
• Company vehicle, phone , laptop
• Credit card, fuel card
• Door to door pay + OT
• 28 days annual leave