Field Service Engineer (Mechanical)

Nova Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Engineer to join a generator company in Scotland. You will service and maintain large diesel generators on renewable energy sites across the UK, performing fault finding and routine servicing.

The role requires an electrical or mechanical qualification, strong customer focus, and a full UK driving license. You must be willing to travel, work on-call and liaise with customers, OEMs and internal teams to complete reports and timesheets.

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical qualification required.
• Full UK driving license essential.
• Willingness to travel UK/Worldwide and on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned service and maintenance on customer generators.
• Perform remedial repairs & load bank testing.
• Carry out panel upgrades and fault finding on complex sets.
• Communicate with customers, OEMs and internal teams on progress.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication

Adaptability

Autonomous work

Troubleshooting

On-site work

Education

Electrical or mechanical qualification/apprenticeship

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Calibrated tools

Job description

We are looking for a Field Service Engineer to work for a Generator company in Scotland

You would be working on renewable energy sites carrying overhauls and O & M of large generators like Cummins , MWM, MTU , Jenbacher's etc

As the dedicated Field Service Engineer within the group, you'll be responsible for carrying out fault finding and diagnosis to a range of diesel generator sets.

You will resolve electrical and mechanical engine problems. You will replace electrical and mechanical components and carry out generator servicing.

Job Role

• Carry out planned service and maintenance work on customer generators
• Carry out remedial repairs & load bank testing
• Carry out panel upgrades
• Fault find and carry out breakdown repairs to customers equipment
• Communicate/Liaise effectively with customer, OEM and company operational parts/service teams on a regular basis. Particularly with regards to job progress.
• Carry out site surveys requests as required
• Carry out duties on our company on call rota system
• Work overtime and away from home as required.
• Work from or visit other locations under the Employer's control, these locations could be UK Wide or Worldwide
• Complete fully detailed reports on the REA
• Complete and supply fully detailed timesheets in the required timeline.
• Maintain appropriate and accurate stock van levels
• Responsible for ensuring tools and equipment used on the job are calibrated and maintained in accordance with company or original equipment manufacturers guidelines.

Requirements

• A recognised electrical or mechanical Qualification/apprenticeship.
• Have strong customer focus
• Good Communication Skills verbal, written and electronic.
• Capable of using appropriate tooling and diagnostic equipment
• Full UK Driving License
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Ability to work under pressure
• Work autonomously on own initiative and well as part of a team
• Neat and tidy with good customer relations
• ECS/CSCS Card
• DBS/Disclosure Scotland Checks
• Working at Height
• Manual Handling