Generator Engineer

i4 Recruitment; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Depot and Field Generator Engineer to support their service team. This role involves conducting maintenance and repairs on diesel generators, as well as delivering, installing, and removing equipment at customer sites. The successful candidate will need a technical engineering qualification and experience in generator maintenance. The position offers a competitive hourly rate and various benefits, including a pension scheme and company vehicle.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Death in Service

Company Vehicle

Company Mobile Phone

Enhanced annual leave based on service

Qualifications

• Experience as a diesel Field Generator Engineer with proven work experience in maintenance/repair of diesel Generators.
• Strong electrical understanding of Generators to enable installation and decommissioning of equipment.
• Full Clean Driving Licence, with the ability to tow trailers.

Responsibilities

• Undertake minor and major services on the fleet of generators.
• Attend breakdowns and carry out routine maintenance at customer sites and depot.
• Deliver, install, and remove equipment across customer sites.

Skills

Knowledge to identify parts required to facilitate effective repairs

Maintenance of telematics systems

Excellent customer service skills

Time management skills

Attention to detail

Commitment to safety

Problem-solving abilities

Strong work ethic

Education

Technical electrical or mechanical engineering qualification

Tools

Deepsea panels

Job description

Job Title: Depot and Field Generator Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Field and Depot Based

Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 7:30 am to 4.00 pm, with an unpaid lunch break of half an hour. Overtime is available when required.

Salary: £17.00 per hour to £21.00 per hour, to be discussed on application and dependent on experience and skills.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Death in Service
• Company Vehicle
• Company Mobile Phone
• Enhanced annual leave based on service (first increase of one day after 2 years)

About the Company

Within the Falcon Group is Falcon Tower Crane Services, the largest tower crane supplier in the UK and one of the largest in the world with just under 450 tower cranes nationwide. Falcon Power Generation with 400 generators nationwide along with Falcon Freight who operate a fleet of 37 HGV vehicles with a selection of units supporting artic and rigid HIAB cranes.

Falcon Power Generation runs a modern fleet of just under 400 Stage IIIA & Stage V compliant sets, Hybrid battery solutions, PUNCH FLYBRID, and Northvolt Voltpack’s, plus 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 litre fuel tanks. Together with a large range of ancillary items such as distribution boards and cabling. In addition, the company has its own crane mounted trucks for ideal delivery and placement.

With its head office based in Worsley, and other locations to include Newport, Bedfordshire and Norfolk, Falcon Power are ideally placed as a national distributor.

The Role

Working collaboratively within the Power Division, you will be responsible for supporting the service and office team in a range of areas, undertaking of minor and major services on our fleet of generators, preparing equipment ensuring they are ready for hire, attending breakdowns and carrying out routine maintenance at our customers sites and in the Depot along with delivering, installing and removal of or equipment across customer’s sites.

Qualification & Experience

• A technical electrical or mechanical engineering qualification.
• Experience as a diesel Field Generator Engineer with proven work experience in maintenance / repair of diesel Generators, Hybrids and/or Battery Solutions.
• A strong knowledge of diesel Generators, Hybrids and/or Battery Solutions.
• A strong electrical understanding of Generators, Hybrids and/or Battery Solutions to enable installation and decommission of equipment on sites.
• Full Clean Driving Licence, with the ability to tow trailers.
• Forklift Ticket

Key Skills & Personal Attributes

• Knowledge to identify parts required to facilitate effective repairs.
• Knowledge on maintenance of telematics systems, experience on Deepsea panels preferred.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with the ability to delivery excellent customer service on our projects.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team with a highly supportive and collaborative approach.
• Excellent time management skills to ensure the workload is carried out effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to safety and following company procedures.
• Positive attitude, good timekeeping, and a desire to learn and develop.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a hands‑on approach to tasks.
• Strong work ethic and a can‑do attitude.

If you have the experience and ambition to match, we’d love to hear from you.