Field Service Engineer - Food Manufacturing - Gloucester

Field Service Engineer

Food Process Machinery - UK and Ireland

Candidate Location: Gloucester, Bristol, Cardiff, Newport, Worcester (BS, CF, GL, NP, WR)

• This is a fantastic role for an engineer who has worked in the food processing industry either as a site based or field-based engineer
• Excellent progression and training opportunities
• Unique opportunity to work with a wide and varied customer base across the food processing sector.
• Company is recruiting due to the internal promotion of an engineering candidate I placed in 2018.

The Company recruiting for the Field Service Engineer:

• This forward-thinking and growing company is a true recognisable force in their sector
• Being established for over 50 years, they pride themselves on the quality of their product portfolio and service offering.
• You have an opportunity to join this fantastic business as they look to expand their team for the future.
• In return for your experience, they can offer a very rewarding career, with excellent training and benefits package.

The Role of the Field Service Engineer:

• Based from home and covering a territory.
• Servicing, repairing, and maintaining a range of filling, sealing, and vacuum packing machines and related equipment in the food production and processing sector.
• Visiting a range of well-known and prestigious clients.
• You will encounter electrical and mechanical faults.
• You will receive in-house manufacturers on the relevant equipment.
• The role is 50% reactive and 50% Pre Planned Maintenance.
• Mon - Fri role, working 40 hours per week. Lots of overtime available.
• 1 in 4 weekends with Friday and Monday off.
• Note; there will be nights away from home, on average of 2 - 3 per week (occasionally up to 5)

The Candidate for the Field Service Engineer:

• You will have previously worked as an engineer within the food manufacturing sector either as an in-house maintenance engineer or in a field service capacity.
• You'll have engineering, repairing, and maintenance experience from a clean manufacturing/production environment, such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or similar.
• Ideally, you will hold an engineering qualification but not essential.
• Able to fault find and fix mechanical and electrical systems.
• Willing/able to spend nights away from home.
• Seeking a role within a fast paced but rewarding environment
• Full UK driving licence and right to work in UK without sponsorship

The Package for the Field Service Engineer:

• £42,000 - £44,000 basic salary depending on experience
• £16k typical overtime (Uncapped)
• Company vehicle, tools and all equipment provided
• Paid door to door
• Pension, Mobile, Tablet
• 20 days holiday plus stats (increasing to 25 with time served)

Please apply for this job online if you are interested and feel you fit the above criteria.

We won't be able to discuss the role with you without an application.

Dave is the main point of contact for the role.

INDENG