Hydraulic Engineer

Nicholas Associates Group; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering company in Burton upon Trent is seeking a Hydraulic Engineer for a mix of workshop and field service duties. Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, pressure testing, and servicing hydraulic machinery. The ideal candidate will have experience with hydraulic applications, be presentable, and possess a valid driving license. This position offers competitive salary and a supportive team environment. If you're passionate and ready to join a dedicated team, apply now.

Benefits

Company van for site visits

All expenses paid for travel

Qualifications

• Experience in hydraulic applications is desirable.
• Candidates should be presentable and have a mechanical background.
• Welding, fabrication, or manual machining experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Strip and diagnose faults on hydraulic cylinders.
• Perform pressure testing on cylinders.
• Service and repair hydraulic applications and machinery.

Skills

Experience with hydraulic applications

Presentable

Time served apprenticeship

Welding and fabrication

Driving license

Job description

• Job Location: Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
• Job Type: Permanent
• Salary: £45000 - £52000 per annum + + overtime = earnings of 60k and upwards
• Posted on: 1st Dec 2025
• Job Reference: JN -122025-63948_1764604559

Job Title: Hydraulic Engineer - Field Service

Salary: Negotiable and dependent on experience

Hours: Monday to Friday - 8.00am-4.30pm

Location: Workshop based in Burton upon Trent with travel required to customers across the UK

Work Environment: Mixture of workshop and customer facing role working onsite at customers in environments such as Manufacturing.

Travel and expenses: Company van available for site visits and all expenses paid

Overview

Working as part of a growing business with two very passionate but genuine, down‑to‑earth directors you will be part of a great team all working to provide a first‑class service to their customers. If you want to be part of a business and not just a number, then this will be an ideal opportunity for you. We now require an additional Hydraulic engineer to join the team working on site customer facing and some workshop based duties.

Key responsibilities of the Hydraulic engineer

• Stripping of cylinders
• Diagnosis of faults on cylinders
• Re‑sealing cylinders
• Pressure test cylinders
• Site services - hose changes
• Fault diagnosis on hydraulic systems
• Service, strip and re‑seal valves
• Service, repair, strip and rebuild hydraulic applications/machinery – example hydraulic presses
• Fix hose related issues

The ideal candidate / Hydraulic engineer may have some of the following, however, please note these are only desirable and not essential as all applications will be looked at individually

• Previous experience working with hydraulic applications
• Presentable
• Time served apprentice trained mechanically
• Any welding, fabrication, and manual machining beneficial
• Driving license with own transport and within a commutable distance to Burton

Commutable from: Burton on Trent, Derby, Lichfield, Nottingham and surrounding areas

If you are interested in the Hydraulic engineer role, please apply immediately due to the urgency of this role.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies Privacy Notice.

For more information on this vacancy please contact uson 01332360055.