Field Service Engineer
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 (DOE)
Location: Reading, UK
Benefits
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays
- Hotel and food expenses fully covered
- Fully expensed company vehicle/van; expenses covered for car/van
- 3% pension contribution
- Life Insurance 4X salary
Travel
- Travel required around M4 corridor/Birmingham – typically one customer site visit per day.
- Occasional overnight stays (around 2 nights per week), all costs fully covered.
- Balanced travel workload across the service team.
Training & Development
- Ongoing training and development available, including upskilling on PLCs and systems.
Responsibilities
- Installing, servicing, maintaining and repairing packaging machinery at customer sites across the Northeast and Scotland.
- Carrying out mechanical work such as replacing bolts, nuts, chains, pulleys, gearboxes, and sprockets, and working with pneumatics/hydraulics.
- Supporting electrical tasks including motors, drives, relays, pumps, cylinders, and inverters.
- Fault finding on PLCs.
- Interpreting electrical and mechanical schematics.
- Diagnosing and resolving faults with minimal supervision.
- Delivering outstanding service and building rapport with customers.
Key Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in mechanical or electrical engineering (packaging experience but not essential).
- Solid knowledge of mechanical systems, including pneumatics or hydraulics.
- Competent in basic electrical engineering – 1-phase and 3-phase.
- Experience of fault finding on PLCs.
- Engineering qualification Level 3 or higher (electrical or mechanical discipline).
- A self-motivated team player comfortable with UK-wide travel.
- A positive attitude and ambition to grow with the company.
Applicants should contact Sean Turton for further information or submit their CV directly.
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