Multi Skilled Service Engineer

Nijhuis Saur Industries; Truro; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary banding

Overtime pay

Holidays

Pension

Private healthcare

Death in service

Company van

Travel to sites

Job summary

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland is seeking a field-based maintenance engineer to carry out scheduled servicing, maintenance, and inspections across client sites in the UK. You will diagnose faults, repair or replace components, and test equipment to ensure reliable operation.

Based from Truro area with a company van, you will travel to customer sites, work 37.5 hours weekly, and join a team focused on safety, quality, and long-term customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Relevant mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled engineering qualification or recognised apprenticeship.
• Practical service or maintenance experience in facilities, manufacturing, utilities or process environments.
• Ability to work independently, organise and prioritise work, and complete electronic service records using mobile apps.
• Sound understanding of engineering health and safety requirements.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled servicing, planned maintenance and inspections; diagnose breakdowns, repair or replace components, and test equipment before returning it to service.
• Service and fault-find pumps, motors, geared drives, valves, actuators, pipework, bearings, seals and related equipment.
• Investigate electrical/control faults, apply safe isolation and resolve control-system issues.
• Support commissioning, asset replacements and minor upgrade projects; identify faults and recommend corrective actions.
• Communicate with customers about faults and work, provide advice within scope, and escalate issues as needed.
• Complete service reports, timesheets, risk assessments and method statements; record assets and parts used.
• Provide technical information to support quotations and collaborate with customers and colleagues.

Skills

Mechanical / electrical maintenance

Independent work

Project support

Health & safety awareness

Full UK driving licence

Education

Mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled qualification or apprenticeship

Job description

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland provides water treatment solutions across sectors including food and beverage and holiday parks. Its mission centres on sustainable water reuse, energy and resource recovery, and long-term customer relationships.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled servicing, planned preventative maintenance and statutory/service inspections; diagnose breakdowns, repair or replace components, and test equipment before returning it to service.
• Service and fault-find pumps, motors, geared drives, valves, actuators, pipework, bearings, seals, couplings, screening and treatment equipment, process assets and associated building services.
• Investigate electrical and control faults involving motor controls, control panels, distribution equipment, sensors, instrumentation and basic PLC/control-system issues; apply safe electrical isolation and working practices.
• Support commissioning, asset replacements and minor upgrade projects; identify developing faults and recommend corrective, preventative or optimisation work.
• Communicate clearly with customers about faults, completed work and outstanding needs; provide advice within agreed scope and authority, and elevate significant operational or asset concerns.
• Complete accurate, timely service reports, timesheets, risk assessments and method statements. Record asset condition, materials and parts used, photographs where appropriate, and recommendations for follow-on work.
• Provide technical information to support quotations and maintain an auditable record of work; collaborate with customers, colleagues and other departments.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Relevant mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled engineering qualification or recognised apprenticeship.
• Practical service or maintenance experience in facilities, manufacturing, utilities or process environments, including planned and reactive maintenance and mechanical and/or electrical fault finding.
• Ability to work independently, organise and prioritise work, support projects, communicate clearly and complete electronic service records using digital/mobile applications.
• Sound understanding of engineering health and safety requirements.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications

Domestic, commercial or industrial water/wastewater treatment; pumps, electrical fault finding, motor controls, variable-speed drives, PLC/control systems, instrumentation, inspection and testing.

18th Edition electrical qualification – its essential/desirable status needs confirmation.

Confined-space training, including medium-risk top and bottom person; working at height; MEWP/IPAF; PASMA; Blue water card; SMSTS/SSSTS; IOSH or equivalent safety training; first aid.

Skills & Behaviours

Practical engineering ability, logical fault finding, proactive problem solving, strong safety awareness and professional customer communication.

Organised and adaptable, with the confidence to work independently, collaborate with others, develop technical skills and take ownership through to resolution or appropriate escalation.

Working Requirements

Travel between customer sites, with early starts, extended days, occasional overnight stays and participation in an out-of-hours/on-call arrangement where applicable.

Work may be outdoors, in industrial environments or in restricted areas, subject to appropriate training, risk assessments and controls.

What We Offer

• Salary Banding – £38,000 - £43,000 (DOE)
• Hours of Work – 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (08:30 to 16:30)
• Overtime and on-call rota payments: 1.5 for weekdays and 1.75 for weekends
• Holidays – 25 days + 8 statutory days
• Probationary Period – 6 months
• Pension – Can join immediately or auto enrolled after 3 months - Employee 5% and Employer 5% via salary sacrifice
• Eligible to join Private Healthcare after successfully completing probation
• Eligible for Death in Service benefit (4 x basic salary) and Group Income Protection upon commencement of employment
• Notice – 1 week during probation, increasing to 1 month thereafter
• Company Van and Fuel Card provided
• Location – Field based, out of the Truro office

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are committed to maintaining Environmental & Social Impact goals:

• To reach Net Zero emissions across our value chain by 2040.
• To continuously meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, accountability, maintaining B-Corp Certification.
• To be a socially responsible company creating a positive impact to all stakeholders including workers, communities, customers, and our planet.

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment in line with the Equality Act 2010.