Field Service Technician

Travail Employment Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job description

Field Service Technician
Salary package £33,000 - £43,000, 37.5 hour week Monday to Friday, based from BS37 Yate, pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, parking, life assurance, permanent role.
An opportunity to join a friendly and established Aerospace and general engineering company for their Yate based operation. The role will be working within a small team who work at customer sites and in the companies workshop on lifting equipment. A full driving licence is required and the role reports to the projects manager. This could suit an ex-forces candidate with a technical / engineering background or Field service engineers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES field Service technician, field service engineer

• To service, maintain, repair, overhaul, test and re-test Ground Support Equipment including tools, jigs, fixtures, lifting and manipulating equipment to the customer schedule.


• Workshop based some of the time at the companies facility, and at customer sites around the UK.


• Field work will likely include every other week spent away on an UK RAF base and the ability to obtain UK Security Clearance is essential.


• To carry out a visual inspection of the customer equipment and record any damaged or missing parts in conjunction with the customer drawing or the OEM specification.


• To ensure company quality systems are adhered to always.


• To perform the services with a high degree of skill, care and diligence and in accordance with good industry & customer(s) practices.


• To work with managers and supervisors to implement the company's policies and business objectives.


• To make a positive contribution to maintaining a workplace that is safe, neat and tidy.

Person Specification field Service technician, field service engineer

• Preferably from an aerospace or water industry background but not essential.


• Experience of working with lifting and manipulating equipment is preferable.


• Be willing to work away from home or overseas when required.


• Effective administrator with good written & oral communication skills and organisational skills.


• Able to adopt a flexible approach to work and react effectively to a rapidly changing environment.


• Able to work under own initiative and with a high degree of autonomy, as well as part of a team.


• Demonstrable experience of delivering on customer needs and against agreed deadlines.


• Would need to pass a Full DBS and security check, as this position involves working on military bases.

Experience & Qualifications

• Previous experience of this type of work, including carrying out ' Examination of Lifting Equipment' and proof load testing would be ideal.Ability to interpret assembly drawings in both metric and imperial formats and follow maintenance basic instructions.


• Experience of using a computerised System to record information is an advantage.


• Knowledge of using Microsoft Office is essential.


• A full clean driving licence is essential.


• LOLER qualified is of interest but training can be provided.

The successful field Service technician, field service engineer will be part of an established and friendly the organisation based in Yate, South Gloucestershire offering a role with variety.

Job title: field Service technician, field service engineer
Salary package: £33,000 - £43,000
Location: Yate, BS37 but will also involve travel to customer sites i nGloucestershire, Somerset Wiltshire, Dorset, the north of England and Scotland
Benefits: 33 days leave, Xmas shut down, pension, life assurance, parking
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday

Please apply for this role through the job board or apply direct to [e-mail] or for further information, please call Adam on 0117 934 9770.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.