Trainee Service Engineer

Luton Bennett; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technical service company in Essex seeks a Trainee Field Service Engineer to service and maintain filtration equipment. The role offers full training, a starting salary of £25,440, and the opportunity for OTE earnings between £32,000 and £45,000. The candidate should possess mechanical aptitude, ideally with a relevant qualification, and be comfortable with customer interactions and travel.

Benefits

Company van for personal use

Company credit card for expenses

Discretionary bonus

Flexitime policy

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent mechanical aptitude required.
• Ideally holds a Level 3 qualification in mechanical engineering.
• Must be customer-facing and confident in communication.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintenance of filtration equipment.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Produce service reports and quotes.
• Travel across the UK for customer service.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Customer confidence

Comfortable with travel

Education

Apprenticeship or Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Trainee Field Service Engineer (Mechanical) — Essex Office with Regular UK Travel. 37.5 Hours per Week. Starting salary £25,440 + van (available for personal use) + company credit card for expenses + overtime + commission + 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + discretionary bonus + pension + flexitime policy. OTE 1st year £32,000 - £34,000. OTE once fully trained £40,000 - £45,000.

Trainee Field Service Engineer required for a fast growing and people focussed business. The company offer full training and development, excellent OTE and lots of benefits.

To apply for the role you need to have excellent mechanical aptitude, keen to learn and comfortable travelling across the UK, Ireland and internationally on occasions. Ideally you need to have an apprenticeship, level 3 or equivalent in mechanical engineering or similar. You also need to be happy in a customer facing role.

The role is service, maintenance, overhaul, commissioning and training of filtration equipment to customers across a range of industries. You will build and maintain strong customer relationships and write service reports/recommendations. You will also produce quotes, carry out risk assessments and any other compliance work necessary.

This is an ideal for those seeking a secure company offering the chance to become a highly skilled service engineer.

The Trainee Service Engineer Role in Brief

• Service and maintenance of filtration equipment


• Attend the UK office in Essex for meetings, briefings, collection of parts etc


• Maintain strong relationships with customers


• Provide training and support


• Produce quotes


• Regular travel to customers sites as required

The Person Required

• Mechanical aptitude


• Ideally mechanically qualified


• Excellent communication/organisation skills


• Confident with customers


• Comfortable with travel