Service Engineer

Food Careers Limited; Hall Green; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Vehicle

Private Healthcare

Overtime pay £34/hour

Remote-based travel

Job summary

Food Careers Limited in the Midlands region seeks a proactive Service Engineer to service and install capital equipment at food production sites across the Midlands. The role is field-based with remote work elements and travel to customer sites.

You will handle maintenance, fault finding and commissioning, with opportunities for training in Europe. Excellent overtime earnings and a company vehicle are included.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Engineer on food production equipment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical skillset, with PLC knowledge being advantageous.
• Willingness to travel and work remotely visiting customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Visit customer sites across the Midlands and other areas, manage your time and workload.
• Carry out routine service visits, preventative maintenance and breakdown resolutions.
• Install and commission machinery on customer sites and train staff.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

PLC knowledge

Tools

Siemens PLC

Omron PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

Service Engineer

Based in the Midlands / West Midlands / East Midlands

Salary: £45,000 pa. On target earnings: £60,000 pa - £65,000 pa

Extensive/Guaranteed Overtime Available at £34 an Hour

Great opportunity for a Field Service Engineer with solid Electrical skills 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.

Responsibilities

• Working remotely, managing your own time, visiting customer sites (manufacturers) in the Midlands and other areas;


• Covering a defined territory and supporting Engineers in other areas, the Service Engineer appointed will 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 with customers and be seen as a trusted Engineer on site;


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


• Work closely and cohesively with existing Field Service Engineers and the After 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 Field Service Engineer with a well-developed 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.

Salary Package and Requirements

• £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


• Paid Door-to-Door


• Home-based


• Company Vehicle


• 6% Company Pension Contribution


• Private Healthcare


• Able to stay away from home 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.

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Area to live: Midlands, West Midlands / East Midlands