Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks an experienced International Field Service Engineer to handle repairs, upgrades, and installations of packaging machinery predominantly in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical sectors. The position involves significant international travel, up to 60% of the time, with a home-based setup supplemented by a competitive salary and benefits, including overtime and all travel expenses covered. Candidates should possess strong PLC modification skills, especially with Siemens and Allen Bradley systems, and must be a qualified Electrical/Electronic Engineer.

Benefits

Overtime earnings up to £10,000

All travel expenses covered

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an (international) Field Service Engineer ideally in process or packaging machinery.
• Experience in food, chemicals or pharmaceutical markets.
• Willingness to spend up to 60% of time abroad.

Responsibilities

• Repair, refurbishment, upgrades and modification of installed machinery.
• Installation and commissioning of new machinery.
• Occasional weekend work and weekly office presence when not abroad.

Skills

Fault finding

Modifying Siemens PLCs

Modifying Allen Bradley PLCs

Field Service Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Education

Qualified Electrical / Electronic Engineer

Job description

Job Overview

We want to recruit an experienced International Field Service Engineer who is capable of fault finding and modifying Siemens and / or Allen Bradley PLC's on packaging and filling machinery which is used in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical markets.

Job Summary

This is a global role involving spending up to 60% of your time travelling and working abroad, usually one week trips in Europe and Worldwide but you will be home based.

Basic Salary

Up to £55,000

Benefits

• Overtime to earn circa £10,000
• ALL travel expenses covered when abroad or in the UK

Location

Home based

Commutable Locations

Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Peterborough

Job Description

This is an International Service Engineer role involving the repair, refurbishment, upgrades and modification of installed machinery, and the installation and commissioning of new machinery.

You will be working on standard and bespoke packaging and filling machinery used in the food and pharmaceutical markets.

Home based; you will be required to be in the office once per week when not working abroad.

Overtime is paid door-to-door over 39 hours per week with very occasional weekend work.

Person Specification

• You MUST have a proven track record as an (international) Field Service Engineer ideally with hands on experience of process or packaging machinery in the food, chemicals or pharmaceutical markets.
• The company will consider an experienced UK Service Engineer looking to move into an international role or even an experienced food or pharmaceutical factory Maintenance Engineer wanting to get into a field service role, with international travel.
• You WILL be capable of fault finding and modifying Siemens and / or Allen Bradley PLC's.
• You WILL be a qualified Electrical / Electronic Engineer.
• You WILL be able and willing to spend up to 60% of your time working abroad.

The Company

A well established market leading British manufacturer of packaging and filling machinery used in the food, chemical & pharmaceutical markets.

Extremely well run and profitable and a genuinely nice place to work.

I have worked with the company for over 10 years and everyone I have placed there in management, in sales or in engineering roles is still working there.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Note

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

Reference

REF: MPH18352, Wallace Hind Selection