Field Service Engineer
17 days ago
Hinckley
Role: Service EngineerLocation: Field-based (UK-wide travel required)Hours: Full Time PermanentSalary: £50,000 -£55,000What will you be doing?\n\n • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs on cloth pile filtration systems.\n, • Replacing filter cloths and overhauling drive mechanisms, pumps, valves, and backwash systems.\n, • Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults on-site, including work with control panels, low-voltage systems, instrumentation, and basic PLC interrogation.\n, • Monitoring and optimising filter performance, including solids loading, backwash frequency, and effluent quality.\n, • Assisting with the installation and commissioning of new filtration assets.\n, • Delivering training and handovers to client operators.\n, • Completing digital service reports detailing work completed, parts used, and recommendations for clients.\n, • Acting as the main on-site representative, ensuring systems operate efficiently and comply with environmental standards.\nExperience/qualifications required:\n\n, • Strong multi-skilled engineering background covering mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines.\n, • Proven experience within the water/wastewater industry or heavy industrial process environments.\n, • Direct experience with cloth pile or disc filters is highly advantageous.\n, • Relevant engineering qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering).\n, • Electrical qualification such as 18th Edition is highly desirable.\n, • Confined Space Training and CSCS/EUSR card preferred (training can be provided).\n, • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and manage workload effectively.\n, • Full UK driving licence.\n, • Willingness to travel and occasionally stay away overnight.\nBenefits\n\n, • Competitive salary based on experience.\n, • Fully equipped company service van.\n, • High-quality tools, uniform, and laptop provided.\n, • Ongoing specialist training on proprietary water treatment technologies.\n, • Pension scheme.\n, • Generous holiday allowance.\n, • Opportunity to work with advanced water treatment and filtration systems.\n