Field Service Engineer (Hydraulics)

Manpower Group (UK); Dudley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Overtime opportunities

Ongoing training

Long-term job security

Specialist hydraulics training

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking a Field Service Engineer (Hydraulics) to service, maintain, install and repair specialist industrial equipment across customer sites in the UK. The role focuses on hydraulics as a key element of daily work, with a mobile field-based pattern and a strong emphasis on fault finding and safe workmanship.

You will diagnose hydraulic and mechanical faults, replace components such as pumps, valves and cylinders, and produce service reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in field service engineering.
• Mechanical maintenance and fault finding.
• Hydraulic systems and components.
• Experience with heavy industrial machinery.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing industrial machinery at customer sites.
• Diagnosing and rectifying hydraulic and mechanical faults.
• Installing and commissioning equipment.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance.
• Replacing and repairing hydraulic components including pumps, valves and pipework.
• Producing service reports and supporting customers with technical advice.
• Ensuring work is carried out safely and to a high standard.

Skills

Field Service Engineering

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Reading drawings

Fault finding

Job description

Field Service Engineer (Hydraulics)

West Midlands | £30,000 - £45,000 + Overtime + Company Vehicle

Are you a mechanically minded Engineer with experience working on hydraulic systems?
We're recruiting for a Field Service Engineer to join a well-established engineering business supporting customers across the UK. This is a field-based role focused on the service, maintenance, installation and repair of specialist industrial equipment, with hydraulics forming a key part of the day-to-day work.
If you enjoy fault finding, solving problems on customer sites and working on heavy mechanical equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing industrial machinery at customer sites
• Diagnosing and rectifying hydraulic and mechanical faults
• Installing and commissioning equipment
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance
• Replacing and repairing hydraulic components including pumps, valves, cylinders and pipework
• Producing service reports and supporting customers with technical advice
• Ensuring work is carried out safely and to a high standard

This is a mobile role covering customer sites, offering a varied working environment with no two days the same.

What We're Looking For

We are interested in speaking with candidates who have experience in:

• Field Service Engineering
• Mechanical maintenance and fault finding
• Hydraulic systems and components
• Heavy engineering, industrial machinery, plant equipment or similar environments
• Reading engineering drawings and technical documentation

Suitable backgrounds may include:

• Field Service Engineers
• Hydraulic Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Plant Fitters
• Agricultural Engineers
• Forklift Engineers
• Powered Access Engineers
• Industrial Service Engineers

A full UK driving licence is essential.

What's on Offer

• £30,000 - £45,000 basic salary depending on experience
• Overtime opportunities
• Company vehicle
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term job security
• Opportunities to develop specialist hydraulic engineering expertise
• Supportive engineering team and management structure