Mechanical Service Engineer

Company: Prime Appointments
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

Mechanical Service Technician

Wickford, EssexCirca 45,000 + Travel Payments + Benefits

Prime Appointments are recruiting an experienced Mechanical Service Technician for a leading engineering services provider supporting the Energy, Power Generation, Refinery, Utilities and Heavy Engineering sectors.

This role is ideal for a Mechanical Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Rotating Equipment Engineer or Maintenance Engineer with experience servicing industrial machinery.

The Role

  • Service, maintain, repair and overhaul rotating equipment, including pumps and turbines
  • Diagnose faults and carry out mechanical repairs on industrial plant
  • Perform alignment, inspection and precision measurements
  • Support planned shutdowns, outages and reactive maintenance
  • Complete service reports and technical documentation
  • Travel to customer sites across the UK (90% within one hour of Wickford)

Skills & Experience

  • ONC, HNC, NVQ or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience with pumps, turbines, compressors or other rotating equipment
  • Background in power generation, energy, refinery, utilities or heavy engineering
  • Strong fault finding and mechanical diagnostics skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Willing to join a 1-in-5 callout rota

Benefits

  • Circa 45,000 salary
  • Travel payments and annual bonus
  • Company van, fuel card, tools, laptop and mobile
  • Healthcare and pension
  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Uncapped overtime

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Call Julia @ Prime Appointments for more info or apply via the link on the advert.

Keywords: Mechanical Service Technician, Field Service Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Rotating Equipment Engineer, Pump Engineer, Turbine Engineer, Compressor Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Heavy Engineering, Power Generation, Energy, Refinery, Utilities, Industrial Service Engineer

Posted: July 20th, 2026