Mechanic - Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer

Forestry England; Santon Downham; Presencial; GBP 27 000 - 33 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Civil Service pension

STaRis discounts

Free parking

Career development

Resumo da oferta

Forestry England in Santon Downham, Thetford Forest, near Brandon, is seeking a permanent Mechanic - Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer to maintain and repair vehicles and forestry gear. The role combines workshop-based work with mobile service across the East region, with occasional travel and overtime considerations.

The salary is £30,105 per annum, with 37 hours per week, and a Civil Service pension.

Qualificações

• Experience maintaining and repairing vehicles and forestry equipment.
• Welding and fabrication skills.
• Ability to work in a workshop and mobile setting.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain and repair vehicles and specialist forestry equipment to maximise fleet availability and reliability.
• Carry out inspections, servicing, repairs, welding and fabrication, and recovery work at worksites and other locations as required.
• Support frontline operations; work in a workshop and in the field from Santon Downham Workshop.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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Mechanic - Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer

Job Reference forestryengland/TP/446/822

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Closing Date:

26/10/2026

Job Category:

Operations

Region:

East

Business Unit:

Mechanical Engineering Services

Job Introduction

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Mechanic - Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer

Salary - £30,105 per annum

Contract type – Permanent

Vacancy closes - Monday 26th October 2026 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.

Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber .

What you’ll do…

As a Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer (Mobile Mechanic), you will deliver an efficient, value for money service that supports Forestry England in achieving its operational objectives. You will be responsible for maintaining and repairing vehicles and specialist forestry equipment, ensuring the fleet is professionally and cost‑effectively managed to maximise availability and reliability.

The role will involve carrying out inspections, servicing, repairs, welding and fabrication, and recovery work at operational worksites and other locations as required. Equipment maintained will typically include chainsaws, trailers, quad bikes, agricultural machinery such as tractors and associated attachments, as well as cars, vans, and 4x4 vehicles.

This is a workshop based role but includes a mobile role requiring a proactive and flexible approach to supporting frontline operations.

The post reports to the Mechanical Engineering Chargehand / Service Delivery Administrator.

Please refer to the full job description for further details on the role requirements and candidate criteria.

Where you’ll work…

This role is based from our Santon Downham Workshop situated in the East district, Thetford Forest just outside of Brandon. This workshop covers Forestry England's East, South and West districts so traveling will be expected at times. Overtime payments and expenses rates will be offered to cover travel periods.

East England Forest District, covers an area of 35,000 hectares from North Norfolk to Brighton; including Thetford Forest and the outlying beats of Sandlings, Kent, East Sussex, Chilterns and Thames Chase Community Forest. The District has a varied landholding including the largest lowland pine forest in England at Thetford, community woodland on the outskirts of London at Thames Chase, and a range of mixed woodland, many of which are on sites of Ancient Woodland.

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

You will be assessed on experience, technical and strength based questions during your interview. There will be a small practical technical assessment where you will be required to carry out a walk around inspection to identify any defects.

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

Read more about nationality requirements here.

Working for the Civil Service…

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: [e-mail] .