Service Engineer

FoodEng Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Company Vehicle

Private Healthcare

6% Pension Contribution

Training opportunities abroad

Job summary

FoodEng Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to cover the Midlands. The role offers a base salary of circa £45,000 per year with on-target earnings of £60,000–£65,000 and substantial overtime at £34 per hour.

The engineer will install, commission, and service food production machinery on customer sites, with travel to training courses in Europe. Strong electrical and mechanical skills and PLC knowledge are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience as Field Service Engineer with strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC knowledge is a plus.
• Open to established FSE or maintenance engineers seeking field-based role with travel.

Responsibilities

• Covering the Midlands, perform routine service visits, preventative maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at food production sites.
• Install and commission machinery on customer sites.
• Troubleshoot, fault-find, and modify machinery to improve production.
• Build rapport with customers to maintain long-standing relationships.
• Potential to attend training courses in Europe (Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Germany).
• Work with Field Service Engineers and After Sales team.
• Serve both major multi-site manufacturers and small artisan producers.
• Train customer staff on equipment operation per manufacturers SOPs.
• Advise customers on using machinery to increase yield and throughput.
• Understand food technology and how ingredient use affects equipment.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

PLC knowledge

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Covering the Midlands

Base Salary: circa £45,000 pa - depending on experience. On target earnings: £60,000 pa - £65,000 pa
Extensive/Guaranteed Overtime Available at £34 an Hour

Great opportunity for a Field Service Engineer to join a genuine leader in its field. This business has an outstanding reputation for providing the Food Manufacturing sector with high-quality Capital Equipment and Machinery, backed up by a best-in-class After Sales service.

This role offers a diverse set of responsibilities including:

• Covering the Midlands predominately, undertake routine service visits, planned preventative maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at a wide array of Food production sites;


• Installation and Commissioning of Machinery on customer sites;


• Problem Solving, Fault Finding and Machine Modifications to Food Production equipment at customer sites;


• Build rapport and trust with customers ensuring long-standing relationships remain solid;


• Opportunities to attend training courses in: Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Germany;


• Work closely and cohesively with existing Field Service Engineers and the After Sales team;


• Equally at home serving the needs of both Major Multi-Site Food Manufacturers and small artisan Food producers;


• Train staff at customer sites, demonstrate how equipment should be operated in accordance with manufacturers standard operating procedures;


• Work with customers advising them how to use the Machinery effectively, increasing Yield and Throughput;


• Understand food technology and how the inappropriate use of ingredients can lead to breakdowns and errors with equipment.

We are seeking an experienced multi-skilled Field Service Engineer with a good Electrical and Mechanical skillset. Knowledge of PLC’s (Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley) would benefit an application.

Engineers applying for this role may be established Field Service Engineers or perhaps Maintenance Engineers seeking a new challenge ‘on the road’ where they will be meeting different people everyday. Previous experience of maintaining and servicing Food Machinery would be advantageous to an application.

The customer base will be situated predominately in the Midlands and it is expected the Field Service Engineer will also live close to major cities and the motorway network. A willingness to travel and have the occasional overnight hotel stay is required.

Salary Package:

• Circa £44,000-£45,000 pa base Salary - Pay review after 6 months


• Expected Annual Earnings £60,000-£65,000 pa


• Guaranteed Overtime to guarantee a certain level of earnings


• Overtime at £34 an hour


• Company Bonus


• Paid Door-to-Door


• Home-based


• Company Vehicle


• 6% Company Pension Contribution


• Private Healthcare


• Covers the South of England territory with occasional work outside this area if required.

If you are currently earning a higher basic Salary than this role offers, the Company can Guarantee you Overtime at £34 an hour, to ensure your earnings do not drop. Field Service Engineers working for this Company earn an additional £15,000-£28,000 in Overtime per year and have P60 earnings circa £58k-£68k. Ref 3580

Area to cover: West Midlands, East Midlands, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, M62 corridor, M42