Field Service Engineer - CNC Railway Machinery

SER Limited; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Phone & iPad provided

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contribution

Fuel & hotel expenses covered

Job summary

SER Limited is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to cover installation, commissioning, and service of CNC machinery within the railway sector, based in South Yorkshire with nationwide travel. The role offers a salary of £48,500 base, with overtime, pension, and expenses, and a Monday–Friday pattern with flexible hours.

You will fault-find across electrical and mechanical systems, work with servo drives, PLCs, and servo motors, and perform PM visits across customer sites.

Qualifications

• Experience as CNC / Machine Tool / Field Service Engineer
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with mechanical capability
• Siemens controls experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Installation, commissioning, servicing & breakdown support of CNC machinery.
• Mechanical work including bearings, ball screws and servos.
• Fault-find across electrical and mechanical systems.
• Work on servo drives, PLCs and servo motors.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and servicing.

Skills

CNC / Machine Tool Field Service

Electrical fault-finding

Siemens controls experience

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Field Service Engineer - CNC / Railway Machinery

Location: (Preferably based South Yorkshire) Nationwide travel

Salary: £48,500 basic + OT + pension + expenses

Hours: Monday-Friday, flexible working

We're looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join an established engineering business with over 25 years' experience, supporting specialist CNC machinery within the railway industry.

This is a hands-on role covering the installation, commissioning, servicing and breakdown support of specialist machinery.

The Role

• Installation, commissioning, servicing & breakdown support of CNC machinery.
• Mechanical work including bearings, ball screws and servos.
• Fault-find across electrical and mechanical systems.
• Work on servo drives, PLCs and servo motors.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and servicing.

What We're Looking For

• Experience as a CNC / Machine Tool / Field Service Engineer
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills with mechanical capability
• Siemens controls experience preferred.
• CNC/machine tool background preferred, but engineers from other industrial sectors will be considered.
• Comfortable working nationwide and staying away when required.

Package

• £48,500 basic salary with overtime paid at time-and-a-half when required.
• Company van, phone & iPad provided.
• Monday-Friday working - no regular weekend work.
• Fuel and hotel costs covered - Company credit card.
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Pension contribution.

If you're a Machine Tool Engineer with a strong CNC background and are looking to make your next step into a commercial, customer-facing role, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.