Field Service Engineer (Forklifts)

Fortis Recruitment Solutions; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortis Recruitment Solutions is seeking a UK-wide Field Engineer to service, maintain, diagnose and repair industrial robotic systems across multiple sites. You will predominantly work with ABB, FANUC and KUKA equipment, performing planned maintenance and addressing faults to keep production lines running.

The role requires diagnosing electrical, mechanical and software-related issues, troubleshooting controllers and networking, and willingness to travel across the UK with occasional overnight

Qualifications

• Proven experience with industrial robots in service/maintenance/automation.
• Knowledge of ABB, FANUC and KUKA robots and controllers.
• Ability to diagnose electrical, mechanical and software faults.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the UK, with occasional overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on industrial robotic systems and automation equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve robot breakdowns, electrical faults, mechanical issues, and programming-related problems.
• Service and maintain ABB, FANUC, and KUKA robotic systems.
• Troubleshoot robot controllers, servo systems, safety circuits, fieldbus networks, and end-of-arm tooling

Skills

Industrial robots

PPM

Troubleshooting

Robot programming

Tools

ABB controllers

FANUC controllers

KUKA controllers

PLC experience

Job description

Fortis Recruitment are working with a great engineering client to recruit a UK-wide field engineer to support customers in all areas of the country with servicing, maintenance, fault finding and repair of industrial robotic systems.

The successful service engineer will be working with various robotic equipment across a variety of industries. You will mainly be working with ABB, Kuka and FANUC equipment.

The role

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on industrial robotic systems and associated automation equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve robot breakdowns, electrical faults, mechanical issues, and programmingrelated problems.
• Service and maintain ABB, FANUC, and KUKA robotic systems
• Troubleshoot robot controllers, servo systems, safety circuits, fieldbus networks, and endof arm tooling

Experience Required

• Proven experience working with industrial robots in a service, maintenance, or automation engineering role
• Strong working knowledge of
  • ABB robots and controllers
  • FANUC robots and controllers
  • KUKA robots and controllers
• Ability to diagnose electrical, mechanical, and softwarerelated faults.
• Good understanding of industrial automation systems and manufacturing environments
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays
• Any experience with PLC systems (Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi) would be an advantage.

This is an exciting opportunity to working with a market leader supporting industrial automation.