Astute's Renewables team are exclusively partnering with Vogelsang, a leading specialist in pump and rotary equipment, delivering cutting‑edge technology to clients across the Biogas, Water Treatment and Agricultural sectors, to recruit a Field Service Engineer to join its UK Service Team based in Crewe.
The Field Service Engineer role combines workshop and nationwide field work, supporting UK customers with repair, maintenance, and equipment commissioning. Vehicle and overtime opportunities included, along with excellent training and professional development prospects.
Responsibilities and duties
- Provide UK‑wide on‑site support, repairing, maintaining, and servicing Vogelsang equipment at customer locations, including positive displacement pumps, macerators, and grinders.
- Carry out routine inspections, servicing, and planned preventive maintenance both in the workshop and on customer sites.
- Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical faults, undertake repairs, and test machinery to ensure performance and safety standards are met.
- Commission equipment and assist with installations at customer sites as required.
- Support field service engineers and customers with technical expertise when needed.
- Assist with workshop activities, including machine rebuilds, overhauls, and preparation of equipment for dispatch.
- Accurately complete service reports, job sheets, and technical documentation within required timescales.
- Collaborate effectively within the engineering team to meet operational targets and customer requirements.
Professional qualifications
- Relevant engineering qualifications, i.e. BTEC, NVQ, HNC, HND or equivalent.
- Proven experience in a Field Engineer role or similar hands‑on mechanical engineering position.
- Strong mechanical engineering knowledge, with experience of pump systems or rotary equipment highly advantageous.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and engineering diagrams.
- Full UK driving licence is essential; forklift and/or telehandler licence advantageous.
Personal skills
- Practical and methodical approach to fault finding, repair and maintenance.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Flexible to travel nationwide with some overnight stays.
Salary and benefits
- Competitive salary (DOE).
- Company vehicle and fuel card.
- Overtime with enhanced rates.
- 22 days annual leave, increasing with length of service to 25 days.
- Continuous professional development opportunities within a market‑leading engineering organisation.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected characteristics and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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