Field Service Engineer
hace 2 días
Liverpool
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Field Service Engineer – Mobile Welfare Units to join a well-established company.\n\nJob Type: Full-Time, Permanent\n\nSalary: Competitive Salary, Depending on Experience.\n\nLocation: Liverpool – Home Based – Working in the Field.\n\nAbout The Company:\n\nThey are a market leader in the repair and maintenance of towable and static cabins that keep site teams warm, fed and safe on construction, civils and events sites nationwide.\n\nAbout The Role:\n\nTo attend, diagnose and repair mobile welfare cabins in the field — restoring generators, power, heating, water and waste systems to full working order, first-time wherever possible, while working safely and unsupervised at customer sites.\n\nThe role is van-based and mobile, covering breakdowns and warranty/service work across customer and hire-fleet sites. A large share of faults are diagnosed remotely (via unit telemetry) before attending, so the engineer must be comfortable interpreting remote data and arriving prepared.\n\nWhat the Role Actually Deals With:\n\nGenerators / diesel engines - Oil pressure & oil-change faults, fuel systems, exhaust/DPF, alternator, AVR, governor, glow, E-stop, servicing. Engines: HATZ, Kubota, Lombardini, Perkins, Stephill (Boss L48/L70/L100 units).\n\nPlumbing, water & waste - Frozen/burst pipes, tanks, UV filters, water pumps, toilets, waste-level sensors, leaks.\n\nElectrical & power - 12/24V DC systems, Victron kit (inverters, Cerbo, MPPT/solar), fuses, relays, wiring looms, sockets, PIR lighting, "no power" / dead-console faults, electrical-test compliance.\n\nDiesel heaters - Parking/diesel heaters — glow-pin and fuel-pump failure, re-priming, rewiring, thermostats, frost-related no-heat.\n\nBatteries - Lithium battery diagnosis (100/200Ah), BMS behaviour, Victron charge settings, deep-discharge recovery, charge/hold faults.\n\nTelemetry / comms - Units not updating/communicating — SIM/modem, Cerbo, remote-monitoring diagnosis and SIM replacement.\n\nTowing & chassis - Lifting rams/pins, wheels-down locking, coupling, brakes, tyres — getting units mobile.\n\nHydraulics - Power packs, rams, solenoids for raising/lowering units.\n\nFabrication - Doors, door closers, hoods, structural repair.\n\nSolar - Panels and MPPT charge faults.\n\nRoughly 1 in 5 reported faults turn out to be user error — so customer education, clear on-site communication and honest reporting matter as much as the wrench work.\n\nCandidate Requirements\n\nEssential:\n\nProven multi-skilled field service / plant / mobile-mechanic background (welfare units, generators, plant, HGV, marine, motorhome/leisure, or similar).\n\nDiesel engine fault-finding and servicing (small industrial engines — HATZ, Kubota, Lombardini, Perkins or equivalent).\n\n12V / 24V DC electrical competence — fault-finding wiring, fuses, relays, inverters, charging systems using a multimeter.\n\nConfident reading fault data / telemetry and working from remote diagnostics.\n\nPractical plumbing / water-system repair skills.\n\nStrong problem-solving and first-time-fix mindset; comfortable working alone and unsupervised.\n\nFull UK driving licence; B+E (trailer/towing) entitlement or willingness to obtain.\n\nGood customer-facing manner and clear written job reporting.\n\nHighly Desirable:\n\nElectrical qualification — City & Guilds 2391 (Inspection & Testing) and/or 18th Edition (BS 7671); PAT competence.\n\nExperience with Victron energy systems (Cerbo GX, MultiPlus inverters, MPPT, VRM) and lithium/BMS battery systems.\n\nDiesel parking/air heater experience (Webasto/Eberspächer-type).\n\nHydraulics (power packs, rams, solenoids).\n\nFabrication repairs.\n\nSolar PV, and basic IT/comms (SIM, modem, routers) familiarity.\n\nRelevant safety tickets (CSCS Card, first aid, working at height, manual handling).\n\nPersonal Attributes\n\nSelf-motivated and reliable — the customer's day-rate is stopped until the unit works again.\n\nMethodical and safety-first, especially around live electrics, fuel and lifting operations.\n\nResilient and adaptable — outdoor, all-weather, sometimes remote sites.\n\nHonest reporter — records what was found and done, including when a fault is user error or unresolved.\n\nWorking Conditions\n\nField-based, mobile role with company van and tools.\n\nRegional travel to customer and hire sites; some early starts / site-hours working.\n\nBreakdown-response element — may include on-call / out-of-hours cover (to be confirmed).\n\nPhysical role: lifting, working outdoors, in confined welfare-unit plant spaces and all weathers.\n\nWhat they offer\n\nCompetitive salary (depending on experience).\n\nCompany pension.\n\nCompany van, tools and PPE.\n\nManufacturer and in-house training across generators, power, heating and telemetry.\n\nVaried, hands-on work with a UK manufacturer that builds what you fix.\n\nIf you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now for immediate consideration.\n\nThe employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need