Electrical Service Engineer

“Innovative solutions for sustainable and affordable beverages, food and essentials” – we have a clear vision  this purpose, we supply state‑of‑the‑art technology to our customers worldwide.

With its headquarters in Westhoughton, Bolton, Krones UK is the hub for Krones activities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Our team of about 160 employees offers our customers a wide range of solutions spanning from sales and project management through to a variety of services.

Interested? Then join our team because: we can achieve more together!

Let’s create impact beyond tomorrow

• Installation and commissioning of individual machines in production lines.
• Identifying, eliminating and documenting malfunctions in consultation with technical and design departments.
• Installation and commissioning of upgrades to machinery.
• Working with network technology (Ethernet, Profibus etc.).
• To carry out training of customer staff on machine operation following installation.
• Instructing and training of Apprentices.
• Reporting & Feedback (Service reports, travel reports, warranty reports etc.).
• To have a willingness to learn new technologies and techniques.
• To be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• To be able to work with customer specific guidelines and safety instructions.
• Time served engineer, ideally HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Previous experience of the food & beverage industry as well as filling and packaging equipment preferable but not essential.
• Previous experience of field based working preferable but not essential.
• High level of computer literacy and IT skills, and having used MS office (Outlook, Word, Excel), but also with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Electrical engineering capability, PLC knowledge to software programming / advanced fault‑finding standard on Siemens S7 and / or Allen Bradley Control Logix, PLC5 & SLC
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• Good fault‑finding capability with flexibility to consider different solutions, thinking “outside the box”.
• Excellent communication skills both written, verbal and face to face.
• Travel throughout the UK, Europe & Worldwide as required.

Your application Interested? Apply online now!

Have we sparked your interest? Then send us your application! You can expect exciting challenges that provide real impetus, in a team that motivates and supports you at the same time – and framework conditions that are not only attractive but also adapt to your life.

To get us talking quickly, simply send us your application via our online form – it takes less than 5 minutes!