Workshop Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Overtime £5k–£7k potential

Commission on aftersales up to £2,000

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a hybrid Workshop Engineer / Field Service Engineer for a packaging machinery manufacturer serving the food industry. The role combines 50% workshop duties in the Heathrow-area office and 50% field work across the UK, with some travel and weekend work could be required.

You will be a qualified Multi Skilled Electrical/Electronic Engineer with a full apprenticeship, and experience in packaging machinery is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Qualified multi-skilled Electrical / Electronic Engineer with a full apprenticeship.
• Experience with packaging machinery or in the food industry is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel nationwide; some nights away are expected.

Responsibilities

• Split role: 50% workshop duties, 50% field service.
• Install, commission, repair and refurbish machines on client sites across the UK.
• Overtime paid, travel and staying away 1–2 nights per week; occasional weekends.

Skills

Multi Skilled Electrical / Electronic

Hybrid Workshop & Field

Packaging machinery experience

Education

Full apprenticeship completed

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:

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.

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