Field Service Engineer - Generators

Sammons Recruitment Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Generator Service Engineer for a role based in the United Kingdom. The position focuses on providing onsite support for generator machinery, ensuring peak operating condition through maintenance and repairs. Candidates should have over 5 years of field experience, excellent technical knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including a medical plan and pension.

Benefits

Medical and Dental Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Contributory Pension scheme

Uniform

Continuous in-house training

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience servicing industrial diesel generators in a field-based role.
• Excellent working knowledge of engines, alternators, control panels, and wiring diagrams.
• Efficient and flexible with the ability to work without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite customer support for generator machinery.
• Investigate and resolve technical problems with equipment.
• Repair and service generators and associated equipment.
• Complete paperwork and timesheets in a timely manner.
• Deliver good customer service skills.

Skills

Servicing industrial diesel generators

Excellent knowledge of engines and alternators

Verbal and written communication skills

IT proficiency

Customer awareness

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

Our client is looking for an experienced Generator Service Engineer to join their team based out of Hemel and Braintree depots. The role will be responsible for providing onsite customer support to our range of generator machinery within the region, with a primary focus on keeping the machinery in peak operating condition through scheduled maintenance, repairs, and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Both workshop and onsite customer support to our range of generators within the region
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve customer reports of technical problems with equipment
• Repair and service generators and associated equipment
• Complete paperwork and timesheets in a timely manner
• Work independently to troubleshoot and solve problems
• Deliver good customer service skills

Key Skills

• Minimum of 5 years experience servicing industrial diesel generators in a field based role
• Excellent working knowledge of engines, alternators, control panels and wiring diagrams
• Excellent verbal, written and critical thinking skills
• IT Proficient
• Interpersonal relationships / Customer awareness / Commercial awareness
• Efficient and flexible with the ability to work without supervision

Additional Qualifications

Beneficial qualifications could include PASMA, CSCS card, Powered Access, 18th Edition, and ability to service the range of machines.

Benefits

• Salary based on experience – get in contact for further information
• Medical and Dental Cash Plan scheme
• Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Uniform
• Continuous in-house training

Application

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled field service engineer to work alongside a world‑class engineering company! If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you. Give us a call on (phone number removed) or apply directly through this advert with your CV.

Recruiting on the basis of Talent, we are committed to supporting and promoting diversity in the workplace and consider all applications.

Any salary advertised is for search purposes only. If you have not heard from us within 7 days you will have not been successful on this occasion, however, we would welcome your application for alternative vacancies.

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