Field Service Engineer

FoodEng Recruitment; Winding Wood; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Vehicle

Private Healthcare

6% Pension Contribution

Company Bonus

Job summary

FoodEng Recruitment is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to cover the South of England. The role includes routine service visits, maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at food production sites, with installation, commissioning, and fault-finding on equipment.

The position offers a base salary around £45,000 with on-target earnings of £60,000-£65,000, plus overtime opportunities at £34 per hour, a company vehicle, private healthcare, and a pension contribution.

Qualifications

• Experienced multi-skilled Field Service Engineer.
• Good Electrical and Mechanical skillset.
• Knowledge of PLCs would benefit the application.

Responsibilities

• Cover the South East with routine service visits, planned maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at food production sites.
• Install and commission machinery with electrical and mechanical elements on customer sites.
• Troubleshoot faults, modify machines, and optimise yield for customers.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

PLC knowledge

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Covering the South of England

Base Salary: circa £45,000 pa - depending on experience. On target earnings: £60,000 pa - £65,000 pa. Extensive/Guaranteed Overtime Available at £34 an Hour

Great opportunity for a Field Service Engineer to join a genuine leader in its field. This business has an outstanding reputation for providing the Food Manufacturing sector with high-quality Capital Equipment and Machinery, backed up by a best-in-class After Sales service.

This role offers a diverse set of responsibilities including:

• Covering the South East, undertake routine service visits, planned preventative maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at a wide array of Food production sites;
• Installation and Commissioning of Machinery with Electrical and Mechanical elements on customer sites;
• Problem Solving, Fault Finding and Machine Modifications to Food Production equipment at customer sites;
• Build rapport and trust with customers ensuring long-standing relationships remain solid;
• Opportunities to attend training courses in: Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Germany;
• Work closely and cohesively with existing Field Service Engineers and the After Sales team;
• Equally at home serving the needs of both Major Multi-Site Food Manufacturers and small artisan Food producers;
• Train staff at customer sites, demonstrate how equipment should be operated in accordance with manufacturers standard operating procedures;
• Work with customers advising them how to use the Machinery effectively, increasing Yield and Throughput;
• Understand food technology and how the inappropriate use of ingredients can lead to breakdowns and errors with equipment.

We are seeking an experienced multi-skilled Field Service Engineer with a good Electrical and Mechanical skillset. Knowledge of PLC's (Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley) would benefit an application.

Engineers applying for this role may be established Field Service Engineers or perhaps Maintenance Engineers seeking a new challenge 'on the road' where they will be meeting different people everyday. Previous experience of maintaining and servicing Food Machinery would be advantageous to an application.

The customer base will be situated predominately in the South of England and it is expected the Field Service Engineer will also live close to major cities and the motorway network. A willingness to travel and have the occasional overnight hotel stay is required.

Salary Package:

• Circa £45,000 pa base Salary - Pay review after 6 months
• Expected Annual Earnings £60,000-£65,000 pa
• Guaranteed Overtime to guarantee a certain level of earnings
• Overtime at £34 an hour
• Company Bonus
• Paid Door-to-Door
• Home-based
• Company Vehicle
• 6% Company Pension Contribution
• Private Healthcare
• Able to stay away from home for 1 or 2 nights per month

If you are currently earning a higher basic Salary than this role offers, the Company can Guarantee you Overtime at £34 an hour, to ensure your earnings do not drop. Field Service Engineers working for this Company earn an additional £15,000-£28,000 in Overtime per year and have P60 earnings circa £58k-£68k. As Engineers are paid door-to-door much of the Overtime is earned whilst driving. Ref 35801

Area to cover: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire, Avon