Field Service Engineer

Field Service Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a Field Service Engineer with mechanical engineering, maintenance, fault finding and heavy engineering experience to service specialist machinery across the UK and overseas.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Mechanical Service Engineer, Field Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Machine Build Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

SALARY: £39,269 per annum + Overtime + Subsistence + Van + Benefits (see below)

LOCATION: Wakefield, West Yorkshire with national travel to client sites

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week. 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Thursday, with half an hour lunch break. 8am to 1pm, Friday

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Field Service Engineer with an apprentice-trained mechanical engineering background and experience working within heavy engineering, plant maintenance, machine build or field service environments.

As a Field Service Engineer you will carry out preventative maintenance, reactive service calls, installation, commissioning and service checks on specialist brick making equipment, including mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

The Field Service Engineer will travel extensively throughout the UK and occasionally overseas, sometimes at short notice, so a flexible approach and full UK driving licence are essential.

This is a varied hands-on role where you will use engineering drawings, fault finding, maintenance, health and safety awareness, COSHH knowledge and continuous improvement skills to deliver high-quality service work.

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DUTIES

Your duties as the Field Service Engineer include:

• Service and Maintenance: Carry out service calls on a preventative and reactive basis on mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Installation and Commissioning: Travel across the UK and occasionally overseas to install, commission and maintain customer equipment
• Equipment Checks: Carry out periodic service checks on customers’ equipment to ensure safe and effective operation
• Safe Working Practices: Work safely from cherry-pickers, scaffolding and other platforms in compliance with Working at Height Regulations
• Assembly Standards: Ensure assembly work is completed using approved methods and to the required quality standards
• COSHH Compliance: Ensure the safe use and disposal of hazardous materials in line with COSHH regulations
• Health and Safety: Observe and comply with health, safety and security requirements at all times
• Quality Procedures: Take responsibility for the quality of work produced and ensure relevant quality procedures are followed
• Continuous Improvement: Make recommendations to improve assembly methods, techniques and working practices
• Factory Support: Assist in assembling machinery in the factory when not working offsite

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Mechanical Engineering Qualification: Apprentice-trained Mechanical Engineer background
• Engineering Drawings: Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and customers
• Deadline Focused: Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining high standards
• Innovation: Ability to initiate new ideas and improvements where required
• Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence
• Flexible Approach: Willingness to travel at short notice and undertake weekend work when required
• Heavy Engineering: Experience in a heavy engineering environment
• Problem Solving: Self-motivated and enthusiastic, with the ability to solve problems as they arise
• Team Working: Able to work independently and as part of a small team in an inclusive and respectful environment

DESIRABLE

• Field Service: Previous experience in a field service position
• Machine Build: Experience working within a machine build environment
• Plant Maintenance: Experience within a plant maintenance background

BENEFITS

• The role is eligible for overtime payment
• Monthly subsistence allowance provided for out-of-pocket expenses
• Provision of company van for business use
• 33 days holiday per annum, plus additional birthday holiday
• Free parking at Wakefield premises
• Life assurance x 4 annual salary
• Access to Perkbox gaining monthly flexi points and discounts at major high street shops
• Occupational Health / annual flu vaccinations

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P14793

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