Field Service Engineer

Astute People; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension scheme

Life insurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Astute is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and maintain large CNC and manual milling machinery at customer sites across the UK from Brighouse. You will install, fault-diagnose, and align equipment, performing precision adjustments and gearbox/machining head assembly as required.

The role requires strong mechanical fitting skills, experience with machine tool alignment, reading drawings, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship preferred.
• NVQ or higher qualification in an engineering discipline preferred.
• Proven experience with large CNC and manual milling machinery.
• Strong mechanical fitting and machine tool fault diagnosis skills.
• Experience with machine tool alignment and precision engineering.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, hydraulic schematics, and electrical diagrams.
• Basic electrical and hydraulic fault-finding knowledge.
• Good computing skills including Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence (clean preferred).

Responsibilities

• Install, service and maintain CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK.
• Carry out mechanical fitting, fault diagnosis and repair work on milling and machine tool equipment.
• Perform machine tool alignment and precision adjustments to ensure optimal performance.
• Conduct gearbox and machining head assembly, including correct setting of bevel gear meshing.
• Carry out hand scraping for geometrical adjustment where required.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and implement effective repairs.
• Ensure all work complies with company health and safety standards.
• Represent the company professionally while working on customer sites.
• Identify potential opportunities for additional service work, spare parts, or service contracts.

Skills

Engineering apprenticeship

NVQ or higher qualification

CNC & milling experience

Mechanical fitting

Alignment & precision

Read drawings

Electrical & hydraulic fault-finding

MS Office

UK driving licence

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ or higher in engineering

Job description

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a great machine tools manufacturing company to recruit a Field Service Engineer based in Brighouse.

This Field Service Engineer role comes with a salary of £46,000 per year plus overtime, a 4% matched pension, company car, life insurance, and excellent overtime opportunities.

Responsibilities and duties

• Install, service and maintain large CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK
• Carry out mechanical fitting, fault diagnosis and repair work on milling and machine tool equipment
• Perform machine tool alignment and precision adjustments to ensure optimal performance
• Conduct gearbox and machining head assembly, including correct setting of bevel gear meshing
• Carry out hand scraping for geometrical adjustment where required
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and implement effective repairs
• Ensure all work complies with company health and safety standards
• Represent the company professionally while working on customer sites
• Identify potential opportunities for additional service work, spare parts, or service contracts

Professional qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (preferred)
• NVQ or higher qualification in an engineering discipline (preferred)
• Proven experience working on large CNC and manual milling machinery
• Strong mechanical fitting and machine tool fault diagnosis skills
• Experience with machine tool alignment and precision engineering techniques
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical assembly drawings, hydraulic schematics, and electrical diagrams
• Basic electrical and hydraulic fault-finding knowledge
• Good computing skills including Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence (clean preferred)

Personal skills

• Mechanically focused with strong practical engineering ability
• Comfortable working independently at customer sites
• Confident working within a small team environment
• Customer focused with strong interpersonal skills
• Highly organised with strong time management skills
• A strong problem-solver with excellent attention to detail
• Willing to travel across the UK and occasionally internationally
• Keen to learn and develop within a specialist engineering business

Salary and benefits of the Field Service Engineer role

• £46,000 basic salary plus overtime opportunities
• Company car
• Contributory pension scheme (4% employer / 4% employee)
• Life insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (33 days total)

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.