Trainee Service Engineer

Food Careers Limited; England; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a Trainee Service Engineer to join their team. This home-based position covers a territory across the UK, focusing on servicing bakery machinery. You will undertake a comprehensive training program, work closely with experienced engineers, and enjoy competitive pay with overtime opportunities, benefits, and potential career growth.

Benefits

Overtime paid at £34.00 an hour

Bonus Scheme

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Company Van

6% Company Pension Contribution

Private Healthcare Scheme

Qualifications

• Keen to learn and develop a successful career within Engineering.
• Driving License required.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining bakery machinery on customer sites.
• Routine service visits and breakdown resolutions.
• Advise customers on Standard Operating Procedures.

Skills

Problem Solving

Fault Finding

Machine Modifications

Education

Apprentice trained or NVQ Level 3 Engineering

Tools

Conveyors

Production Lines

Material Handling

Mechanical Handling

Packaging Equipment

Job description

Trainee Service Engineer

Location: Home based

Base Salary: 30,000 - 32,000 per annum

With an average 6 hours of overtime a week you will earn circa 40k - 42k pa (Salary will go up quickly as you gain experience).

Responsibilities of the Role

• Territory to be covered: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, London, Surrey, Kent;
• Servicing and maintaining bakery machinery on customer sites;
• Routine service visits, planned preventative maintenance, and breakdown resolutions at customer sites;
• Problem Solving, Fault Finding and Machine Modifications to Food Production equipment at customer sites;
• Work with customers advising them on Standard Operating Procedures and how to use the Machinery effectively;
• Initially servicing bakery equipment at major supermarket sites and independent bakeries;
• Service larger more complex bakery equipment at factory sites as you gain knowledge and experience;
• Opportunities to attend training courses in: Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Germany;
• Work closely with existing Field Service Engineers and the After Sales team;
• Undertake a comprehensive training programme;

The Person

• Apprentice trained or NVQ Level 3 Engineering;
• Some experience working with Machinery such as Conveyors, Production Lines, Material Handling, Mechanical Handling, Packaging Equipment;
• Keen to learn and develop a successful career within Engineering;
• Driving License.

Benefits

• Hours: Monday to Friday 37 hours (Paid Door to Door)
• Overtime paid at 34.00 an hour for hours worked over 37 hours a week
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Company Van
• 6% Company Pension Contribution
• Private Healthcare Scheme

If you are currently earning a higher basic Salary than this role offers, the Company can Guarantee you Overtime at 34 an hour, to ensure your earnings do not drop. Field Service Engineers working for this Company earn circa 60k pa.

As Engineers are paid door-to-door you are earning from the moment you leave your house in the morning to the moment you get back home at the end of the working day. Therefore, much of the overtime is earned whilst driving. Ref: 3557

Applicants should live in or close to the Territory to be covered: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, London, Surrey, Kent.