Test & Calibration Technician - South West

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Melksham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Monthly bonus

24 days holiday rising to 27 with bank

Job summary

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler is seeking a Field Technician - Medical Equipment to travel across the South West England region performing testing and calibration on medical devices.

The role emphasizes customer-facing professionalism, safety, and accurate service delivery with occasional overnight stays and a company van provided.

Qualifications

• Engineering experience in the UK (1+ year preferred).
• Strong junior engineers (6+ months) considered if capable.
• Field-based role with regular travel across the region.
• Customer-facing experience (on-site or remote support).
• Physically fit for moving weights up to 150 kg.
• Reliable, motivated personality with a desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites across the South West to perform testing and calibration.
• Carry out field-based testing and calibration with professional communication.
• Manage own schedule and build strong customer relationships.
• Occasional travel with hotel and expenses covered.

Skills

Engineering UK experience

Customer-facing

Physically fit

Willing to learn

Job description

Field Technician - Medical Equipment

Location: South West England (from Bournemouth to Swindon, Exeter and Plymouth and surrounding areas)

Salary: £28,957 + bonus + van + benefits

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established third-party engineering company that is the UK market leader in testing and calibrating primary care medical equipment. They support GP surgeries, community rehab facilities, care homes, and some hospitals, ensuring essential devices are safe, accurate, and fully compliant.

• Defibrillators


• Thermometers


• Medical weighing scales


• Pulse oximeters


• Other primary care diagnostic devices

The Role

You’ll travel to customer sites across the South West region (including Bournemouth, Swindon, Exeter and Plymouth), carrying out planned testing and calibration work.

This is a field-based, customer-facing role, so strong communication skills and professionalism are just as important as technical ability.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (typically 08:00 - 15:30 on-site)

Overtime: No regular requirement (very occasional Saturday work if needed)

Travel: Occasional staying away (hotel, expenses, and additional allowance provided)

Manage your own schedule and maintain strong customer relationships, including rebooking annual service visits

What We're Looking For

• Engineering experience in the UK (1+ year preferred)


• Strong junior engineers (6+ months) considered if technically capable and motivated


• Comfortable working in a field-based role with regular travel across the region


• Customer-facing experience (on-site or remote support)


• Physically fit - the role involves pushing/pulling a trolley with up to 150kg of test weights


• Personality is key - they're looking for motivated, reliable engineers with strong people skills and a willingness to learn and develop.

Package

• £28,957 basic salary


• Monthly bonus


• Company van


• 24 days holiday rising to 27 after 5 years + bank holidays


• Staying away allowance (with hotel and expenses covered)

If you're hands-on, technically minded, and looking to build a long-term career within a stable and growing medical engineering business, this is a great opportunity to enter a specialist sector with genuine progression