Service Engineer (Progression To Service Manager)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Service Engineer in Aylesbury who is looking to progress to a Service Manager role within 2-3 years. The position involves managing a team of engineers, ensuring efficient servicing of pump stations, and preparing customer quotes. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical or electrical background and experience with pumps or industrial equipment. This is an opportunity to settle into a static managerial role with great prospects for professional growth.

Benefits

Life Insurance

33 Days Holiday

Flexitime

Opportunity for Progression

Qualifications

• Service Engineer with mechanical or electrical experience.
• Experience with pumps or industrial equipment is required.
• Willingness to transition into a managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 12-15 engineers.
• Oversee the servicing of plants and pump stations efficiently.
• Prepare quotes for customers.

Skills

Mechanical

Electrical

Wastewater treatment

Management

Job description

Service Engineer (Progression to Service Manager)

£35,000 - £40,000 + Life Insurance + 33 Days Holiday + Flexitime + Progression

Aylesbury

Are you a Service Engineer from a pump, military, industrial or similar background looking to come fully off the tools and step into an office‑based role, offering direct progression into a Service Manager within 2 years?

In this role you will start as an Assistant Service Manager, working alongside the highly experienced Service Manager, learning from them and gaining hands‑on experience of managing a team of 15‑20 engineers, whilst adding to your skill set through internal and external training courses.

Within 2–3 years, you will step into the Service Manager position, using your skills and expert knowledge to oversee the service of pump motors, bearings and gearboxes within pump stations and wastewater treatment plants. You will also be responsible for preparing quotes and ensuring work is carried out in an efficient and safe manner.

This company has been established for over 70 years and has excelled to the peak of the wastewater industry, supplying domestic properties and facilities with pump stations and anaerobic reactors, whilst also servicing and maintaining wastewater and sewage plants.

This role would suit a Service Engineer with mechanical or electrical experience, who is looking to wind down their field activities and settle into a static managerial role, with scope to progress within a few years.

The Role:

• Progressing to manage a team of 12‑15 engineers
• Ensuring the servicing of plants and pump stations is done efficiently and safely
• Preparing work quotes for customers
• 9 am‑5 pm Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

The Person:

Service Engineer

Experience with pumps, industrial equipment, military or similar

Mechanical or electrical background

Looking for direct progression to a Service Manager

Keywords: Mechanical, Electrical, Waste, Water, Treatment, Plants, Pumps, Engineer, Engineering, Management, Manager, Static, Servicing, Maintaining, Testing, Aylesbury, Luton, Oxford, Bicester

Reference Number: BBBH 23172

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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