Field Service Engineer

Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and maintain food packaging machinery. The role involves travel across the UK with occasional trips to Europe. Ideal candidates are multiskilled, capable of reading technical drawings, and possess strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary with additional benefits including overtime and allowances.

Benefits

Negotiable salary

Pension

25 days holiday

Company credit card

Fuel card

Qualifications

• Experience on flow wrapping machinery preferred.
• Proactive and desire to learn and improve.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintenance, installations and upgrades on food packaging machinery.
• Read mechanical and electrical drawings for diagnostics and repair.
• Educate customers on machinery use and maintenance.
• Order spare parts and build relationships with customers.

Skills

Multiskilled / electromechanical maintenance

Ability to read mechanical/electrical drawings

Communication skills

Health & Safety focus

Job description

Field Service Engineer - Food Packaging

Location: based in Manchester / Cheshire area but the role will involve national travel / 2 overnight stays per week on average

Salary Negotiable + var + overtime + pension + 25 days holiday + credit card, fuel card, expenses, allowances

Paid door to door

Hours Monday to Friday

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a very stable & profitable company established over 30 years. An opportunity to make a difference; this is a key role in a small business with a friendly and relaxed culture with opportunities to travel to Europe occasionally.

The Job:

• Varied work including service, maintenance, installations, upgrades, refurbs and occasional breakdowns for food and packaging machinery.
• Workshop is in Manchester so some work will be based here when not on site.
• Work closely with the Director to improve standards and processes.
• Read mechanical and electrical drawings / schematics, fault finding, diagnostics, repair, installations.
• Working with servo drives, pneumatics, conveyors, gears and sprockets.
• Educate customers on use and maintenance.
• Order spare parts, complete reports and records, build relationships with customers.
• Some trips to Europe to look at machinery, pre delivery and FATs.

The Person:

• Multiskilled / electromechanical maintenance or service experience preferably on flow wrapping machinery.
• An integral role in a small company and a real opportunity to be an instrumental part of the company and to make a difference.
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings / schematics.
• Flexible to travel and stay away from home 2 nights per week on average.
• Health & Safety and hygiene focused, friendly, proactive, good communication, desire to learn and continuously improve.

To apply please send CV to Tim Fawcett or call the Control Recruitment Solutions office.