Field Service Engineer Wood Processing Machinery

Staffbase Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading machinery distributor seeks a Field Service Engineer to provide exceptional electrical maintenance and repair of CNC woodworking machines. This role involves home-based responsibilities across the UK, emphasizing installation and service. Competitive compensation includes a basic salary of £40K - £42K plus overtime, with a fully equipped company vehicle and a focus on excellent customer service.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Mobile phone

Laptop

Credit card for expenses

31 days annual leave

Door to door pay

Overtime pay

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with electrical bias and experience in field service.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and repair faults.
• Experience with automated/semi-automated machinery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for machine installation, service, and repair across the UK.
• Electrical installations, fault finding, and mechanical maintenance.
• Deliver professional maintenance service under supervision.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Machine fault finding

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

NVQ3 in Electrical Engineering

HNC in Electrical Engineering

17th/18th Edition Certification

Job description

Our client is a very successful distributor of CNC woodworking machinery and due to their continued business growth Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Field Service Engineer.

The successful candidate will operate as a 'home based' field engineer responsible for machine installation, service and repair activities throughout the UK.

Our client offers excellent package including overtime with 'door to door' pay, company vehicle + credit card, fuel card, phone, laptop.

The Role:

Reporting to the service manager you will be responsible for effective delivery of professional electrical maintenance, service and repair of CNC woodworking machinery.

Duties will include but is not limited to the following;

• Electrical installations, machine fault find and repair
• Motors, servos, 415v and 24v circuits (ability to read electrical schematics/drawings is essential).
• Contactors, sensors, relays, switches etc etc
• Control panels, wiring
• Plc fault find and repair
• Machine installation & commissioning
• Mechanical maintenance and repair, removal and replacement on broken and worn component parts such as chains, sprockets, linear bearings, and ball screws.

Candidate:

You will be a multiskilled engineer ideally electrical bias and you will previous experience in a field service engineer position.

You will have previous experience in maintenance service and repair of automated / semi-automated machinery.

Applicants will be electrically qualified e.g. NVQ3, HNC in electrical engineering or 17th /18th edition certification.

You will demonstrate good customer service and communication skills and you will be of a friendly disposition.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday 40 hours + OT door to door pay

Only occasional nights away from home

Benefits:

Competitive basic salary 40K - 42K + OT ( OTE 47K - 50K)
Company vehicle, phone , laptop
Credit card, fuel card
Door to door pay + OT
31 days annual leave
Very occasional nights away from home