Service Engineer

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Coalville; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle with private fuel

Enhanced pension contributions

Private healthcare (family option)

Life insurance and income protection

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer for UK-wide coverage, servicing high-speed CNC machine tools and automation systems. The role blends on-site maintenance, fault-finding and installation work, with full product training provided.

You will travel nationwide, carry out scheduled visits, diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, and support new installations. Requirements include a machine tool background, strong mechanical skills, a full UK driving licence (overnight

Qualifications

• Engineering/technical background in machine tools, servicing and maintenance.
• Experience with a machine tool or lathe manufacturer or agent.
• Strong mechanical skills with some electrical knowledge.
• FANUC control experience would be an advantage.
• Confident, customer-focused communicator able to work independently.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally, including overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out scheduled maintenance and service visits at customer sites.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults across the CNC product range.
• Completing mechanical and electrical retrofits, including spindle exchanges.
• Supporting the installation and set-up of new machinery.
• Providing technical support and advice to customers.
• Working safely and in line with company procedures and health and safety regulations.

Skills

Machine tool experience

Mechanical skills

Electrical knowledge

FANUC control

Driver's license

Independent communicator

Tools

FANUC control

Job description

Location; UK Wide – Field Based

We are working with a long-established manufacturer of high-speed CNC machine tools, automation systems and additive manufacturing technology, with a heritage stretching back over 90 years. Continued growth across its UK customer base means the service team is now expanding.

As a Field Service Engineer, you will look after customers across the UK, keeping high-precision machining centres running at their best. The role has a strong mechanical bias and blends servicing and fault-finding with project work on new installations, with full product training provided.

This would suit an engineer from a machine tool background who enjoys variety, independence and life on the road, and wants to work with leading-edge CNC technology. It is a chance to join a stable, growing business that genuinely invests in its people.

Responsibilities of a Field Service Engineer:

• Carrying out scheduled maintenance and service visits at customer sites
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults across the CNC product range
• Completing mechanical and electrical retrofits, including spindle exchanges
• Supporting the installation and set-up of new machinery
• Providing technical support and advice to customers
• Working safely and in line with company procedures and health and safety regulations

Skills & Qualifications of a Field Service Engineer:

• Engineering background within the machine tool industry, covering installation, servicing and maintenance
• Previous experience with a machine tool or lathe manufacturer or agent
• Strong mechanical skills, with some electrical knowledge
• FANUC control experience would be an advantage
• Confident, customer-focused communicator who is comfortable working independently
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally, including overnight stays

Benefits of a Field Service Engineer:

• Salary from £47,963 (dependent on experience)
• 36-hour working week with an early finish on Fridays
• Company vehicle with private fuel benefit
• Enhanced pension with generous employer contributions
• Private healthcare (family can be added), medical cash plan, life insurance, income protection and critical illness cover
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.