Field Service Engineer - Renewables

RecruitMe; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension scheme

Job summary

RecruitMe is seeking an experienced Mechanical Service Engineer for a national field-based role spanning renewable energy and process plant engineering across the UK.

You will maintain and repair mechanical equipment on company-owned, customer and partner sites, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and commissioning support. Role requires regular travel and overnight stays; Lincolnshire area preferred.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• At least three years’ experience in a mechanical service or maintenance role.
• Previous field-based or site-based engineering experience.
• Strong mechanical engineering and fault-finding capability.
• Practical experience with pumps, mixers, agitators, motors or similar equipment.
• Experience working within an industrial or process plant environment.
• Planned and reactive maintenance experience.
• Strong understanding of Safe Systems of Work.
• Experience preparing or working to RAMS.
• Organised approach to commissioning and service records.
• PC literate, including email and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair mechanical and process plant equipment across sites.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and diagnose faults.
• Replace failed components and safely return plant to service.
• Support equipment installations, plant upgrades and commissioning projects.

Skills

Fault finding

Pumps & motors

Field-based experience

RAMS

Safe Systems of Work

PC literacy

Microsoft Office

Maintenance planning

Education

Level 3 mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

CSCS trade card

PASMA certification

CompEx Mechanical Ex11

Job description

£47, 500 + car + 15% bonus + 7.5% pension

Are you an experienced Mechanical Service Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or Mechanical Fitter looking for a varied national field-based role within renewable energy and process plant engineering?

RecruitME is recruiting for a Mechanical Service Engineer to join a world-leading waste-to-value and anaerobic digestion business during a period of significant UK growth.

This is a hands-on position involving planned and reactive maintenance, mechanical fault-finding, repairs, plant improvements and commissioning support across operational sites throughout the UK.

The successful candidate will ideally be based in Lincolnshire or a surrounding county and must be comfortable with regular UK travel and overnight stays for work further afield.

The Role

As Mechanical Service Engineer, you will maintain and repair mechanical and process plant equipment across company-owned, customer and partner-operated sites.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, replace failed components and safely return plant and machinery to service.

You may also support equipment installations, plant upgrades and commissioning projects.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in mechanical engineering or a related discipline

• At least three years’ experience in a mechanical service or maintenance role

• Previous field-based or site-based engineering experience

• Strong mechanical engineering and fault-finding capability

• Practical experience with pumps, mixers, agitators, motors or similar equipment

• Experience working within an industrial or process plant environment

• Planned and reactive maintenance experience

• Strong understanding of Safe Systems of Work

• Experience preparing or working to RAMS

• Organised approach to commissioning and service records

• PC literate, including email and Microsoft Office

• casionally challenging industrial conditions.

Desirable Experience

• Anaerobic digestion or biogas plants

• Renewable-energy facilities

• M&E or process plant service and maintenance

• Mechanical fitting

• PE pipework and electrofusion

• Plant installation or commissioning

• Welding or fabrication

• PASMA certification

• CompEx Mechanical Ex11

• CSCS trade card

Direct renewable-energy experience is advantageous but not essential. Applications are welcomed from engineers with relevant mechanical experience in other industrial and process environments.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a world-leading anaerobic digestion and waste-to-value business during a period of major UK growth.

You will work across varied and technically interesting sites, receive specialist training and help maintain essential renewable-energy infrastructure.

The position offers a high degree of independence, strong technical development and genuine scope to build a long-term career within a growing international organisation.