Field Services Engineer

Elite Consultancy Network; Essex; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

40-hour working week

Job summary

Elite Consultancy Network is recruiting for an experienced Field Engineer / Plant Engineer to support a growing machinery business operating across the construction, forestry and recycling sectors in the UK. The role is field-based with a company vehicle and a 40-hour week across Essex & Norfolk.

You’ll service and maintain machinery, diagnose faults, read schematics, and provide on-site support to customers while working closely with the wider engineering team to uphold safety and quality

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing and maintaining machinery.
• Electrical, hydraulic fault finding.
• Ability to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.
• Experience with construction machinery is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining machinery.
• Mechanical, hydraulic & electrical fault finding.
• Diagnosing and repairing breakdowns.
• Reading electrical & hydraulic schematics.
• Completing planned maintenance and PDI work.
• Producing accurate service and repair reports.
• Working directly with customers on site.
• Identifying parts required for repairs.
• Working closely with the wider engineering team.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.

Skills

Fault finding

On-site engineering

Team player

Flexible

Quality focused

Customer focused

Reading schematics

Tools

Kubota engines

Yanmar engines

Job description

Company Vehicle Provided

Are you an experienced Field Engineer / Plant Engineer looking for your next opportunity? We're currently recruiting for a fantastic opportunity with a growing machinery business operating across the construction, forestry and recycling sectors.

This is a genuinely varied role, working on construction machinery, including:

You'll also get exposure to a range of different engines, including Kubota, Yanmar and more, making this a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys fault finding and working on different types of equipment.

What will you be doing?

As a Field Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Servicing and maintaining machinery
• Mechanical, hydraulic & electrical fault finding
• Diagnosing and repairing breakdowns
• Reading electrical & hydraulic schematics
• Completing planned maintenance and PDI work
• Producing accurate service and repair reports
• Working directly with customers on site
• Identifying parts required for repairs
• Working closely with the wider engineering team
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who is technically strong but also a great team player.

You might currently be working as a:

• Field Engineer
• Heavy Plant Engineer
• Construction Machinery Engineer

More importantly, we're looking for someone who is:

• Respectful – treats customers and colleagues properly
• Motivated – takes pride in doing a good job
• A team player – happy to support colleagues
• Flexible – willing to take on additional work when required
• Quality focused – doesn't cut corners
• Customer focused – represents the business professionally

What's on offer?

• Company vehicle
• 40-hour working week
• Varied machinery and technical workload
• Field-based across Essex & Norfolk (separate locations)
• Opportunity to develop within a growing business
• Supportive, hands on team environment

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who wants variety, good earning potential and the autonomy of a field-based position, while still being part of a supportive engineering team.