Field Service Engineer

Company: Frontline Recruitment Group
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Location: Leicester
Job Description:

Job Title: Field Service Engineer

Location: Field-based (UK-wide travel)

Hours: 40 hours a week – Mon‑Fri

Salary: £35,000–£45,000 (DOE)

Contract Type: Permanent

This role involves working across a range of customer sites, providing technical support, maintenance, and installation services for industrial equipment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring equipment reliability, customer satisfaction, and high service standards through both reactive and planned maintenance activities.

Responsibilites

  • Fault finding, diagnosis, and repair of equipment
  • Responding to breakdowns and carrying out reactive maintenance
  • Performing planned maintenance and routine servicing
  • Carrying out unplanned maintenance as required
  • Replacing and repairing components
  • Installation and commissioning of equipment
  • Providing operator training and system handovers
  • Completing service reports and related administrative tasks

Requirements

  • Willingness to work in a mobile, field‑based role
  • Home‑based with travel to customer sites
  • Flexible approach to overtime and occasional overnight stays
  • Multi‑skilled engineer with a preference for electrical bias
  • Knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, mechanical systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics
  • Relevant technical qualifications or completed apprenticeship (or equivalent experience)
  • Good IT skills
  • Strong communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with customers
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a wider engineering team
  • High attention to detail and pride in quality of work

Benefits

  • Competitive salary (experience dependent)
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Performance‑related pay structure
  • Travel expenses covered
  • Company vehicle provided (with private use subject to policy)
  • Fuel card and company credit card
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme with employer contribution
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Supportive working environment with opportunities for development

Frontline Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026