Job Title: Field Service Engineer
Location: UK (Field-Based)
Salary: Competitive Salary + Overtime + Company Vehicle + Benefits

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a well-established CNC machine tool supplier. This is a field-based role supporting customers across a defined regional patch, providing installation, breakdown response, servicing and commissioning of CNC machinery.

This position suits an electrically biased engineer with strong mechanical competence and a solid background in CNC machine tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Installation and commissioning of CNC machine tools at customer sites
• Fault finding and diagnostics across electrical, mechanical and control systems
• Servicing, preventative maintenance and planned inspections
• Breakdown response and technical troubleshooting under time-critical conditions
• Support on CNC controls (Fanuc, Siemens, Heidenhain or similar)
• Aligning, levelling and geometric accuracy checks
• Liaising with customers to provide technical support and advice
• Completing detailed service reports and documentation
• Working closely with internal technical and spares teams

Required Experience

• Proven experience servicing or maintaining CNC milling and/or turning machines
• Strong electrical fault-finding capability (drives, motors, PLC I/O, inverters)
• Good mechanical knowledge (ball screws, spindle units, hydraulics, pneumatics)
• Experience working with CNC control systems (Fanuc, Siemens, Heidenhain preferred)
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Previous field-based service experience desirable

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 18th Edition (advantageous)
• Full UK Driving Licence

The Ideal Candidate

• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Strong problem-solving mindset
• Professional and customer-focused
• Flexible to travel within regional patch
• Comfortable working both autonomously and as part of a wider engineering team

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Overtime and call-out enhancements
• Company vehicle (fully expensed)
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing OEM training and development
• Stable long-term opportunity within a respected CNC machine tool business

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