Field Service Engineer – Heavy Industrial / Electro‑Mechanical
Location: Crawley / Horsham / Guildford / Leatherhead corridor
Salary: £38,000 – £40,000 + overtime + benefits.
Job type: Permanent, full-time | Field-based
We’re recruiting a hands-on Field Service Engineer to cover Crawley and the wider Surrey/Sussex corridor (Crawley, Horsham, Guildford, Leatherhead and surrounding areas), working on large, heavy-duty electro‑mechanical gate and materials handling systems.
This is not light commercial or domestic work – it’s heavy industrial kit.
What’s on offer
* £38,000 – £40,000 basic salary (experience dependent)
* Overtime and call-out to increase overall earnings
* OTE expected around £50,000 per annum
* Company vehicle, tools, PPE and workwear
* Training and development, especially in electrical fault-finding on our equipment
The role
You’ll be responsible for installation, service, maintenance and repair of:
* Heavy conveyors and material handling systems
* Large electro‑mechanical gates and associated equipment
* Pumps, shafts, bearings, gearboxes, chains, rams and pulleys
Day-to-day you will:
* Strip down and rebuild mechanical assemblies
* Diagnose and replace failed bearings, shafts, chains, etc.
* Fault-find on electrical control panels with PLCs (no programming), safety relays, E‑stops, sensors/photocells and motor controllers
* Work on customer sites, often outdoors and in all weather
* Attend breakdowns, working methodically to find and fix faults
What we’re looking for
Background (must be heavy/industrial). Examples that work well:
* Heavy manufacturing / processing (e.g. building products, aggregates, heavy plant)
* Industrial conveyor / materials handling environments
* Agricultural / large off‑highway machinery
* Ex‑Forces engineers used to large electro‑mechanical systems
We are not looking for:
White goods / domestic appliance engineers
Light-duty hospital equipment, stairlifts, vending/coffee machines, etc.
Pure bench or test technicians
Skills
Ideally:
50/50 electro‑mechanical, or electrically biased with strong mechanical skills
Strong mechanical engineers with good exposure to electrics who are keen to upskill
You should be able to:
* Strip and rebuild pumps, shafts and bearings
* Work safely with heavy components and lifting equipment
* Understand how control panels and PLC-based systems function (inputs/outputs, safety circuits)
* Fault-find electrically in a logical, step-by-step way – breaking a big panel into smaller circuits rather than “pulling wires” at random
* Be confident around electrics and willing to learn more (full training given on our systems)
The person
Practical, “hands-dirty” engineer who doesn’t mind graft
Happy working outdoors, sometimes in poor weather
Positive attitude, wants to learn, especially on the electrical side
Comfortable working alone on customer sites and as part of a wider team
Some of our best engineers started from a strong mechanical background and developed the electrical side with us.
Requirements
Based within reasonable travel of Crawley / Horsham / Guildford / Leatherhead
Full UK driving licence (we will check licence status/bans/points)
British passport holder in the UK
Happy to do 1 week in 4 on call (inc weekends)
Willing to travel within the wider region when needed
Interested? Hit APPLY and we will be in touch with more details