Field Service Engineer
A fantastic opportunity for a Field Service Engineer with mechanical engineering, maintenance, fault finding and heavy engineering experience to service specialist machinery across the UK and overseas.
Salary: £39,269 per annum + overtime + subsistence + van + benefits (see below)
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire with national travel to client sites
Job type: Full‑time, Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week. 8am‑4.30pm Monday‑Thursday, 8am‑1pm Friday
Job Overview
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Field Service Engineer with an apprentice‑trained mechanical engineering background and experience working within heavy engineering, plant maintenance, machine build or field service environments.
As a Field Service Engineer you will carry out preventative maintenance, reactive service calls, installation, commissioning and service checks on specialist brick‑making equipment, including mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
The Field Service Engineer will travel extensively throughout the UK and occasionally overseas, sometimes at short notice, so a flexible approach and full UK driving licence are essential.
This is a varied hands‑on role where you will use engineering drawings, fault finding, maintenance, health and safety awareness, COSHH knowledge and continuous improvement skills to deliver high‑quality service work.
Duties
* Service and maintenance: carry out service calls on a preventative and reactive basis on mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
* Installation and commissioning: travel across the UK and occasionally overseas to install, commission and maintain customer equipment.
* Equipment checks: carry out periodic service checks on customers’ equipment to ensure safe and effective operation.
* Safe working practices: work safely from cherry‑pickers, scaffolding and other platforms in compliance with Working at Height Regulations.
* Assembly standards: ensure assembly work is completed using approved methods and to the required quality standards.
* COSHH compliance: ensure the safe use and disposal of hazardous materials in line with COSHH regulations.
* Health and safety: observe and comply with health, safety and security requirements at all times.
* Quality procedures: take responsibility for the quality of work produced and ensure relevant quality procedures are followed.
* Continuous improvement: make recommendations to improve assembly methods, techniques and working practices.
* Factory support: assist in assembling machinery in the factory when not working off‑site.
Candidate Requirements
Essential
* Apprentice‑trained Mechanical Engineer background.
* Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and customers.
* Deadline focused: able to work to tight deadlines while maintaining high standards.
* Innovation: ability to initiate new ideas and improvements where required.
* Full UK driving licence.
* Willingness to travel at short notice and undertake weekend work when required.
* Experience in a heavy engineering environment.
* Self‑motivated and enthusiastic, with the ability to solve problems as they arise.
* Team working: able to work independently and as part of a small team in an inclusive and respectful environment.
Desirable
* Previous experience in a field service position.
* Experience working within a machine build environment.
* Experience within a plant maintenance background.
Benefits
* Eligible for overtime payment.
* Monthly subsistence allowance provided for out‑of‑pocket expenses.
* Provision of company van for business use.
* 33 days holiday per annum, plus additional birthday holiday.
* Free parking at Wakefield premises.
* Life assurance of four times annual salary.
* Access to Perkbox with monthly flexi points and discounts at major high‑street shops.
* Occupational health and annual flu vaccinations.
Job reference: AWDO-P14793
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