Service Engineer

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Bolton, Greater Manchester, NE66, England, UK

Listing for: Wallace Hind Selection

Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-07-26

Job specializations:

Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer
Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 45000 - 67500 GBP Yearly GBP 45000.00 67500.00 YEAR

If you are a food factory Maintenance Engineer looking for a new challenge as a Field Service Engineer but also wanting a good work life balance not working shifts but also not having to travel and stay away then this is the job for you!

BASIC SALARY:

up to £45,000

BENEFITS:

Overtime to earn up to £67,500
Choice of hybrid company car
5% Pension

LOCATION:

Home based and 90% covering client sites in the Northwest you will ideally be living in or around Greater Manchester or elsewhere in Lancashire

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:

Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Warrington, Chester, Blackpool, Lancaster

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery, food manufacturing

A classic Field Service Engineer role working on installation, commissioning, repair & refurbishment of packaging machines used in the food manufacturing industry.

You will be staying away 1 night per week on average with almost no weekend work required as 90% of your work will be on client sites in the Northwest.

Overtime is paid door to door at 1.5 x outside core hours and double at night and over weekends.

Full product training in the UK and Europe, with on site mentoring from a senior Engineer for the first 6 months.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

You will be an experienced food factory Maintenance Engineer ideally having hands on experience of working with packaging machinery.
We will also consider experienced Field Service Engineers with hands on experience of packaging machinery used in the food manufacturing markets.
You MUST be a qualified Multi skilled Engineer with ideally a full apprenticeship up to HNC level in Electrical & Electronic engineering
18th Edition & PLC knowledge would be advantageous.

THE COMPANY:

A well established, market leading and great company to work for with a fantastic culture and a very stable and loyal workforce.

They manufacture and sell a range of packaging machinery to the food manufacturing market.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

, Wallace Hind Selection

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