Workshop Engineer

TipTopJob; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Overtime potential (GBP 5k–7k)

Commission/Bonus on aftersales (up to

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a hybrid Workshop Engineer / Field Service Engineer for a packaging machinery manufacturer supplying the food industry. The role splits 50/50 between workshop pre-installation work and field service at client sites across the UK, with travel and occasional weekends.

Overtime and commissions are mentioned in the package. You must be a qualified multi-skilled Electrical/Electronic Engineer with a full apprenticeship.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a full apprenticeship.
• Experience on packaging machinery and/or in the food industry is advantageous.
• Looking for someone who can split time 50/50 between workshop and field service.

Responsibilities

• Work on machines in the workshop pre-installation.
• Install, commission, repair and refurbish machines on client sites across the UK.
• Travel and stay away 1–2 nights per week; some weekend work may be required.

Skills

Hybrid role experience

Multi skilled electrical/electronic

Packaging machinery

Food industry familiarity

Workshop to field service balance

Education

Full apprenticeship

Tools

Electrical test equipment

Job description

An unusual role offering the best of both worlds combining both being a Workshop Engineer 50 of your time and a Field Service Engineer for the other 50, for a packaging machinery manufacturer supplying the food industry.

BASIC SALARY: up to A GBP 45,000

Benefits

• A Overtime to earn A GBP 5,000 to A GBP 7,000
• A Commission and Bonus on aftersales to earn up to A GBP 2,000
• A Company Car

LOCATION: Home based but you MUST be commutable to the companies UK office near Heathrow airport, as your time as a Workshop Engineer, will be office based. All other time will be field based, covering the UK.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Slough, Uxbridge, Watford, Maidenhead, Hemel Hempstead, Hayes, Amersham

JOB DESCRIPTION: Workshop Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Factory Maintenance Engineer : packaging machinery, food

This is a hybrid Workshop Engineer / Field Service Engineer role, with a 50 / 50 split of your time.

As a Workshop Engineer, you will be working on machines pre:installation in the workshop at the companies office and as a Field Service Engineer you will be required to work on client sites and will be responsible for installation, commissioning, repair and refurbishment of machines on sites across the whole UK.

Overtime is paid door to door and you can expect to travel and stay away from home 1 to 2 nights per week and to be available to work weekends twice a month if required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Workshop Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Factory Maintenance Engineer : packaging machinery, food

• A You will be an experienced Workshop Engineer, or a Factory Maintenance Engineer who is now looking for hybrid workshop and field service role.
• A The company will also consider an experienced Field Service Engineer who would like a better work life balance, spending less time away from home.
• A Any previous experience of working on packaging machinery and / or of working within the food industry would be advantageous.
• A You MUST be a qualified Multi Skilled Electrical / Electronic Engineer, having completed at least a full apprenticeship.

The Company

A very well established and market leading manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food industry.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MPH18598, Wallace Hind Selection