Commissioning & Service Engineer
Kent | UK & Nationwide Travel. Please note: this role involves regular UK travel and staying away during the working week.
£35,000 - £45,000 (negotiable dependent on skills and experience) + Overtime + Night Allowance + Expenses + Door-to-Door Travel Support
Responsibilities
- Installing and commissioning bespoke automated machinery at customer sites
- Reconnecting and configuring electrical, pneumatic and mechanical systems
- Supporting machine set‑up, testing, fault‑finding and final optimisation
- Working closely with customers during installs and breakdown visits
- Training operators and site staff on machinery operation
- Managing projects independently whilst on‑site across the UK
- Supporting service and breakdown activities when required
- Completing site reports and documentation professionally
Qualifications
- Working experience within Commissioning, Installation or Field Service Engineering
- Relevant Engineering qualification at Level 3 or above
- Solid experience working with automated machinery, capital equipment or similar
- Some exposure to and understanding of PLCs (full programming experience/knowledge not needed)
- Ability to follow technical specifications and schematics for both mechanical assembly and electrical installation
- Basic electrical competency – confidence reconnecting pre‑terminated wiring and multi‑pin connections
- Strong mechanical engineering foundation – able to fault‑find professionally ensuring machinery works to the standard expected
- Very good physical fitness and significant manual handling experience – moving and installing heavy equipment regularly
- Proactive “just get on with it” attitude
- Practical, adaptable and comfortable working away regularly and independently on customer sites
- Strong customer‑facing communication skills with a good understanding of acting as a ‘brand ambassador’ to commercial customers
- Career‑driven outlook with genuine desire to learn, develop and grow independently
- Full UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 penalty points
What’s on offer
- Opportunities to exceed the base salary through overtime and travel
- Opportunity to work on bespoke, technically interesting machinery
- Genuine autonomy and trust in the role
- Varied work across different commercial customer sites
- Growing business with strong long‑term opportunities
- Supportive and highly experienced engineering team
- Opportunity to build a long‑term career within automation and commissioning engineering
No ‘on call’ expectations!
This role is ideal for an ambitious engineer who enjoys variety, independence, travel and hands‑on engineering — someone who wants to be part of a growing business rather than just another number.
