Service Engineer

ASC Connections; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is looking for a Service Engineer to join their team. This role involves nationwide travel to install, commission, and repair cutting-edge machinery. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in capital equipment and strong electrical skills. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £44K, with OTE of over £70K, alongside generous benefits including holiday allowance, healthcare, and pension.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Vehicle allowance (car or van)

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a field service engineer in capital equipment or heavy industry machinery.
• Ability to fault find on PLCs and electrical systems.
• Flexibility to travel nationwide with occasional overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Nationwide travel to install and commission machinery.
• Conduct breakdown maintenance repairs electrically and mechanically.
• Perform routine service and inspection visits.
• Provide end user support and training for customers.

Skills

Fault finding on Allen Bradley PLC's

Understanding of power supplies and controls

Electrical test equipment knowledge

Flexibility to travel nationwide

Clean driver's license

Education

HNC or HNC in electrical or electronic engineering

Job description

Service Engineer

Contract Type : Permanent

Location : Sheffield- South Yorkshire

Industry : Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology

Contact Name : Nathan France

Contact Email :

Contact Phone : [phone]

Date Published : 24-May-2024

A service engineer is required for a hugely established OEM of CNC and automation machinery for the glasscutting industry.

This globally recognised leader of specialist capital equipment, is seeking an electrically biased Service engineer to join their team. You’ll will be required to travel nationwide to install, commission and repair machinery. They have a strong network of service engineers across the UK, the business are able to provide the very best service to all of their customers.

Benefits include a basic salary of up to £44K depending on experience, OTE of £70K+ with door to door, overtime paid at Time & ½ after 40 hours during the week and Saturday, Double Time Sunday, choice of either hybrid car or van, overnight allowance when working away including meals, credit card for all expenses and fuel, 33 days holiday including bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, private healthcare, and life assurance

Responsibilities for the Service Engineer include

• Nationwide travel to carry out installation & commissioning of special purpose machinery
• Carry out breakdown maintenance repairs both electrically and mechanically
• Routine service and inspection visits
• Fault find on Allen Bradley PLC's to work out faults and carry out corrective works
• Providing end user support to customers as well as training and equipment demonstrations
• Nationwide travel including overnight stays during installation projects

There is a robust training package which is largely based around job shadowing other engineers to learn the products, how they're built, but there will also be some overseas training in Europe during the probation period too.

Previous experience and skills

• Previously a field service Engineer of capital equipment or heavy industry machinery
• Hold a HNC or HNC electrical or electronic engineering
• Have a solid understanding of PLC's and how to fault find
• A strong knowledge of power supplies, controls and electrical test equipment is essentialFlexibility to travel nationwide, with occasional overnight stays
• Clean drivers license

ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.