Field Service Engineer

Vacancy

Title:

Field Service Engineer
Contract Type:
Permanent

Location:

Kent
Industry: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Salary:
Competitive

Start Date:

: J
Contact Name:
Jack Elliott
Contact Email:
Ja
Vacancy Published: over 2 years ago

Kent

Do you want to work for a profitable business with an excellent salary?

Would you like to enhance your career within Engineering?

• Our Client is recruiting a new Field Service Engineer to join the team.
• The client is a leading regional air compressor service provider and distributor to the automotive and industrial markets. Based in Wrotham, Kent, we have built a firm very good reputation for maintaining and installing German-made, high quality compressed air equipment throughout a diverse range of industry.

• Our engineer's visit our office frequently and cover 400 to 600 miles per week serving customers in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Essex, and Greater London.
• The nature of our work is mainly planned preventative maintenance, but includes callouts, repairs, and installation work. We typically travel between multiple sites each day, often 4-5 jobs a day.

• £35,000 salary
• Plus overtime and door-to-door travel time can equate to gross salaries in excess of circa £46,000 - £50,000
• Company mobile phone
• Company vehicle
• Uniform provided
• Comprehensive on-going training and support
• 21 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)

• To carry out routine maintenance on all makes and types of compressed air equipment including rotary screw, vane and reciprocating compressors.
• To attend breakdown visits to conduct assessment, fault finding and repairs.
• To carry out the installation of compressed air equipment and pipework, when required.
• Typically covering Kent, Greater London, Essex, Surrey and Sussex.
• The candidate will report directly to the in-house Service team.

• Core hours are 0800 - 1700, although there is usually always travelling outside of this each day.

• Reside in Kent, no more than 45-60 minutes from our location.
• Mechanical-electrical field service experience.
• Experience in plant maintenance and fault finding. Particularly beneficial would be experience relating to compressed air equipment.
• Electrical competence (certification not required). Knowledge of star delta motor starters would be advantageous
• A thorough approach, experience in solving mechanical and technical problems
• Good general presentation, communication and professional conduct
• A Full clean UK driving license and happy to be mobile

• Average mileage of 600 miles per week
• Visit office perhaps 2 - 3 times per week typically.
• Mechanical and electrical experience. Electrical fault finding experience would be advantageous, especially anything involving star delta motor starters'
• Frequency of work; typically an engineer services 4-6 compressors per day and our coordinators manage the locations.
• Training; mainly on the job with other engineers but independent Health and Safety training is provided. HPC, based in Burgess Hill, run multiple courses per year.
• Must have come from a field service background

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