Field Maintenance Engineer

Overview

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We're hiring due to internal growth and team expansion, and this opportunity comes with standout benefits including a competitive base salary, on-call allowance, regular overtime and the chance to earn £65K–£70K+ OTE annually (based on overtime appetite).

Ideally based in the M1 corridor (e.g. Daventry, Northampton, Rugby Areas). You’ll cover UK-wide client sites.

Core

Hours:

Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:00, with paid overtime (1.5x hourly rate), weekend and night shift flexibility needed. On-call rota: 3 weeks in every 8 Weekday, 1 week in 4 Weekend (with £3,000 allowance and generous overtime rates).

As part of our UK-wide Maintenance Support team, you ll work flexibly across a variety of fast-paced environments delivering top-quality support for automated material handling systems. Your role will include:

• Servicing and fault diagnosis on electro-mechanical systems
• Supporting customers nationwide, often autonomously
• Identifying improvements to boost reliability and reduce downtime
• Advising on spare parts and long-term fixes
• Liaising professionally with customers and other Motion Tech teams
• Occasional project support and site-based reactive cover
• Pro-rata on-call coverage (shared across the team)
• Warranty support for customers and Motion Tech partners

• HNC or relevant equivalent qualification with electrical bias (essential)
• Strong experience with automated systems maintenance
• Confidence working independently and fault-finding under pressure
• Comfortable with travel, overnight stays and shift flexibility
• Full UK Driving licence
• Proactive communicator with a can-do, solutions-focused mindset

• £48,500 base + £3,000 on-call allowance
• Potential to earn £65,000–£75,000+ based on overtime appetite
• Company van, fuel card, iPad, laptop & mobile
• Matched pension (5%)
• 33 days annual leave
• 6x salary death in service
• Flexible, empathetic management
• Performance-related bonus opportunities
• All tools, uniform and kit provided
• Personal development, career progression & trade test support

At Motion Tech Lifetime Services, inclusion, diversity and respect are part of how we operate. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

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