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Field Service Engineer

Minstrell Engineering
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1HB, England

Salary

£54,000 - £60,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Field Service Engineer position is a home-based national role covering the UK, offering a total package of £54,075.20 plus a 10% bonus, overtime, and a company car.
  • Candidates are required to have a minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent and proven experience in handling electro-mechanical, PLC, and hardware faults.
  • Key responsibilities include maintaining visited contracts, supporting site teams, and ensuring safety while solving complex problems.
  • The role demands skills in electrical strip-down, reactive maintenance, stakeholder management, and the ability to interpret electrical circuit diagrams.
  • Experience in sectors such as distribution, FMCG, automation, and military engineering is advantageous for applicants.

Field Service Engineer 

Home based national role covering the whole UK.

Package;

  • Basic £44,939, Shift Allowance £5,849.37, Call Out Allowance £3,287.33
  • Total £54,075.20 + 10% Bonus, Overtime and Company Car.
  • 40 hours per week 0800 – 1700
  • Call out – Contracted 1 week in 3.
  • 25 days holiday, Healthcare, Pension, Dental Cover, Optical Cover and more. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Field Service Engineer will primarily be responsible for the visited maintenance contracts which vary in complexity and size. There will also be a requirement to support site teams as required. Field Service Engineers will be safety conscious, with a record of providing solutions to complex problems.  

Duties/Knowledge required;

  • Electrical strip-down/re-assembly, field wiring, machine calibration and system testing.
  • Reactive maintenance
  • Stakeholder management
  • Problem solving
  • Ability to interpret electrical circuit diagrams
  • Health and Safety management
  • Mechanical engineering  
  • PLC knowledge
  • Electrical engineering
  • Operate hand tools and be able to assemble parts onto equipment
  • Ability to compile complete and concise visit and breakdown reports
  • Liaising with members of the different engineering departments sharing knowledge and information

Skills, qualifications and experience

  • Minimum qualification NVQ level 3 or equivalent (BTEC/City & Guilds)
  • Proven experience of dealing with electro-mechanical/PLC/hardware faults and preventative maintenance operations as part of a home-based support infrastructure
  • PLC knowledge
  • Ability to read electrical drawings
  • Practical working knowledge of physics
  • Computer literate with basic Microsoft Office skills
  • Communications skills
  • Appreciation of Cultural Diversity 

Experience in the following will be advantageous: 

Distribution| FMCG |electrical engineer |automation engineer| | Automation | Manufacturing | Production | Conveyors | Machinery | Material Handling | Baggage Handling | Packaging Machinery | Cranes | MHE | Airports | PLC's / Control Systems | | Motors | Drives | Navy | Army | RAF | REME | Marines | Armed Forces |

Suited candidates previously hold roles such as: 

| Maintenance Technician | Maintenance Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Automation Engineer | Electrical Technician | Electro-mechanical Technician | Marine Technician | Marine Engineer | Avionics Technician | Avionics Engineer | Aircraft Engineer | Aircraft Technician | Robotics Technician | Robotics Engineer | Multi-skilled Engineer | Multi-skilled Technician | 

Application Process:
If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details then please submit your CV.

We will endeavour to contact all applicants however if you do not hear from me within two weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.

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