Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established British engineering company is seeking a Mechanical Service Engineer to provide maintenance and support for industrial equipment, primarily packaging machinery. The role involves 70% travel to client sites, approximately one to two nights away per week, with responsibilities for repairs and installations. Ideal candidates will have a mechanical engineering qualification and experience in the industrial machinery sector, preferably in food or pharmaceutical applications. A competitive salary of up to £50,000 plus benefits is offered.

Benefits

Overtime earnings up to £10,000

Generous Car Allowance

Full company benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in repairing and maintaining industrial or special purpose machinery.
• Hands-on experience with packaging machinery preferred, especially in food/pharmaceutical.
• Any electrical qualifications or experience are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct repairs, refurbishments, upgrades, and installations of packaging machinery.
• Travel to client sites 70% of the time and stay overnight as needed.
• Work in the workshop approximately 30% of the time.

Skills

Field service engineering

Maintenance of industrial machinery

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Education

Qualified Mechanical Engineer

Completed a full mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Are you a Mechanical Engineer with experience of providing repair, maintenance, service and support of industrial equipment? We're a well established British engineering company who offer full after sales & service support to the clients of a major Italian packaging machinery manufacturer.

BASIC SALARY: Up to £50,000

BENEFITS:

• Overtime to earn circa £10,000 (paid door to door)
• Generous Car Allowance
• Full company benefits package

LOCATION: Covering the UK & Ireland 70%, but factory based in Corby 30% of the time.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Peterborough, Northampton, Stamford, Leicester, Lincoln, Bedford

JOB DESCRIPTION: Mechanical Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - Packaging Machinery, Industrial Capital Equipment

A classic field Service Engineer role involving repair, refurbishment, upgrades, installations and commissioning of a range of packaging machinery supplied to the food, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries.

Travelling to client sites 70% of the time, and spending 1 to 2 nights away from home per week on average, but weekend work is voluntary so we offer a good work life balance.

Time spent at the workshop in Corby roughly 30%.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Mechanical Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - Packaging Machinery, Industrial Capital Equipment

• You will be an experienced Field Service or Maintenance Engineer of industrial or special purpose machinery.
• You must be a qualified Mechanical Engineer / completed a full mechanical apprenticeship.
• Any electrical engineering qualifications or experience would be a bonus.

Exposure, or previous hands experience of packaging machinery would be an obvious advantage - ideally in the food and / or pharmaceutical sectors - but we're open on any special purpose industrial machinery experience.

THE COMPANY:

A small and very well established British engineering company who offer full after sales and service support to the clients of a major Italian packaging machinery manufacturer. This role is a new role to cover for future retirement.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

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.

REF: SP18284, Wallace Hind Selection