Field Service Engineer

MS507 – Field Service EngineerLocation: Stoke-On-Trent (Covering North West / Midlands) Salary: £51,027 - £59,845 per annum + company vehicle & benefitsOverview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Field Service Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will be working in a small team, ensuring the engines and gas collection systems are operating successfully. This role is working a 40-hour week. This role is covering Accrington, Fleetwood, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Durham, Doncaster & Cotesbach.Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the Health, Safety and Quality procedures are applied correctly to all processes.
• Provide mechanical and control engineering support to allocated sites.
• Undertake planned, preventative and breakdown maintenance of the generator sets and associated plant and equipment.
• Undertake operational planning of maintenance work to include the ordering of parts.
• Ensure site staff are adequately instructed on the maintenance procedures when required.
• Train Operations Technicians on the generator and auxiliary equipment in line with the maintenance procedure.
• Produce detailed reports of planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Provide mechanical engineering support on new projects.
• Assist in engineering design modifications to existing plant
• Assist with the preparation of maintenance procedures.
• Carry out fault finding diagnostics and rectification work.
• Assist and cover for the Operations Technicians

Skills and Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have operations and maintenance experience, with reciprocating engines and/or the relating control systems.
• Be qualified to BTEC level or equivalent, preferably in a mechanical discipline or proven previous experience.
• This position requires a high degree of flexibility, self-motivation, initiative, the ability to work well as part of a team and at times work alone.
• This position has an On-Call requirement.