Service Technician

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

Job summary

A leading engineering supplier in Kent is seeking a Service Technician / Engineer with a strong mechanical bias to provide service, repair, and maintenance for various industrial systems. The successful candidate will have experience in hydraulics and pneumatics, working in both workshop and field settings, and will be rewarded with a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package, including a van, holiday entitlements, and a pension plan.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Van

Overtime

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Field Service Engineer or similar with a strong mechanical bias.
• Hands-on workshop experience with hydraulic repairs is essential.
• Experience fault finding and diagnosis on electromechanical systems is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical repair, service, and maintenance on various industrial systems.
• Undertake planned and preventative maintenance, and diagnostics for industrial systems.
• Split time between workshop and field-based work, liaising with engineering departments.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

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.