Field Service Engineer (Mechanical)

Proactive Global; Coventry; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

Paid door-to-door travel

Overtime payments

Specialist training and development

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to service automated material handling systems across customer sites. The role requires mechanical bias with fault-finding skills and experience on conveyors or industrial equipment.

You will travel between sites, perform breakdown support and preventative maintenance to ensure safe, efficient operation. The ideal candidate holds NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical maintenance, has a Full UK driving licence and

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with electrical understanding.
• Experience maintaining industrial machinery or material handling equipment.
• Willingness to travel and participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive breakdown maintenance and planned servicing on automated equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults on industrial machinery.
• Maintain conveyors, motors, gearboxes, bearings and drives.
• Respond to customer breakdowns with effective repairs and document service activities.
• Assist with PLC diagnostics and control system troubleshooting.
• Complete service reports and maintain records.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical understanding

Field service

Full UK driving licence

On-call readiness

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical or Maintenance Engineering

Job description

About the Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a specialist engineering team responsible for maintaining, servicing and repairing automated material handling systems across customer sites throughout London and surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically biased or multi-skilled engineer with strong fault-finding abilities and experience working on automated machinery, conveyor systems or industrial equipment.

The successful candidate will travel between customer sites, providing breakdown support, preventative maintenance and technical assistance to ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive breakdown maintenance and planned servicing on automated material handling equipment.


• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults on industrial machinery.


• Maintain conveyors, motors, gearboxes, bearings, drives, sensors and associated equipment.


• Respond to customer breakdowns, identifying faults and implementing effective repairs.


• Perform mechanical adjustments, component replacements and equipment inspections.


• Assist with electrical fault finding, PLC diagnostics and control system troubleshooting.


• Work on automated warehouse systems, sortation equipment and associated machinery.


• Support equipment installations, modifications and commissioning activities where required.


• Complete service reports, maintenance records and technical documentation.


• Maintain excellent customer relationships while delivering a professional field service.

Essential Requirements

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering.


• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills with a good understanding of electrical systems.


• Experience maintaining industrial machinery, automated systems or material handling equipment.


• Previous experience in maintenance engineering, field service or breakdown support.


• Ability to work independently and troubleshoot complex equipment faults.


• Full UK driving licence.


• Willingness to travel between customer sites and participate in a 1-in-3 on-call rota.


• Full right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Desirable Experience

• Automated warehouse and distribution equipment.


• Conveyor systems, sortation machinery and automated storage systems.


• Motors, gearboxes, bearings, chains and mechanical drives.


• PLC fault finding, sensors, inverters and control panels.


• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.


• Experience within logistics, FMCG, manufacturing or automated distribution.

What's on Offer?

• Circa £45,000 basic salary.


• £70,000+ potential OTE.


• Paid door-to-door travel.


• Company van provided.


• Overtime opportunities and additional on-call payments.


• Monday to Friday daytime working.


• 1-in-3 on-call rota.


• Specialist technical training and development.


• Permanent position with long-term career progression.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy