Service Engineer

Permanent Futures Limited; Bradford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus

Pension

Overtime paid

Travel time paid

Job summary

Permanent Futures Limited is seeking a Service Engineer with electrical experience to join our engineering team. The role blends hands-on work on industrial equipment with problem solving, system improvements and project work.

You will act as a technical link between customers, service teams and engineering, identifying issues and turning solutions into practical engineering projects. A strong electrical background and PLC knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience fault-finding on industrial machinery or process equipment; PLC troubleshooting; read electrical drawings.
• Strong communication with customers; ability to work independently and manage workload; UK driving licence.
• Experience with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi PLCs preferred; other platforms encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Support industrial equipment at customer sites and remotely.
• Commissioning new equipment and systems; planned preventative maintenance; breakdown support.
• Fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and control systems; PLC diagnostics.
• Root cause analysis; propose long-term improvements; prepare scopes of work and parts lists.
• Provide technical information for quotations and proposals; assist with upgrades; customer liaison.

Skills

Electrical systems

PLC troubleshooting

Fault-finding

Customer communication

Problem solving

Project engineering

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Mitsubishi PLCs

Job description

We’re recruiting on behalf of an established engineering business looking to appoint a Service Engineer with electrical systems experience to join its technical team.This is a varied role suited to an engineer who enjoys getting hands-on with industrial equipment but also wants to be involved in problem solving, system improvements, engineering modifications and project work.Rather than simply attending breakdowns and carrying out routine servicing, you’ll act as a technical link between the customer, service team and engineering department, identifying issues, developing solutions and helping turn those solutions into practical engineering projects.

This position offers much more variety than a traditional Service Engineer role. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in the engineering behind the equipment, influence improvements and develop solutions rather than simply repairing faults. There’s a great financial package on top of the basic including car, bonus, pension, paid overtime and paid travel time.

Service Engineer - The Role - Electrical Engineering, PLC, Controls, Industrial Machinery, Commissioning, Installation, Repair, Servicing

• You’ll be responsible for supporting industrial equipment at customer sites and remotely.
• Responsibilities will include commissioning new equipment and systems, planned preventative maintenance, breakdown support, fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and control systems, PLC troubleshooting and diagnostics, and investigating complex or recurring equipment faults.
• You’ll also carry out root cause analysis, recommend long-term solutions, identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance, produce scopes of work for repairs and upgrades, create parts lists and technical recommendations, and support engineering design and modification projects.
• The role will also involve providing technical information to support quotations and customer proposals, helping implement equipment upgrades and improvement projects, acting as a trusted technical point of contact for customers, and feeding field experience back into engineering and product improvement activities.
• You’ll work closely with colleagues across Engineering, Service, Sales and Operations, so this position would suit someone who is technically strong but also comfortable dealing directly with customers and taking ownership of problems through to resolution.

Service Engineer - What We’re Looking For - Electrical Engineering, PLC, Controls, Industrial Machinery, Commissioning, Installation, Repair, Servicing

• An electrical engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• You should have experience fault-finding on industrial machinery or process equipment, PLC fault-finding or troubleshooting experience, the ability to read electrical drawings and technical documentation, and a good level of mechanical understanding alongside your electrical skills.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving ability is important, as is experience working directly with customers, the ability to work independently and manage your own workload, and a full UK driving licence.
• Experience with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi PLCs would be advantageous, although engineers with experience of other industrial control platforms are encouraged to apply.
• Additional experience within areas such as instrumentation, process control, CAD, or project engineering, would also be useful, but is not essential.