Service Engineer

Path Recruitment; Watford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Discretionary bonus

Overtime opportunities

Life assurance

Online GP

Employee assistance

Retail discounts

Cycle to Work

Enhanced family leave

Training & progression

Job summary

Path Recruitment is seeking a Service Engineer to join an established infrastructure business near Hitchin. You will inspect, service and repair a range of plant and equipment, performing fault finding and planned maintenance to keep essential operations safe and efficient.

This hands-on role offers long-term progression, safety-focused culture and a supportive environment to develop technical expertise across varied equipment.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience in servicing or repairing plant or construction equipment.
• Strong fault-finding abilities with a methodical approach.
• Commitment to safety and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, service, maintain and repair a varied range of plant and equipment.
• Fault finding, planned maintenance and accurate records in line with safety procedures.

Skills

Fault finding

Maintenance

Repair

Health & safety

Record keeping

Job description

Service Engineer Path Recruitment•Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Service Engineer opportunity near Hitchin, joining an established infrastructure business offering varied plant, hands-on engineering, stability, progression and benefits package.

An established organisation supporting essential UK infrastructure, this business operates a substantial fleet of plant and equipment. With a strong focus on safety, quality and people development, it offers a stable environment where engineers can build long-term careers and develop their technical expertise.

Key Benefits of the Service Engineer:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• Overtime opportunities
• Life assurance
• Online GP service
• Employee assistance programme
• Retail discounts and Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Excellent training, development and progression opportunities

About the Role – Key Responsibilities:

• As a Service Engineer, you will inspect, service, maintain and repair a varied range of plant and equipment, helping keep essential operations running safely and efficiently.
• Your day will involve fault finding, planned maintenance, servicing and repairs across mechanical and plant equipment, alongside completing accurate maintenance records and following relevant health and safety procedures. You will enjoy a genuinely hands‑on role where no two days are necessarily the same.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Service Engineer who wants exposure to varied equipment while joining a secure organisation offering genuine long-term progression.

About You – Skills & Experience

We are looking for a practical and technically minded Service Engineer with experience maintaining, servicing or repairing plant, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, hire equipment or similar.

You should have strong fault‑finding skills, a methodical approach and a commitment to working safely. Most importantly, you will be keen to develop your knowledge, work on varied equipment and build a long-term career.

To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a: Plant Engineer, Service Engineer, Plant Fitter, Plant Mechanic, Mobile Plant Engineer, Heavy Plant Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Construction Equipment Engineer, Plant Technician