Field Services Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Qualified (Level 3 NVQ or Apprenticeship) Electrical Engineer?

Seeking an independent, field-based role in a mature, growing business?

As a key member of the Engineering Service Support Team, this Field Service Engineer role will play a crucial part in delivering world-class solutions to factories and intralogistics sites by maintaining, servicing and repairing transportation, conveyor and material handling systems.

The role involves planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, fault-finding, making improvement recommendations, participation in a callout rota, and machine maintenance aligned with customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform planned preventative maintenance and suggest system improvements.
• Complete the service rota efficiently.
• Ensure safety compliance and conduct mechanical/electrical repairs.
• Collaborate with the team for innovation and system enhancements.
• Work with head office on incoming priorities to plan your day and visits.
• Manage incident/accident reporting and implement preventive strategies.
• Prioritise workload for effective time management.

Qualifications Required:

• City and Guilds or equivalent recognized NVQ Level 3 or Apprenticeship in an Electrical discipline.

Essential Experience:

• Engineering experience in parcel handling, conveyors systems, material handling equipment or similar would be highly beneficial. This can also cross over well with maintenance experience from production and manufacturing environments.
• FMCG, intralogistics or manufacturing/production environments would also be ideal.
• Familiarity with inverter drives, SCADA control, profibus, Asi, PC/PLC control is of benefit.
• Successful delivery against contractual targets and KPIs.
• Extensive experience in managing service contracts.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.

Skills:

• Enthusiastic and motivated multi-skilled engineer.
• PC literate with strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel within your allocated area as well as potentially the UK if needed.
• Work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

On offer is:

• A highly inclusive environment.
• Base salary plus on-call allowance plus overtime.
• Excellent training and up-skilling opportunities, both head office and site/field based.
• Good levels of overtime are available and payable on any hours completed over core hours.
• On-call rota, supporting businesses outside of core hours – overtime paid!
• Company van.
• Support from colleagues – a highly collaborative environment where engineers fully support each other in problem solving.

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