Job Description
Field Service Engineer - Woodworking Machinery
Location: Ideally within a 2-hour radius of Luton
Package: £39,000 Basic (DOE) + Company van (personal use), overtime,healthcare, 25 days holiday, expenses
Hours: 42 hours per week, Monday-Friday
The Role
We''re looking for a mechanically biased Field Service Engineer to join an established business specialising in woodworking machinery.
This is a hands-on, field-based service position involving the maintenance, servicing and breakdown repair of a wide range of woodworking machinery across the UK. The role would suit a practical engineer with strong mechanical skills who enjoys getting stuck into the job with the opportunity to progress into machine commissioning.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out service work and breakdown repairs on a wide range of woodworking machinery.
- Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out general machinery repairs.
- Perform machine alignments and check spindles, jointers and machine movements.
- Work with pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- Service and maintain woodworking machinery, including panel machines, edge banders, beam saws and sawmill equipment.
- Attend customer sites across the UK, providing reliable and professional service.
What We''re Looking For
- Strong mechanical engineering background, ideally within field service, maintenance or machine tool engineering.
- Experience working on machinery, carrying out servicing, repairs and maintenance.
- Knowledge of machine alignments, pneumatics and hydraulics.
- Mechanically biased engineer - electrical knowledge would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Experience with machine tools or woodworking machinery would be beneficial.
- Willingness to travel across the UK and stay away from home when required.
Package
- Salary starting at £39,000 basic (DOE).
- Company van provided, including personal use, with the potential to move to a company car in the future.
- Overtime available during the week at time and a third after 42 hours (No regular weekend working).
- Company pension scheme.
- Healthcare and dental care.
- All expenses covered with a company credit card provided.
If you''re a mechanically strong, hands-on engineer who enjoys working on varied machinery, is keen to develop into commissioning and wants to build a long-term career with an established business, we''d like to hear from you.
"SER-IN"