Field Service Engineer

Winbro Group Technologies; Shepshed; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Field Service Engineer to maintain and service EDM and laser machine tools. This role involves travel across the UK and Europe, with a focus on providing technical support. The ideal candidate will have expertise in electrical and electronic maintenance and experience with five axis machine tools. The position includes a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus car allowance

Flexible start and finish times

Company pension scheme

25 days holiday per year

Company paid life insurance

Perks benefits with discounts

Flexible benefit options for private healthcare

Qualifications

• Recognised, time-served type training in maintenance disciplines.
• Previous experience in five axis machine tool maintenance.
• Willingness and ability to travel, around 40%, throughout the UK and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance, servicing and commissioning of EDM and laser machine tools.
• Preventive and reactive maintenance at customer sites.
• Providing installation and commissioning support for new systems.

Skills

Electrical/electronic maintenance skills

Maintenance of five axis machine tools

Knowledge of Heidenhain and PC based control systems

EDM knowledge

Job description

Overview

At Winbro, we are at the heart of the green hydrogen revolution enabling production of next generation fuel cells with our ultra fast laser drilling and welding technologies. Our technology is capable of producing highly complex micro parts to micron level accuracies, creating a revolution in personalised drug delivery and medical care. Our equipment is capable of producing highly complex semiconductor parts, enabling next level efficiencies in electronics manufacturing. Join us as a Field Service Engineer and work in a high-tech, specialist company collaborating with global names in aerospace, medical, semiconductor and clean energy. This is a newly created role to support growth and increased demand.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance, servicing and commissioning of EDM and laser machine tools.
• Preventive and reactive maintenance at customer sites.
• Maintenance of equipment within its manufacturing facility.
• Providing installation and commissioning support for new systems and technical upgrade packages.
• Providing technical support and training, internally and externally.

• The successful candidate will have excellent all-round skills in electrical/electronic maintenance disciplines. The required level of competence and experience cannot be attained without recognised, time-served type training.
• Previous five axis machine tool maintenance experience with knowledge of Heidenhain and PC based control systems is required. EDM knowledge is preferred and applicants with relevant experience will be of particular interest.
• Willingness and ability to travel (around 40%) throughout the UK and Europe with the remainder of time spent at our facility in Shepshed.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary plus car allowance.
• Flexible start and finish times.
• Overnight inconvenience allowance for nights away from home, in addition to hotel and subsistence.
• 25 days holiday per year, including shut down over Christmas.
• Company pension scheme including the option to contribute via salary sacrifice.
• Company paid life insurance at 3 x salary with the option to upgrade the value and to include spousal cover.
• Perks benefits, offering discounts on many high street brands.
• Flexible benefit options where salary can be exchanged for private healthcare and medical cash plan.

If you are seeking a position where you can work amongst a great team of people within a technically demanding and challenging environment, and this sounds like the right job for you, then please submit your application to us today.