Field Service Engineer

Solutions Engineering Recruitment; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Service Engineer – Multiskilled

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (OTE £70,000)

Hours: 7.5-hour working day, with overtime available (average 50-60 hours per week)

Overtime Rate: Time and a half

Weekend Work: Rota 1 in 3 weekends

Travel Time: Paid door-to-door

3 nights away p/w on average covering a national role

About the Role

We are seeking a Service Engineer (Multiskilled) with electrical knowledge to join my client, a leading provider of food preparation machinery that supplies to the meat, fish & poultry sector. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to be involved in full-coverage installation, maintenance, and servicing of advanced food production machinery.

Key Responsibilities

• Installation, servicing, and maintenance of machinery across various food production sites.
• Working with pneumatics, hydraulics, belts, pulleys, chains, bearings, shafts, motors, and gearboxes.
• Networking: running ethernet cables, changing IO cards, and IP addresses.
• Reading and interpreting electrical diagrams to work with 415V three-phase systems, servo drives, analog inputs, frequency converters, amplifiers, inverters, and motors.
• PLC fault-finding and full networking within HMI systems.
• Travel: Regular travel with an average of 3 nights away per week (accommodation in hotels provided).
• Daily site visits: Typically 1 per day.

Minimum Requirements

• Some form of engineering qualification (preferably apprentice trained).
• Experience working with factory machinery or industrial maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, and gearboxes.
• Ability to read and work from electrical schematics and PLC fault-finding.
• Previous experience in field service or maintenance engineering is preferred.
• Capital equipment background.

Benefits & Package

• Competitive Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (OTE £70,000).
• Pension: 14% matched.
• Health Scheme.
• Company Laptop & Phone.
• Company Car (Currently under review).
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Training & Development Program.

About the Company

My client is a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing and servicing of high-quality food processing and packaging machinery. Due to continued growth, we are expanding our engineering team to support increased demand and provide the highest level of service to our clients.

Why Join?

• Strong career progression opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Reason for Vacancy: Due to company growth.

If you are a skilled mechanical engineer with electrical understanding looking for a rewarding and stable career, we would love to hear from you! Apply today.

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