Field Service Engineer - Industrial Machinery

SimWest Engineering Recruitment; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Van

Meal & Travel Allowances

Career Development

Job summary

SimWest Engineering Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service, maintain and repair industrial machinery at customer sites in the UK and overseas, primarily Europe. The role covers planned servicing, breakdown repairs and installations, with travel requirements and time in the workshop.

You will diagnose faults, perform basic electrical checks and provide technical advice to customers, while contributing to maintenance records and reports.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience maintaining, servicing or repairing industrial machinery.
• Good practical mechanical skills and fault-finding ability.
• Basic electrical knowledge and troubleshooting experience.
• The ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• A practical approach to problem-solving and good communication skills.
• Flexibility to travel throughout the UK and occasionally overseas.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing industrial machinery.
• Diagnosing mechanical faults and carrying out practical repairs.
• Performing basic electrical checks and fault-finding involving sensors, relays, connections and cabling.
• Responding to breakdowns and resolving machinery problems.
• Supporting machinery installations and providing technical advice to customers.
• Completing service reports and maintenance records.
• Assisting with machinery assembly, testing and maintenance at the company's workshop.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Fault finding

Mechanical skills

Electrical knowledge

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Communication

Travel flexibility

Job description

Field Service Engineer - Industrial Machinery

Location: Bolton / Bury Area, Greater Manchester

Basic Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + Paid Overtime + Paid Travel

Realistic Earnings: £50,000 – £60,000+

Benefits: Company Van | Meal & Travel Allowances | Career Development

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Are you a Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer who enjoys working hands-on with industrial machinery, diagnosing faults and solving engineering problems?

We are recruiting for a successful and expanding British machinery manufacturer supplying specialist equipment to the Food & Beverage industry.

Due to continued growth, the company is looking to appoint an additional Field Service Engineer to join its service team.

Are you a Field Service Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer who enjoys working hands-on with industrial machinery, diagnosing faults and solving practical engineering problems?

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, you will service, maintain and repair industrial machinery at customer sites throughout the UK and overseas, mainly Europe.

Typical field-based workload:

• 70% Planned Servicing & Maintenance


• 20% Breakdown Repairs


• 10% Machinery Installation

Key Responsibilities:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing industrial machinery.


• Diagnosing mechanical faults and carrying out practical repairs.


• Performing basic electrical checks and fault-finding involving sensors, relays, connections and cabling.


• Responding to breakdowns and resolving machinery problems.


• Supporting machinery installations and providing technical advice to customers.


• Completing service reports and maintenance records.


• Assisting with machinery assembly, testing and maintenance at the company's workshop.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on experience maintaining, servicing or repairing industrial machinery.


• Good practical mechanical skills and fault-finding ability.


• Basic electrical knowledge and troubleshooting experience.


• The ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.


• A practical approach to problem-solving and good communication skills.


• Flexibility to travel throughout the UK and occasionally overseas.

Experience with production machinery, packaging equipment, conveyors, automated equipment or special-purpose machinery would be particularly relevant.

Previous Food & Beverage industry experience is not essential.

Previous Field Service Engineer experience is also not essential. Applications are welcomed from Maintenance Engineers and Multi-Skilled Engineers, including those with an electrical bias who have sufficient practical mechanical experience.

Travel & Working Arrangements

This Field Service Engineer role combines customer-site visits with engineering work at the company's Greater Manchester workshop.

• 70% customer-site / 30% workshop-based, depending on workload.


• 80% UK / 20% overseas travel, mainly Europe.


• Approximately 10 nights away per month, although this varies.


• Overseas assignments typically lasting no longer than 7-10 days.


• Limited weekend working, with occasional flexibility required.

When not travelling, you will support machinery assembly, testing and other workshop activities.

Applicants should ideally live within reasonable commuting distance of the Bolton/Bury area.

Interested?

Whether you're an experienced Field Service Engineer or a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to move into field service, we'd be interested in hearing from you.