Service Engineer

WALLACE HIND SELECTION LIMITED; Bristol; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A European manufacturer of packaging machinery is seeking a Field Service Engineer based in the UK. This role involves repairing and upgrading machinery, providing technical support, and client training. The compensation package includes a salary of up to £58,600, with potential bonuses and allowances leading to earnings of around £65,000. You will primarily work from home with travel across the UK and Ireland.

Benefits

Company Van

Quarterly Bonus

On Call Allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a field Service Engineer in the food industry.
• Qualified multi-skilled Engineer, ideally to HNC+ level.
• Comfortable working with clients on after sales and training.

Responsibilities

• Repair, upgrade, and refurbish packaging machinery.
• Install and commission new machinery.
• Provide remote technical support and generate after sales revenue.

Skills

Field Service Engineering

Technical Support

Commissioning

Client Training

Education

HNC or equivalent in Engineering

Job description

Overview

An outstanding field Service Engineer role with an outstanding company! Fantastic package on offer to the right person with the UK sales & service office of a European manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food industry.

Salary and Benefits

• BASIC SALARY: up to £58,600
• Quarterly bonus of circa £4,400
• On call allowance of circa £2,000 to earn circa £65,000
• Company Van

Location and Travel

Home based - covering the UK & Ireland. You will be expected to travel and stay away as required, typically 2 nights per week on average. You will also be offering technical support in the office in the East Midlands for a week every 7 weeks and will be expected to stay locally whilst on call.

Commutable Locations

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

Job Description

Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery - food

A classic field Service Engineer role incorporating the repair, upgrade and refurbishment of existing machinery, the installation and commissioning of new machinery. You will also be offering remote technical support from the office (1 week in 7) plus generating after sales revenue and lastly being involved in client training. Full product training in the UK & in Europe.

Person Specification

• You WILL have a proven track record as a field Service Engineer with specific experience of working upon packaging or process machinery used in the food industry.
• You WILL be a qualified multi skilled Engineer, ideally to HNC + level.
• You will be comfortable working with clients on after sales & training.

The Company

A well established UK sales & service office of a European manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food industry. They have corporate technical support but a small company feel. They don't recruit often, but when they do, people who join them stay with them. I have recruited for them before and this role is to replace a candidate I placed there who has just been promoted.

Interested?

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

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: MPH18286, Wallace Hind Selection