Traveling Field Service Engineer - Packaging Machinery

Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car

Pension

25 days holiday

Fuel card

Job summary

Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and maintain packaging machinery across the UK. You will read schematics, diagnose faults, and perform installations, with a focus on food/packaging lines.

The role requires travel with ~3 overnight stays per week, a daytime Monday–Friday schedule, and a competitive package including car, pension and overtime allowances.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled/electromechanical maintenance experience on packaging machinery.
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings/schematics.
• Experience with PLCs, VSDs, servo drives, pneumatics and conveyors.
• Willingness to travel nationwide with approx. 3 overnight stays per week.
• Health & safety focused with proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintenance, installations, upgrades, refurbishments and occasional breakdowns on packaging machinery.
• Read drawings, fault-find, diagnose, repair and install equipment.
• Educate customers on correct use and maintenance of systems.

Skills

Multiskilled maintenance

Reading schematics

PLCs

Pneumatics

Conveyors

Willing to travel

Tools

Siemens S7

Allen-Bradley

VFDs

HMI panels

Diagnostics software

Job description

Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and maintain packaging machinery across the UK. You will read schematics, diagnose faults, and perform installations, with a focus on food/packaging lines.

The role requires travel with ~3 overnight stays per week, a daytime Monday–Friday schedule, and a competitive package including car, pension and overtime allowances.