Field Service Engineer – Electrical and Electro-Mechanical

Automation Experts; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Paid overtime

Salary sacrifice pension (5%)

BUPA Healthcare

Expenses covered and mobile equipment

Training and development

Bonus and commission after probation

Job summary

Automation Experts is seeking two Multi-Skilled Service Engineers with an electrical/electronic bias to support high-speed, precision machinery across the Midlands and nationwide. The role blends field-based customer service with in-house engineering, backed by comprehensive training.

You will install, service, repair and upgrade machinery, perform fault-finding on PLCs, inverters and three-phase systems, and travel UK-wide with overnight stays typically 2–3 nights per week.

Qualifications

• Extensive field service experience with electrical/electronic bias.
• Experience with high-speed precision machinery preferred.
• Willingness to travel UK & Ireland with overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, service and maintain high-speed precision machinery and ancillary equipment.
• Carry out mechanical repairs, rebuilds and upgrades, working to tight engineering tolerances.
• Undertake electrical and electronic fault finding, repairs and modifications to PC-controlled systems, PLCs and inverters.
• Diagnose faults across three-phase electrics, motors, relay logic and older machinery.
• Deliver preventative and reactive maintenance, both on customer sites and in-house.
• Provide technical support and training to customers.
• Travel throughout the UK and Ireland, with overnight stays expected on average 2-3 nights per week.
• Manage service projects from initial assessment through to completion, ensuring work is delivered on time and within budget.

Skills

Electro-mechanical

Field service engineering

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC fault finding

Three-phase systems

Customer-facing

Tools

PLC programming

Inverters

Three-phase motors

Job description

Automation Experts is seeking two Multi-Skilled Service Engineers with an electrical/electronic bias to support high-speed, precision machinery across the Midlands and nationwide. The role blends field-based customer service with in-house engineering, backed by comprehensive training.

You will install, service, repair and upgrade machinery, perform fault-finding on PLCs, inverters and three-phase systems, and travel UK-wide with overnight stays typically 2–3 nights per week.