Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a great machine tools manufacturing company to recruit a Field Service Engineer based in Brighouse.
This Field Service Engineer role comes with a salary of 46,000 per year plus overtime, a 4% matched pension, company car, life insurance, and excellent overtime opportunities.
Responsibilities and duties of the Field Service Engineer role
Within the role you will:
- Install, service and maintain large CNC and manual machine tools at customer sites across the UK
- Carry out mechanical fitting, fault diagnosis and repair work on milling and machine tool equipment
- Perform machine tool alignment and precision adjustments to ensure optimal performance
- Conduct gearbox and machining head assembly, including correct setting of bevel gear meshing
- Carry out hand scraping for geometrical adjustment where required
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and implement effective repairs
- Ensure all work complies with company health and safety standards
- Represent the company professionally while working on customer sites
- Identify potential opportunities for additional service work, spare parts, or service contracts
Professional qualifications
- Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (preferred)
- NVQ or higher qualification in an engineering discipline (preferred)
- Proven experience working on large CNC and manual milling machinery
- Strong mechanical fitting and machine tool fault diagnosis skills
- Experience with machine tool alignment and precision engineering techniques
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical assembly drawings, hydraulic schematics, and electrical diagrams
- Basic electrical and hydraulic fault-finding knowledge
- Good computing skills including Microsoft Office
- Full UK driving licence (clean preferred)
Personal skills
- Mechanically focused with strong practical engineering ability
- Comfortable working independently at customer sites
- Confident working within a small team environment
- Customer focused with strong interpersonal skills
- Highly organised with strong time management skills
- A strong problem-solver with excellent attention to detail
- Willing to travel across the UK and occasionally internationally
- Keen to learn and develop within a specialist engineering business
Salary and benefits of the Field Service Engineer role
- 46,000 basic salary plus overtime opportunities
- Company car
- Contributory pension scheme (4% employer / 4% employee)
- Life insurance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (33 days total)
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Field Service Engineer in Brighouse employer: Astute People
Join a leading consultancy in Cambridge that values innovation and excellence, offering a dynamic work culture where your expertise in project leadership will thrive. With competitive benefits including a strong bonus scheme, private healthcare, and a hybrid work model, you'll find ample opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive environment. This is not just a job; it's a chance to make a meaningful impact in the construction industry while enjoying a balanced work-life experience.
