Service Technician

ZipRecruiter; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering supplier in Kent seeks a Service Technician / Engineer with mechanical bias for field and workshop work. The ideal candidate will have experience in hydraulic systems, pneumatics, and diagnostics. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Overtime

Van

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems is critical.
• Familiarity with fault diagnosis on industrial systems required.
• Hands-on workshop experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical repair and service on industrial systems.
• Conduct planned and preventative maintenance tasks.
• Split work time between workshop and field-based tasks.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Mechanical repair

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Fault-finding

Job description

Job Description

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer required to join a leading engineering supplier based in Kent.

The successful Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer will provide mechanical repair, service, and maintenance on various industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, and generators. The role will involve a mixture of workshop-based work near Tonbridge and field-based work at customer sites in the surrounding areas.

The Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer will have a strong mechanical bias, focusing on hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, valves, motors, gearboxes, generators, hydraulic power units, filtration units, pipework, and other similar industrial mechanical systems.

Package

• £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience




• Van




• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays




• Pension




• Overtime




• Additional benefits

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer Role

• Provide mechanical repair, service, and maintenance on various industrial and mechanical engineering systems.




• Undertake planned and preventative maintenance, provide advice, diagnostics, and fault-finding for industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, and generators.




• Install hydraulic and pneumatic products into various sectors of the manufacturing industry.




• Perform emergency breakdown fault finding and repairs on various hydraulic, pneumatic, and compressed air equipment.




• Split time between workshop-based tasks near Tonbridge and field-based work at customer sites in surrounding areas.




• Liaise with various engineering departments to ensure efficient service delivery.

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer Requirements

• Proven diagnostic skills on complex industrial or mechanical engineering systems.




• Experience as a Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Service Technician, Installation Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, M&E Engineer, Electromechanical Engineer, or similar with a strong mechanical bias.




• Experience fault finding and fault diagnosis on electromechanical systems.




• Hands-on workshop experience, including the strip-down, inspection, reporting, and rebuild of hydraulic repairs when required.




• Service experience on industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, generators, or similar.




• Hydraulic hose experience is highly advantageous.




• Willingness to commute to the workshop near Tonbridge and field-based work across surrounding areas as required.