Field Service Engineer

Location Leicester
Job Type Permanent
Salary £40000 - 50000 per year Overtime, Pension, Training
Reference SW/FSEDM

Job Title – Field Service Engineer

Location – UK Wide 

Salary package - £37,500, £90 per day project allowance OTE easily 50k  + Company Car + iPad + Phone + OTE 50K

Pension: 6% pension match

Holiday: 25 days + Bank holiday

Stay away required

The Company

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Field Service Engineer or who wants to contribute more to the wider business and get involved projects and implementation work.

Our client a leader in the engineering and manufacturing of high-tech intralogistics systems for global markets.  Our client currently turnover 59million in the UK and a Billion Euros worldwide, this is an excellent time to join a large group with strong backing. Our client is looking for a service engineer/ commission engineer to join their projects team. Our client also offers excellent training and for the right candidate an opportunity to progress to a control engineer or project role is achievable.

Through this diversification and new product lines the company’s demand for skilled engineers has risen sharply to help them fulfil their service contracts. Their products which include fully automated PLC and SCADA controlled sortation, docking and loading systems are cutting edge and can be custom made to meet the customer’s needs, regardless of scale.

The Role

The Field Service Engineer will have two main duties. The first will be the conducting planned preventative maintenance as part of pre-agreed service contracts. This will involve changing out worn parts and checking associated components for wear and tear on both the mechanical and electrical systems.

The second half of the role is responding to emergency breakdowns. The Field Service Engineer would be on a rolling roster, split between service and reactive breakdowns. When a breakdown is reported by the customer the service department would dispatch the on-call engineer depending on area. It would then be their job to diagnose and repair the fault.

Finally, you will also be involved with installs, modifications and decommissioning which can includes week at a time staying away from home.  

The Candidate

To be successful in your application you must have the following skills, abilities or qualifications:

  • Must have an electrical or mechanical qualification.
  • Must be able to fault find on electrical and mechanical systems.
  • Must be willing to stay away.

Ideally candidates would have previous experience within the materials handling sector as either a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer or a Field Service Engineer, but they are open to good well rounded candidates. Ex-forces candidates are also of specific interest depending on experience.

Candidates can be based anywhere in the UK with access to major trunk roads or motorways.

The Benefits

As a Service Engineer, you will expect

Salary -  £38,000 Basic OTE 50K – 60K

Our client currently has bonus scheme paying out every quarter.

Our client will offer training/development and possible progression for the right candidate.

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