Service Engineer

SF Partners; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Job summary

SF Recruitment is recruiting a Multiskilled Service Engineer for our client, a world leader in racking systems, based in Worcestershire with HQ operations. The role involves extensive travel across the UK and occasional Europe visits, and a salary of £45,000–£50,000 plus a company vehicle.

The successful candidate will have electromechanical engineering experience, be able to work in cold store environments, and perform tests, repairs, commissioning and customer training on automated systems.

Qualifications

• Experienced electromechanical engineer with degree or equivalent field competency.
• Strong communication and IT skills, especially MS Office/Excel.
• Willingness to travel extensively (UK, Europe) and work with customers.

Responsibilities

• Tests of shuttle systems & mobile racks.
• Repairs of shuttle systems & mobile racks.
• Supervision of assembly teams for large repairs of mobile racks.
• Commissioning and providing customer training for automated systems.
• Preventive maintenance (service contracts).

Skills

Electromechanical engineering

Strong communication

Self-motivation

Customer mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering

Tools

MS Office

Excel

MS Teams

Job description

Service Engineer

West Midlands - HQ Based Worcestershire (candidate located within 2 hours)

£45,000 - £50,000 + company vehicle

SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Multiskilled Service Engineer to work for our client who are a world leader in their industry, they specialize in racking systems for storage. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable with extensive travel throughout the UK including overnight stays. The role will involve opportunities to travel to Europe visiting customer sites and head office.

• - Tests of shuttle systems & mobile racks.
• - Repairs of shuttle systems & mobile racks.
• - Supervision of assembly teams for large repairs of mobile racks.
• - Commissioning and providing customer training for automated systems.
• - Preventive maintenance (triggered by service contracts).

The ideal candidate will be an experienced electromechanical engineer, ideally degree educated in an appropriate discipline, alternatively an equivalent level of competency gained from experience in the field.

Interaction with our client's customers is a key part of the role and as such the ideal candidate should have strong communication skills as well as have strong IT skills and be familiar with using MS Office programmes, particularly Excel.

You have a bachelor's degree or vocational qualification in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent through experience.

Computer skills: MS Office and Teams

You are sociable, eager to learn and drive with strong customer mindset.

Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently and in customer settings

Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with internal and external teams

Knowledge of and interest in diverse technical topics, including software, hardware, robotics and mechanics

Approx 60% travel is required with this role

Since many of our mobile racking applications are installed in cold stores, candidates should be prepared to work in such environments