Service Engineer

A service engineer is required for a hugely established OEM of industrial automation and machine tools.

This globally recognized leader of specialist capital equipment is seeking an electrically biased Service engineer to join their team. You'll will be required to travel nationwide to install, commission, and repair machinery. They have a strong network of service engineers across the UK, the business are able to provide the very best service to all of their customers.

Benefits include a basic salary of circa £40K+ depending on experience, paid door to door, overtime paid at Time & ½ after 37 hours during the week and Saturday, Double Time Sunday, choice of either a car or van, overnight allowance when working away including meals, , 33 days holiday including bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, private healthcare, and life assurance

Responsibilities for the Service Engineer include -

• Nationwide travel to carry out installation & commissioning of special-purpose machinery
• Carry out breakdown maintenance repairs both electrically and mechanically
• Routine service and inspection visits
• Fault find on Siemens PLC's to test inputs and outputs, trace back faults and determine the cause of the issue
• Providing end user support to customers as well as training and equipment demonstrations
• Nationwide travel including overnight stays during installation projects

There is a robust training package that is largely based around job shadowing other engineers to learn the products, how they're built, but there will also be some occasional overseas travel to work on projects in Europe as they occur during the year.

To be successful in this position, we're looking for the following previous experience and skills

- Previously a field service Engineer of capital equipment or heavy industry machinery
- Hold a HNC or HNC electrical or electronic engineering
- Have a solid understanding of PLC's and how to fault-find
- A strong knowledge of power supplies, controls, and electrical test equipment is essential
- Flexibility to travel nationwide, with occasional overnight stays
- Clean drivers license
- UK passport for overseas travel when necessary

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