Our client is a market leading supplier of machinery to the plastics industry and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position Field Service Engineer.

The successful candidate will carry out machine & plant installation, commissioning, maintenance & repair activities at various customer locations throughout the South of England.

Excellent basic salary £45K- £50K +OT + Company Vehicle + Excellent Benefits package OTE £55K+ -£60K

The Role:

The Field Service Engineer will be responsible for providing machine installation, commissioning, maintenance, service and repair of activities at customer sites throughout Southern England.
Your duties will include but is not limited to the following;

• Electrical installation, commissioning service and repair of machinery including; mixing and blending equipment, conveyors, granulators, dryers, metal detectors, silos, heating and cooling plant.
• Single & 3- phase electrical installation, fault find and repair activities
• Motors, inverters, contactors sensors, relays
• plc & controls fault find and repair
• Replacing worn or broken parts

Candidates:

You will be a multi-skilled engineer ideally electrical bias and you’ll have a strong field service engineer background.

Ideally you will have a recognised electrical and or mechanical engineering qualification e.g. NVQ3, or HNC, or 17th/18th Edition certification.

Applicants with previous heavy industry maintenance experience in sectors such as recycling, plastics, metals, quarries, mining or aggregates sectors will have advantage but all applicants will be considered.

Good plc fault find and repair skills is an advantage but not essential.

Applicants will be prepared to travel and to stay away from home on a regular basis.

Hours of Work:

Mon to Fri 40 hrs + OT & ‘Door to door’ pay

Benefits:

Competitive basic salary £45K -£50K DOE + Door to door pay +OT
Gross earnings £55K - £65K
Sick pay
Company Vehicle & Fuel Card
33 days annual leave
Pension
Healthcare
Life Insurance