Field Service Engineer

Wallace Hind; Northampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Field Service Engineer to join their team. The role involves servicing, repairing, and installing industrial saws and equipment primarily across East Anglia and the Midlands. The ideal candidate will have strong electrical skills, a relevant qualification, and thrive in customer-facing environments. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including a company van for personal use and a robust pension plan.

Benefits

Realistic overtime available

Company van for private use

Paid door to door

Company credit card and fuel card

23 days holiday rising to 28

6% company pension

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Electrically biased Field Service Engineer with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in heavy industry and engineering environments.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair, and install industrial saws and storage equipment.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and repairs on customer sites.
• Run diagnostics work extending to PLC controls.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Electrical Understanding

PLC Controls Understanding

Education

City and Guilds

HNC / ONC or Equivalent

Job description

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Are you a Service Engineer who loves being out in the field? Whether you’re a well-seasoned Field Service Engineer or relatively early on in your career, we need you to service, repair and install our market leading industrial saws and storage equipment. Based from home, you’ll be the face of our company covering a territory within 2 hours.

BASIC SALARY: Up to £35,000

BENEFITS:
· Realistic overtime available up to £45,000
· Company van available for private use
· Paid door to door
· Company credit card and fuel card
· 23 days holiday – rising to 28 with service
· 6% company pension
· Private healthcare

LOCATION: Our UK office is based in Milton Keynes, but we’re relocating to Leicester this year. You’ll be based from home as a Field Service Engineer.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: You’ll predominantly be covering East Anglia, the Midlands the South.
You could be based in: Northampton, Leicester, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Luton, Rugby, Peterborough, Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering, Daventry, Royal Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Bedford, Towcester, Leighton Buzzard, Aylesbury, Stevenage.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Field Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer – Machinery, Capital Equipment

As our Field Service Engineer you’ll be responsible for visiting our customer sites and carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), carrying out repairs when machinery breaks down and installing and commissioning new equipment.

As we’ve been around for 180 years, you’ll be working on a wide range of our equipment, from legacy equipment, to the most modern and cutting edge (pun intended!) saws currently on the market.

As our Field Service Engineer you’ll:
· Run diagnostics work – extending to PLC controls
· Modify equipment to adhere to specific customer order
· Support at our head office from time to time, repairing / refurbishing machinery
· Maintain excellent customer service at all times

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Field Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer – Machinery, Capital Equipment

You’re likely to be an Electrically biased Field Service Engineer / Maintenance Engineer and you’ll hold a relevant qualification. Whether this is City and Guilds, HNC / ONC or equivalent, we don’t mind.

We’re open to your background, however, it is highly likely you come from heavy industry and be used to working in such engineering environments.

You’ll also:
· Have an understanding of PLC controls to a basic fault finding level
· Possess strong interpersonal skills
· Be flexible for the odd overnight stay away
· Hold a full UK driving license

THE COMPANY:

Our business dates back 180 years and today we employ over 700 people around the world, turning over in excess of £100m. We manufacture industrial saws and have 7 sales offices across the world. We’re growing quickly and looking forward to moving into our brand new, showcase premises in Leicester.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Mechatronic Engineer – Capital Equipment, Industrial Saws, Metal Cutting Equipment, Engineering, Scheduled Maintenance, Repair, Installation, Commissioning, Industrial, Manufacturing, Metal, Steel

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: JC17749, Wallace Hind Selection