Field Service Engineer

OBR GROUP LIMITED; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Mobile phone and tablet

All business mileage covered

Job summary

OBR Group is seeking a Field Service Engineer to cover Sheffield and surrounding areas. The role involves servicing, maintaining, repairing and installing hydraulic, mechanical and industrial machinery at customer sites, with a mix of planned maintenance and break/fix work.

You will diagnose faults, read schematics, complete service reports and build strong customer relationships. A full UK driving licence is essential for this field-based position.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with basic electrical knowledge.
• Experience diagnosing and repairing machinery or specialist equipment.
• A practical, customer-focused approach.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining, repairing and installing a range of specialist equipment at customer sites.
• Diagnosing faults across mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and control systems.
• Completing planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Reading technical drawings and manuals and completing service reports.
• Building strong relationships with customers and delivering high standards of service.
• Work safely and independently across customer sites.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical knowledge

Customer-focused

UK driving licence

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Sheffield & Surrounding Areas | Permanent | Up to £50,000 + Overtime + Van

OBR Group is delighted to be partnering with multiple established engineering organisations across Sheffield and the surrounding areas, who are looking to add experienced Field Service Engineers to their growing teams.

We have opportunities available for engineers from a range of backgrounds, including:

• Hydraulic, mechanical and industrial machinery
• Recycling equipment, mobile plant and agricultural machinery
• Commercial, industrial and automatic doors
• Lifting and workshop equipment
• General mechanical maintenance and electromechanical engineering

These are hands-on, customer-facing roles involving a mixture of planned maintenance, servicing, fault finding, breakdown response, repairs, installations and commissioning.

What’s on offer

• Salaries ranging from approximately £36,000 to £50,000, depending on experience and role + overtime opportunities
• Door-to-door travel pay
• Enhanced overtime rates, including time-and-a-half and double time
• Company van, fuel card, mobile phone and tablet
• All business mileage and expenses covered where required
• On-call allowances and call-out payments on applicable roles
• Full training, qualifications and ongoing developmentHoliday entitlement, pension and additional benefits depending on employer
• Genuine long-term progression opportunities

The role

You will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, repairing and installing a range of specialist equipment at customer sites. Duties may include:

• Diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and control faults
• Completing planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs
• Dismantling, rebuilding and replacing components
• Installing, commissioning and upgrading equipment
• Reading and interpreting technical drawings, electrical schematics and manuals
• Completing service reports and digital job sheets
• Building strong relationships with customers and delivering a high standard of service
• Working safely and independently across customer sites

What we’re looking for

We would love to hear from engineers with previous field service, mobile or workshop-based experience. You may have worked on industrial machinery, hydraulics, doors, lifting equipment, mobile plant, recycling machinery, agricultural equipment, vehicle equipment or similar.

You will ideally have:

• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with basic electrical knowledge
• Experience diagnosing and repairing machinery or specialist equipment
• A practical, customer-focused approach
• A full UK driving licence