Service Engineer

Service Engineer Multiskilled

• Location:
  Essex
• Salary: £42,000 (OTE £70,000)
• Hours: 7.5-hour working day, with overtime available (average 50-60 hours per week)
• Overtime Rate:
  Time and a half
• Weekend Work:
  Rota 1 in 3 weekends
• Travel Time:
  Paid door-to-door
• 2 nights away p/w on average covering a national role

We are seeking a Service Engineer (Multiskilled) with electrical knowledge to join my client, a leading provider of food preparation machinery that supplies to the meat, fish & poultry sector. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to be involved in full-coverage installation, maintenance, and servicing of advanced food production machinery.

• Installation, servicing, and maintenance of machinery across various food production sites.
• Working with pneumatics, hydraulics, belts, pulleys, chains, bearings, shafts, motors, and gearboxes.
• Networking: running ethernet cables, change IO cards and IP address.
• Reading and interpreting electrical diagrams to work with 415V three-phase systems, servo drives, analog inputs, frequency converters, amplifiers, inverters, and motors.
• PLC fault-finding and full networking within HMI systems.
• Travel:
  Regular travel with an average of 3 nights away per week (accommodation in hotels provided).
• Daily site visits:
  Typically 1 per day.
• Some form of engineering qualification (preferably apprentice trained).
• Experience working with factory machinery or industrial maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, and gearboxes.
• Ability to read and work from electrical schematics and PLC fault-finding.
• Previous experience in field service or maintenance engineering is preferred.
• Capital equipment background.

• Pension: 14% matched
• Health Scheme
• Company Laptop & Phone
• Company Car (Currently under review)
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Training & Development Program

My clientis a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing and servicing of high-quality food processing and packaging machinery. Due to continued growth, we are expanding our engineering team to support increased demand and provide the highest level of service to our clients.

• Strong career progression opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Ongoing training and professional development.

Due to company growth.

If you are a skilled mechanical engineer with electrical understanding looking for a rewarding and stable career, we would love to hear from you! Apply today.