Field Service Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment; Oxford; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Phone

Laptop

Credit card

Fuel card

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Engineer based in the Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Wiltshire region to service woodworking machinery. The role is home-based with travel across the South Central England M4 corridor, reporting to the service manager for mechanical and electrical maintenance, service and repair.

The candidate should have strong mechanical and three-phase electrical maintenance experience; CNC/woodworking machinery knowledge is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining woodworking machinery.
• Ability to fault find electrical and mechanical faults in CNC or woodworking machinery.
• Good customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective mechanical and electrical maintenance, service and repair of woodworking machinery.
• Perform fault finding and repair on pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Carry out machine installation and commissioning.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics/drawings.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Customer service

Communication skills

Job description

Our client is a very successful distributor of woodworking machinery and due to continued business expansion Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Field Service Engineer.

£39K Basic + Van + Door to door pay + OT (OTE £46K -£50K)

The successful candidate will be located in the Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire area and will operate as a 'home based' field engineer responsible for maintenance and repair activities throughout the South Central England M4 corridor.

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.

Duties:

• Mechanical maintenance activities will involve the removal and replacement on broken and worn component parts such as chains, sprockets, linear bearings, and ball screws.
• Carryout 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:

• Basic salary £39K +OT & "Door to door pay" OTE £46K - £50K
• Company vehicle, phone , laptop
• Credit card, fuel card
• Door to door pay + OT
• 28 days annual leave