Field Service Engineer
3 days ago
Leicester
Field Service Engineer Recycling Machinery • Location:Field Based (UK Wide Travel), • Working Hours:Monday Friday with regular overnight stay (occasional weekends), • Salary:From £41,000 - £60,000 per annum About the role As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and installing a wide range of machinery used in the recycling and waste-handling industry. This includes balers, compactors, shredders, separators, and conveyors. You will provide on-site support, diagnose faults, carry out refurbishments and ensure equipment is operating safely and efficiently. Key Responsibilities • Service, maintain, repair, and install recycling and waste-processing machinery including balers, conveyors, compactors, and separators., • Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults (motors, gearboxes, control panels, and conveyors), • Undertake machine builds and refurbishments both in the workshop and on customer sites., • Provide nationwide field support, including planned maintenance, breakdown callouts and new machinery installations., • Deliver on-site customer training and maintain strong, professional customer relationships., • Complete accurate service reports, installation records, and job documentation, • Work flexibly to support changing schedules, including regular travel and occasional overnight stays., • Previous experience as a Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or similar hands-on experience engineering role., • Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills, • Experience working with recycling, agricultural, industrial or plant machinery is beneficial but not essential., • Mechanical or Electrical qualifications (NVQ, Apprenticeship, or similar), • Able to work independently or as part of a small team., • Excellent problem solving and customer service skills., • Comfortable travelling around the UK with overnight stays, • £41,000 - £60,000 per annum, • Overtime x hourly rate (weekdays & Saturday) & 2x hourly rate (Sundays), • Company van and tools, • Company credit / fuel card, • Job security in a growing industry, • Mobile phone and iPad, • Company Pension JBRP1_UKTJ