Field Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car (hybrid)

10% Pension

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting a Field Service Engineer to repair, refurbish, install and commission end-of-line packaging machinery across the UK and Ireland. The role emphasizes fault finding and upgrading Siemens PLCs, with travel 2–3 nights per week and some weekend work.

You will bring hands-on electrical/electronic engineering skills and packaging machinery experience, preferably in the food and beverage sector. On-site and remote support, with full training provided.

Qualifications

• Proven Field Service Engineer with hands-on packaging machinery experience in food/beverage sectors.
• Experience in fault finding, modifying and upgrading Siemens PLCs or similar.
• Willingness to travel UK & Ireland, with 2–3 nights away per week and occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Repair, refurbishment, installation and commissioning of end-of-line packaging machinery.
• Work with PLCs to diagnose faults and implement upgrades.
• Cover the UK & Ireland and interact with customers to ensure service excellence.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical engineering

Electronic engineering

Siemens PLCs

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

PLC programming

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