Technical Services Equipment Engineer

White Trading Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Technical training & development

Long-term career progression

Job summary

White Trading Limited seeks a Technical Services Equipment Engineer to maintain and improve specialist manufacturing and test equipment in a high-technology environment. The role blends practical hands-on engineering with longer-term improvement projects to increase reliability and reduce risk.

Ideal backgrounds include ex-military REME/RAF/Royal Navy engineers or equivalent experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or facilities engineering, plus experience with complex systems.

Qualifications

• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic ability.
• Hands-on approach to engineering with practical mindset.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and engineering excellence.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Repairing and maintaining complex engineering equipment.
• Delivering equipment upgrades and refurbishment projects.
• Fault diagnosis and root cause investigations.
• Supporting planned preventative maintenance programmes.
• Working alongside production teams, engineers and contractors.
• Improving equipment reliability and lifecycle performance.
• Support health & safety and engineering compliance.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and asset management initiatives.

Skills

Fault finding

Hands-on engineering

Problem solving

Independent work

Teamwork

Communication skills

Safety and compliance

Job description

Technical Services Equipment Engineer (210jc) – Hayes, Middlesex – £50 -55k + Benefits

Are you an experienced military engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving equipment reliability and working on critical engineering systems?

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

Our client is seeking a Technical Services Equipment Engineer to join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining and improving specialist manufacturing and test equipment. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ex-military engineer who enjoys hands-on engineering combined with project work, fault finding and continuous improvement.

Whether your background is from the REME, RAF Engineering, or Royal Navy Engineering, or you’ve since built commercial engineering experience, we’d like to hear from you.

The Role

Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and upgrading a wide variety of specialist manufacturing and test equipment used within a high-technology engineering environment. The role combines practical engineering with longer-term improvement projects aimed at increasing reliability, reducing risk and supporting future business growth.

You’ll be involved in:

• Repairing and maintaining complex engineering equipment
• Delivering equipment upgrades and refurbishment projects
• Fault diagnosis and root cause investigations
• Supporting planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Working alongside production teams, engineers and specialist contractors
• Improving equipment reliability and lifecycle performance
• Supporting health & safety and engineering compliance
• Contributing to continuous improvement and asset management initiatives.

We’re Looking For

This role would suit someone who has experience working with complex engineering systems and enjoys a varied technical environment.

Ideal backgrounds include:

• REME Vehicle or Electronics Technicians
• RAF Engineering Technicians
• Royal Navy Marine, Weapon or Aircraft Engineers
• Experienced maintenance, manufacturing or facilities engineers

You’ll ideally have experience of some of the following:

• Electrical or electronic engineering
• High voltage equipment
• RF or communications systems
• Vacuum or pressure systems
• Automated machinery
• Manufacturing or production equipment
• Preventative maintenance
• Root cause analysis
• Equipment upgrades and lifecycle management
• Working safely on critical engineering systems.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic ability
• A practical, hands-on approach to engineering
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication skills
• A commitment to safety and engineering excellence
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What’s on Offer

• Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 for a 37 ½ hour week, Mon to Fri
• Excellent benefits package
• Ongoing technical training and professional development
• Long-term career progression
• Work on specialist, cutting-edge engineering equipment
• Stable, growing engineering business
• Rare out-of-hours callouts only

Why Veterans Excel Here

Military engineers are used to maintaining complex equipment under pressure, diagnosing faults quickly and working safely on mission-critical systems. The structured engineering training, attention to detail and problem-solving mindset developed in the Armed Forces make veterans exceptionally well suited to this role.

If you’re looking to continue your engineering career in a technically challenging civilian environment where your military experience will be genuinely valued, we’d love to hear from you.