Field Service Engineer

Location Manchester
Job Type Permanent
Salary £38000 - 40000 per year 11% Pension Company Pension (OTE 50k-80k)
Contact Taylor Hardwick
Call 07704 543 769
Reference FS9378

Field Service Engineer – End of Line Packaging 

Salary up to £40,000 + OTE £50,000–£80,000

We are seeking an electrically biased Field Service Engineer to support and service end of line packaging machinery across the UK. This role offers excellent earning potential through overtime, with engineers earning up to £80,000 last year.

What’s on Offer

  • Basic salary up to £40,000
  • OTE £50,000–£80,000
  • Company van
  • 11% pension contribution
  • Overtime paid at x1.5 outside normal working hours
  • Overtime paid at x2 on Sundays
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Strong factory and technical support

Travel Requirements

  • UK-wide travel
  • Typically 2 overnight stays per week
  • First 6 months will involve increased travel across the North West, North East, and Yorkshire
  • Flexibility to travel is essential

Daily Responsibilities

  • Travel to customer sites to fault-find, service, and repair end of line packaging machinery
  • Provide reactive breakdown support and planned preventative maintenance
  • Carry out electrical fault-finding, diagnostics, and repairs on machinery
  • Perform modifications, upgrades, and electrical improvements
  • Work with PLCs, sensors, motors, drives, and control panels
  • Liaise with customers and provide technical updates
  • Complete service reports and documentation
  • Provide remote diagnostics and technical support, with factory assistance when required

About You

  • Electrically biased Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Engineer background
  • Strong electrical fault-finding skills on industrial machinery
  • Experience with packaging, automation, or manufacturing equipment (end of line preferred)
  • Basic mechanical knowledge advantageous
  • Comfortable with UK travel and overnight stays
  • Professional, self-motivated, and customer-focused

This is a high-earning opportunity for an electrically biased engineer looking for variety, autonomy, and strong overtime potential.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation