Service Engineer

Wallace Hind LLP; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime earnings

Hybrid company car

Private health cover

Good pension

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting an experienced Field Service Engineer for UK/Ireland coverage, homebased with travel. You will service robotic packaging machinery in food, pharma, and personal care sectors, working Monday–Friday with overtime options and 8–10 nights away monthly.

The role requires a proven field service background on packaging systems, a multiskilled electrical engineering qualification (ideally HNC), and Siemens PLC experience.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Field Service Engineer on robotic end‑of‑line packaging machinery.
• Qualified Multiskilled Engineer, ideally HNC Electrical & Electronic Engineering.
• Experience working with Siemens PLCs and fault-finding/modification.

Responsibilities

• Repair, modify, upgrade, install and commission packaging systems.
• Travel to customer sites across the UK and Ireland; typical travel 20,000–25,000 miles per year.

Skills

Field Service Experience

Packaging Machinery Knowledge

Education

HNC Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

We want to recruit an experienced Field Service Engineer who has worked on servicing robotic packaging machinery systems used in the food, pharmaceutical or personal care markets. You will be joining the UK Sales and Service office of a worldwide market leading manufacturer with very low staff turnover and a very good package.

BASIC SALARY

up to £55,000

BENEFITS

• £10,000 to £15,000 Overtime
• Choice of hybrid company car
• Good pension
• Private health cover

LOCATION

Homebased (ideally living in central England between Birmingham and the M62 corridor), you will be covering both the UK (90%) and Ireland (10%).

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS

Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Liverpool

JOB DESCRIPTION

Field Service Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer - packaging machinery - food, pharmaceutical or personal care - Siemens PLC's

This is a classic Field Service Engineer role where you will be working a circa 50 hour week Monday to Friday, with voluntary planned weekend overtime available and spending 8 to 10 nights a month away from home on average. You will be typically travelling between 20,000 to 25,000 miles per year.

As the Field Service Engineer, you will be completing a mix of repairs, modifications, upgrades, installations and commissioning of new systems.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• You MUST have a proven track record as a Field Service Engineer having worked on robotic end of line packaging machinery
• You MUST be a qualified Multiskilled Engineer with ideally HNC Electrical and Electronic engineering
• You WILL have experience of working upon Siemens PLC`s and will be capable of fault finding and modifying

THE COMPANY

A well established UK sales and service office for a world market leading European manufacturer of end of line robotic packaging machinery systems supplying the food (80%), pharmaceutical and personal care (20%) markets. We sell very high quality products with after sales support with very low staff turnover.

There will be a full on boarding program and on going product training both in Europe and on the job in the UK.

REF: JAC18741, Wallace Hind Selection