Field Service Engineer - Gas Compression

Sulzer; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

Overtime opportunities

Offshore allowances

33 days annual leave

Defined pension contributions

Medicash wellbeing support

Employee assistance programmes

Discounts on shopping and Costco

Personal car leasing

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our Gas Compression team. This hands-on mechanical role involves servicing rotating equipment on customer sites across the UK and internationally, including offshore assignments.

You will install, commission, and maintain equipment, produce detailed service reports, and ensure safe, reliable operation while collaborating with engineering and project teams.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification.
• Proven experience maintaining, overhauling, commissioning, or repairing rotating equipment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Flexible approach to travel, including frequent UK and international assignments and offshore work.

Responsibilities

• Install, remove, repair, commission, and maintain rotating equipment at customer sites across the UK and internationally.
• Carry out mechanical inspections, dismantling, fault diagnosis, and condition assessments of compressors and rotating equipment.
• Produce inspection, service, and commissioning reports using standard documentation and reporting systems.
• Reassemble, test, and commission equipment according to OEM specs and best practices.
• Work safely in accordance with Sulzer and customer HSE procedures.
• Provide technical expertise and practical solutions to minimise downtime and improve reliability.
• Build strong relationships with customers through professional communication and high-quality service.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, workshop, and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Reading engineering drawings

UK/intl travel

Customer-facing skills

Team collaboration

Education

Apprenticeship or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification

Job description

About the role: Sulzer is looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our Gas Compression team. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on mechanical engineer who enjoys working in dynamic environments, solving complex technical challenges, and supporting critical rotating equipment across a diverse range of customer sites. Working both onshore and offshore, you'll play a key role in ensuring the reliable installation, maintenance, overhaul, and commissioning of gas compression and rotating equipment, helping our customers maximise uptime and operational performance.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Install, remove, repair, commission, and maintain rotating equipment at customer sites across the UK and internationally.
• Carry out mechanical inspections, dismantling, fault diagnosis, and condition assessments of compressors and associated rotating equipment.
• Produce detailed inspection, service, and commissioning reports using standard documentation and reporting systems.
• Reassemble, test, and commission equipment in line with OEM specifications and engineering best practices.
• Work safely in accordance with both Sulzer and customer health, safety, and environmental procedures.
• Provide technical expertise and practical solutions to minimise equipment downtime and improve reliability.
• Build strong working relationships with customers through professional communication and high-quality service delivery.
• Collaborate closely with internal engineering, workshop, and project teams to deliver successful customer outcomes.

Essential Requirements:

• Apprenticeship-trained or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification.
• Proven experience maintaining, overhauling, commissioning, or repairing rotating equipment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Flexible approach to travel, including frequent UK and international assignments and offshore work.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Desirable: Experience working on gas compression equipment.
• Offshore certification (BOSIET/FOET) or willingness to obtain.
• Experience of working in hazardous or challenging industrial environments.
• Knowledge of compressors, turbines, pumps, gearboxes, or related rotating machinery.

What we offer you:

• A competitive basic salary Company-wide bonus scheme Paid overtime opportunities Offshore allowances 33 days annual leave.
• Defined pension contributions.
• Access to Medicash helping you cover everyday health costs like dental optical and physiotherapy plus a range of wellbeing perks.
• Confidential support via Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Access to discounts on shopping entertainment lifestyle plus opportunity to apply for Costco membership.
• Discounted personal car leasing for you your family and friends.
• Long Service Awards celebrating your commitment.
• Continuous learning opportunities through Sulzer Learning Pathways.
• As a Sulzer Award holder of the MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, we welcome and support veterans, reservists and Cadet Adult Volunteers with policies for training, camps and deployment, plus a growing internal military network.