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Field Service Engineer

LWS Recruitment Services Ltd
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 4LU, England

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Multiskilled Field Service Engineer covering South UK, offering an On-Target Earnings (OTE) of £65,000, which includes average overtime.
  • The basic salary is up to £39,000 depending on experience, with additional benefits such as a company van, fuel card, healthcare scheme, and pension.
  • Candidates should have experience as an apprentice-trained Electrical/Mechanical Engineer with skills in diagnosing and fixing machinery faults, particularly in industrial shredders.
  • The role requires flexibility in working hours, including frequent overnight stays and potential weekend work, with an emphasis on minimizing customer downtime.
  • The company offers 21 days of holiday plus your birthday, increasing to a maximum of 25 days, along with a subsistence allowance and coverage for accommodation costs.

Field Service Engineer

Covering South UK

OTE £65K including average overtime, paid door to door.

Basic Salary up to £39,000 basic DOE

Package: Company van and fuel card, Company healthcare scheme, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, company credit card, all PPE and tooling.

Company

LWS Services are proud to be the exclusive recruitment partner of an award-winning team who are global leaders within the Industrial Shredder equipment market. Due to expansion, there is now an exciting opportunity for an experienced Multiskilled Field Service Engineerto join their dynamic team.

Role & Responsibilities of the Multiskilled Field Service Engineer:

  • Travelling to customer sites, diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults and fixing industrial shredding machinery to ensure that customer downtime is kept to a minimum.
  • Inspections and services of shredders and recycling machinery.
  • Installing and commissioning shredder machinery newly delivered to customers.
  • Providing basic shredder operation and maintenance training to customer operators to ensure their ability to use shredders safely and effectively.
  • Frequent overnight stays (on average at least 3 nights per week)
  • Weekend work may be required and, on a Rota, basis.

Field Service Engineer Essential Experience / Skills required:

  • Apprentice trained Electrical / Mechanical Engineer (Multi- Skilled)
  • Single or 3 phase Electrical qualifications or experience is essential.
  • Skilled in diagnosing and fixing electrical and mechanical machinery faults.
  • Worked with gearboxes and bearings.
  • Experience Installing and commissioning industrial machinery.
  • Full UK driving licence (ideally clean)
  • Flexibility is required in relation to working hours to ensure that jobs are finished.

Advantageous:

  • Experience of welding and burning.
  • Possession of a forklift licence are desirable but not essential.

Additional Package Information:

  • 40 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 17:00 and Friday 08:00-15:30 (45 mins for lunch each day)
  • 21 days’ holiday pro rata (January - December holiday year) plus your birthday and bank holidays. This will increase by one day per year up to a maximum of 25 days’ holiday plus birthday and bank holidays.
  • Specialist tools provided and a company van to complete your role effectively.
  • Company healthcare scheme
  • Pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • A company laptop mobile phone, credit card and fuel card will be given to you to cover all company expenses while working away or on site.
  • A subsistence allowance of £25.00/night is also provided, and all accommodation costs will also be covered by the company.

If you are looking to join a fantastic organisation that is one of the leaders in their field, then we need to speak to you today.

Please call Sarah Lewis on (phone number removed) or ideally email with a copy of your current CV.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.