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.
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