Field Service Engineer - Materials Testing

TalentTech Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Field Service & Calibration Engineer in the UK. You will be responsible for servicing and maintaining materials testing equipment across various sectors including aerospace and automotive. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background and knowledge of materials testing. This position offers a salary of £35,000 - £40,000 with benefits including a company vehicle and bonus opportunities.

Benefits

Company van

Annual performance-related bonus

Continuous development and training

25 days holiday plus statutory holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing.
• Full valid UK driving licence and right to work in the UK.
• Approachable, honest, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Serve, maintain, and repair testing equipment and instrumentation.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated to UKAS standards.
• Compile detailed reports as needed.

Skills

Knowledge of Materials Testing equipment

Service and calibration knowledge of load cells

Strong IT and communication skills

Strong engineering understanding

Job description

Field Service & Calibration Engineer - Materials Testing

Material Testing & Load Cell Systems - M62, M1 & M6 Corridors

Manchester, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Leeds, Liverpool

35,000 - 40,000 Basic Salary + Vehicle + Benefits + Bonus

Read on for the opportunity to join this organisation; a prestigious, respected company. A place where you can grow and develop.

Your Role as a Field Service & Calibration Engineer

• You'll be field based, predominantly covering a region but with further UK travel as needed.
• You will be responsible for the service, maintenance, and repair of this testing equipment and instrumentation.
  • Examples include impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing.
• You will be working within a variety of appealing manufacturing sectors including the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries, amongst others.
• You will play an important role in ensuring the equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained to UKAS standards.
• Compile detailed reports as appropriate.
• The field-based nature of the role will require nights away from home; on average of 1 - 2 per week.

Ideal Background for the Field Service & Calibration Engineer

• Knowledge of one of the following is essential:

1. Materials Testing equipment, either as a current service engineer, or as somebody using the machinery in a lab. Specifically on impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing.
2. Service and calibration knowledge of load cells and connected systems such as checkweighers, weighbridges, or similar.

• A strong engineering understanding is essential in mechanical, electrical, and fluid disciplines.
• Approachable, honest, and a team player.
• Strong IT and communication skills.
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence and have right to work in the UK as sponsorship can't be provided.

The Client recruiting for the Field Service & Calibration Engineer

• Fastest growing company in their industry.
• Excellent training, support, and ongoing opportunities.
• Work with a varied client base in Research, Automotive, Aerospace, General Manufacturing, and Rail sectors.
• "Recruit for attitude, train for skill"
• Trusted by testing laboratories, scientists, and engineers nationally.

The Package for the Field Service & Calibration Engineer

• 35,000 - 40,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
• Annual company performance related bonus.
• Pension at 5% from company, 3% employee.
• Company van, tools, laptop & phone.
• Continuous development and training.
• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays.

Apply online now if you fit the above criteria and are eager to grow.

Dave is the main point of contact for this role.

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