Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A British engineering company is seeking a Mechanical Service Engineer to perform repair and maintenance of packaging machinery across various industries. This field service role involves significant travel, client support, and a good work-life balance. Candidates should have mechanical engineering qualifications and experience with industrial machinery. The position offers a competitive salary and is a new opening addressing future needs.

Qualifications

• Experienced Field Service or Maintenance Engineer of industrial machinery.
• Qualified Mechanical Engineer with completion of a full mechanical apprenticeship.
• Any electrical engineering qualifications would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintenance, and service of industrial machinery.
• Conduct refurbishment, upgrades, installations, and commissioning at client sites.
• Travel to client sites, spending 1-2 nights away per week.

Skills

Field Service Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Maintenance of Industrial Machinery

Packaging Machinery Exposure

Education

Qualified Mechanical Engineer with apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Mechanical Service Engineer / Maintenance Engineer - Packaging Machinery, Industrial Capital Equipment. A classic field service role involving repair, refurbishment, upgrades, installations and commissioning of a range of packaging machinery supplied to the food, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries. Travelling to client sites 70% of the time, and spending 1 to 2 nights away from home per week on average; weekend work is voluntary so we offer a good work life balance. Time spent at the workshop in Corby roughly 30%. LOCATION: Covering the UK & Ireland 70%, but factory based in Corby 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintenance, service and support of industrial equipment, including packaging machinery.
• Refurbishment, upgrades, installations and commissioning of machinery at client sites.
• Travel to client sites (approx. 70% of the time) with 1–2 nights away per week.
• Work with clients in the food, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experienced Field Service or Maintenance Engineer of industrial or special purpose machinery.
• Qualified Mechanical Engineer / completed a full mechanical apprenticeship.
• Any electrical engineering qualifications or experience would be a bonus.
• Exposure or hands-on experience with packaging machinery is advantageous, ideally in food or pharmaceutical sectors; however, other special purpose industrial machinery experience is acceptable.

About the Company

A small and well established British engineering company providing full after sales and service support to the clients of a major Italian packaging machinery manufacturer. This role is a new position to cover for future retirement.

Additional Information

This is a client-facing role with a longstanding relationship; it is a good place to work. It is likely you will have held roles such as Field Service Engineer, Site Based Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer - Industrial Capital Equipment, Special Purpose Machinery, in sectors including PPMA, Automate UK, Packaging Machinery, Process Machinery, Food, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Chemical.

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You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives. Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client; therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded to us directly.

REF: SP18284, Wallace Hind Selection