Service Engineer

SER Limited; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or van

25 days holiday

5% employer pension contribution

Commission on machine sales

Ongoing product training and develop-

Job summary

SER Limited in the Midlands is seeking a Field Service Engineer to install, service and repair palletising, bagging and packaging equipment across the UK.

You will diagnose mechanical and electrical faults on pneumatics, gearboxes, motors, PLCs and HMIs, travel with a company vehicle and enjoy overtime and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Field Service Engineer with automation packaging experience required.
• Experience reading electrical schematics and fault finding on mechanical/electrical systems.
• PLC fault finding and HMIs/I-O diagnostics knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing palletisers, bagging machines and packaging lines.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and respond to breakdowns.
• Travel across the UK to customer sites with a company vehicle.
• Diagnose mechanical faults (pneumatics, gearboxes, motors, shafts, pulleys, bearings, chains).
• Perform electrical fault finding and test control panels, relays and sensors.
• Work with HMIs and I/O diagnostics; basic software adjustments.

Skills

Field service experience

Automation packaging machinery

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

Reading electrical schematics

PLC fault-finding

HMIs and I/O diagnostics

Full UK driving licence

Willing to travel UK

Job description

Service Engineer (Mechanical / Electrical / Mechatronics)

Location: Midlands, UK (Field-Based)

Salary: £45,000-£47,000 + Door-to-Door Overtime + Company Vehicle
OTE: £65,000+ (based on 50-55 hour weeks)

Are you an experienced Field Service Engineer with a background in automated machinery? Do you enjoy fault finding, travelling across the UK and working on a variety of mechanical and electrical systems?

We are seeking a Service Engineer to join a leading manufacturer of palletising, bagging and packaging equipment. Based in the Midlands, you'll travel throughout the UK carrying out installation support, servicing, preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs on a wide range of automated machinery.

The Role

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing palletisers, bagging machines and packaging lines.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and responding to breakdowns.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical faults, including:
  • Pneumatics
  • Gearboxes
  • Motors
  • Shafts
  • Pulleys
  • Bearings
  • Chains and drives
• Carrying out electrical fault finding, including:
  • Reading electrical schematics
  • Wiring into control panels
  • Testing electrical components
  • Replacing relays, sensors and other control devices
• PLC fault finding and basic software diagnostics.
• Working with HMI systems, inputs/outputs and making minor software adjustments where required.
• Delivering a high level of customer service while working independently on customer sites.

Essential Requirements

• Previous Field Service Engineer experience (this is essential).
• Experience working on automation, packaging, bagging, food processing or beverage production machinery.
• A strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding background.
• Experience with mechanical components such as pneumatics, gearboxes, motors, shafts, pulleys and bearings.
• The ability to read electrical schematics and carry out electrical fault finding.
• Basic PLC fault-finding experience and confidence working with HMIs and I/O diagnostics.
• A full UK driving licence.
• The flexibility to travel extensively throughout the UK and stay away from home during the week.

Travel

• Field-based role covering customer sites across the UK.
• Typically 3-5 nights away from home each week.
• Weekend work is occasional and not a regular requirement.

Package

• Basic salary of £45,000-£47,000
• OTE of £65,000+
• Door-to-door paid overtime
• Paid travel time
• Company car or van
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Commission on machine sales
• Ongoing product training and development

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established engineering business offering a varied role, excellent earning potential and long-term career progression. If you're an experienced Field Service Engineer looking to work with industry-leading automated packaging equipment, we'd love to hear from you.