Field Services Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growing business as a Field Service Engineer, responsible for maintaining and servicing conveyor and material handling systems. This role includes planned maintenance, fault-finding, and enhancements in a collaborative environment. Requirements include a Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering and relevant experience in the field.

Benefits

Base salary plus on-call allowance and overtime

Excellent training and up-skilling opportunities

Company van

Strong collaboration between engineers

Good levels of overtime payable

Qualifications

• Engineering experience in parcel handling or similar.
• Required: Basic level DBS clearance.
• Familiar with inverter drives, SCADA control, and PC/PLC control.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance and repairs.
• Manage incident/accident reporting and preventive strategies.
• Ensure safety compliance during repairs.

Skills

Enthusiastic and motivated

Effective time management

Strong communication

Organizational skills

PC literate

Collaboration skills

Education

City and Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical discipline

Job description

Job Description

Qualified (Level 3 NVQ or Apprenticeship) Electrical Engineer?

Seeking an independent, field-based role in a mature, growing business?

As a key member of the Engineering Service Support Team, this Field Service Engineer role will play a crucial part in delivering world-class solutions to factories and intralogistics sites by maintaining, servicing and repairing transportation, conveyor and material handling systems.

The role involves planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, fault-finding, making improvement recommendations, participation in a callout rota, and machine maintenance aligned with customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform planned preventative maintenance and suggest system improvements.
• Complete the service rota efficiently.
• Ensure safety compliance and conduct mechanical/electrical repairs.
• Collaborate with the team for innovation and system enhancements.
• Working with head office on incoming priorities to plan your day and visits.
• Manage incident/accident reporting and implement preventive strategies.
• Prioritise workload for effective time management.

Qualifications Required:

• City and Guilds or equivalent recognized NVQ Level 3 or Apprenticeship in an Electrical discipline.
• You must either hold, or be able to obtain, a Basic level DBS clearance for this position.

Essential Experience:

• Engineering experience in parcel handling, conveyors systems, material handling equipment or similar would be highly beneficial. This can also cross over well with maintenance experience from production and manufacturing environments
• FMCG, intralogistics or manufacturing/production environments would also be ideal
• Familiarity with inverter drives, SCADA control, profibus, Asi, PC/PLC control is of benefit
• Successful delivery against contractual targets and KPIs.
• Extensive experience in managing service contracts.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.

Skills:

• Enthusiastic and motivated multi-skilled engineer.
• PC literate with strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel within your allocated area as well as potentially the UK if needed.
• Work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

On offer is:

• A highly inclusive environment
• Base salary plus on-call allowance plus overtime
• Excellent training and up-skilling opportunities, both head office and site/field based
• Good levels of overtime are available and payable on any hours completed over core hours
• On-call rota, supporting businesses outside of core hours – overtime paid!
• Company van
• Support from colleagues – a highly collaborative environment where engineers fully support each other in problem solving

Join us in revolutionizing loading systems globally!

This role may also be known as the following job titles such as Field Technician, Field Engineer, Service Technician, Mobile Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Service Maintenance Engineer, Service Group Technician, Service and Maintenance Technician, FSE

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