Workshop Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a qualified multi-skilled Electrical/Electronic Engineer for a hybrid Workshop Engineer / Field Service Engineer role with a packaging machinery manufacturer serving the food industry. The position splits 50/50 between workshop pre-installation work and on-site commissioning, installation and refurbishment across the UK.

You must have a full apprenticeship and experience in packaging machinery or the food sector is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Qualified multi-skilled electrical/electronic engineer with a full apprenticeship.
• Experience as Workshop Engineer or Factory Maintenance Engineer (or Field Service Engineer seeking balance).
• Experience with packaging machinery and food industry advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, repair and refurbish packaging machines on client sites across the UK.
• Work in workshop on pre-installation of machines at the office.
• Travel and overnight stays 1–2 nights per week; occasional weekend work.

Skills

Electrical / Electronic

Workshop engineering

Field service

Education

Full apprenticeship

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 £45,000

BENEFITS

• Overtime to earn £5,000 to £7,000
• Commission & Bonus on aftersales to earn up to £2,000
• 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

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

REF: MPH18598, Wallace Hind Selection