Service Engineer

WALLACE HIND SELECTION LIMITED; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious equipment manufacturer is seeking a Service Engineer in Slough. This role includes installations, reactive repairs, and customer relations across diverse sectors. Applicants should have mechanical and software engineering experience and a flexible approach to travel. This position offers a competitive salary of £40,000 - £48,000 along with various benefits including a company vehicle and private healthcare.

Benefits

Additional overnight payment

Company Car or Van

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension matched to 5%

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Income Protection cover

Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial Service Engineer role.
• Ability to manage time effectively and deliver accurate results.
• Full driving license and flexibility for overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned installations and reactive repair work.
• Deal with breakdowns and servicing machinery.
• Build relationships with customers across various sectors.

Skills

Mechanical engineering skills

Electrical engineering skills

Electronic engineering skills

Software engineering skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Job description

Are you a capital equipment Service Engineer who enjoys interesting work including a variety of local and national travel? Are you ready to upgrade your career and work for a high‑quality employer with world‑class products, applications, and customers? We welcome applications from hard working Service Engineers with mechanical and software engineering skills gained within industrial capital equipment.

Basic Salary

£40,000 - £48,000

Benefits

• Additional overnight payment for any nights away
• Company Car or Van
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus Statutory Days
• Pension - matched to 5% of salary.
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection cover

Location

South-East or South-Central-based, and / or South or West of the M25, with regional and national travel as required (5 days on the road per week).

Commutable Locations

Woking, Guildford, Leatherhead, Crawley, Slough, Windsor, Reading, Basingstoke, Redhill, Wokingham, Bracknell, Epsom, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Thatcham.

Job Description

Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - Industrial Capital Equipment, Machinery

As our Service Engineer, you will join an established and experienced national team, your first 6 months will be spent training, learning on the job, and shadowing a colleague until you are competent and ready to work solo.

Key Responsibilities

Your job will include:

• A mixture of planned installations, coupled with reactive repair work.
• Dealing with breakdowns and servicing of machinery on customers' premises.
• Managing a diverse workload.
• Working with customers across many industry sectors; including print, packaging, defence, aerospace, graphics, medical, automotive, and fashion, etc.
• Building seamless long‑term relationships with our customers, both externally and internally.
• Providing technical support and expertise within our state‑of‑the‑art internal demo centre.
• Write and complete Field Service Reports for customer records.

Person Specification

To be successful in your application, you will have tangible experience of working in an industrial Service Engineer role, within capital equipment (or similar). In addition to this you will also be able to demonstrate:

• Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical, and Software engineering skills gained within a fast‑paced environment.
• Smart, credible, customer‑facing, and creative flare in problem‑solving.
• Full driving licence, passport, and flexible to conduct overnight stays in the UK, and skills training in Switzerland (or occasional overseas work).
• Confident communication, with the adaptability to engage at all levels.
• A methodical approach with the ability to work independently, manage your time, and deliver accurate results.

Our Company

We are a multiple‑award winning, branded manufacturer of prestigious capital equipment used across a wide range of industries. Our products and service support are recognised as industry leading. We continue to build on our successful UK presence, with the full backing and resources of a strong international business. Culturally a progressive, open‑minded, and forward‑thinking senior management team.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and / or markets, and worked with the following products and / or services : Service Engineer, Technician, Industrial Capital Equipment, Industrial Consumables, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Equipment Engineer, Plant Engineer, Field Engineer.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note

Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.