Field Service Engineer – Special Purpose Machinery

Field Service Engineer – UK & Ireland Coverage – Permanent – West Midlands Based – Multiskilled – £37-42k + overtime + £400pcm car allowance

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an Electrically biased Field Service Engineer for a West Midlands based special purpose machine manufacturer. The successful Field Service Engineer will split their time between commissioning and testing machines on the shop floor (approx. 70%) and working onsite across the UK & Ireland (30%), being responsible for the servicing, commissioning and maintenance of the machines on site.

The role will offer the Field Service Engineer a wide range of responsibilities with scope to grow and progress. The company’s machines increasingly involve servos, motion controllers, robotics and vision systems. They have a full order book and describe themselves as a “friendly & supportive” group.

Main duties / responsibilities of the Field Service Engineer:

• Installation, commissioning and servicing equipment
• Fault-finding, investigation and repair of equipment
• Prepare equipment for installation prior to shipment
• Lead customer service support on-line, on-site, on-phone
• Planned Customer Training and PPMs

Required experience skills:

• Electrically biased with controls experience
• PLC & HMI fault finding and troubleshooting (don’t need to be able to program)
• Mechanical understanding
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• A full UK driving licence

Field Service Engineers applying who have knowledge of Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLCs will be considered favourably as will Service Technicians who have any AutoCAD Electrical experience – neither of these requirements are essential and can be taught.

The ideal Field Service Engineer would have Electro-mechanical knowledge, Rockwell PLCs experience, pneumatics knowledge and be willing to travel.

The company’s offices/workshop are easily commutable from Birmingham, Redditch, Dudley, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Solihull and Halesowen.

If you’d like to apply, please send your CV for an immediate response.