Field Service Engineer - UK Wide

Field Service Engineer UK Wide

Location: Home Based – Covering the UK & Ireland

Salary: £46,800 + Call Out + Overtime + Pension + Healthcare + Bonus + Company Car – potential earnings of £60-£85k (inclusive of call out & overtime)

Days Based – Monday to Friday

Ref: 6867/JB

The Company

My client is one of the UK\’s leading manufacturers of turnkey machinery automation solutions to a wide variety of industries. The company has been established for over 70 years and currently employs over 12,000 people worldwide; they have become a centre of excellence within automated process machinery in the FMCG industry. Due to further expansion within the British market, they need to recruit an additional field service engineer with mechanical service and commissioning experience.

The Role

The role of Field Service Engineer is to install, commission and fault‑find on a wide range of Labelling Machinery. A customer‑facing role, field‑based requiring travel to customer premises as and when required and potentially at short notice. The role is highly technical and a background in mechanical engineering is essential, and the ability to build strong working relationships with customers will be key to success.

Role & Responsibility

• Installation and commissioning of individual machines in production lines.
• Spare parts surveys of individual machines.
• Maintenance and overhauling of machines with commissioning.
• Installation of change parts and upgrades with commissioning.
• Identifying, eliminating and documenting malfunctions in consultation with technical and design departments.
• Conduct training of customer staff on machine operation following installation.
• Instructing and training of apprentices.
• Reporting & feedback (service reports, travel reports, warranty reports, etc.).
• Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques.
• Work independently as well as part of a team.
• Adhere to customer‑specific guidelines and safety instructions.

Experience and Qualifications

• Time‑served engineer, ideally HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Previous experience in the food & beverage industry and filling/packaging equipment preferable but not essential.
• Previous experience of field‑based work preferable but not essential.
• Good level of computer literacy and IT skills, experience with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong fault‑finding capability with flexibility to consider different solutions, thinking outside the box.

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided. Interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit as soon as possible.

ETS Consulting Ltd – Recruitment specialists with expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets.

ETS Consulting Limited acts as an employment business and employed agency registered in England and Wales under registration no 06164846. Registered office address: 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.

If one of our consultants contacts you regarding this role, you will be required to provide ETS Consulting with proof of your identity and eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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