Position:  Field Service Engineer

Location: Rotherham base covering a pre-allocated geographical region of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire

Salary: c£32K + fully expensed van + target related bonus + healthcare + 25 days holiday (plus stats) + pension

As Field Service Engineer you will be responsible for carrying out planned maintenance and service work alone or alongside other service engineers

Mechanical experience is essential and some electrical control/instrumentation ideally required.

Essential duties and responsibilities.

• Carry out field planned maintenance and service work on our range of Blowers and Compressors mainly, but also other manufacturers’ equipment of a similar nature as required.
• All site work to be completed safely, meeting customers site requirements for access, certification and safe working
• All work to be completed in accordance with agreed company standards and good engineering practise
• Site reports to be generated for all site visits, and Line Manager to be advised of outcome or requirements
• Work to be completed as dictated by the Site Service Co-ordinator, Site Services Manager, the After Sales Manager and the Managing Director
• Further and continuous training and development will take place in the UK and Germany amongst other places as required and agreed.
• Site visits are expected to our customer's premises. These include Sewage Treatment Plants, Factories, Cement Plants, Flour Mills and Paper Mills amongst others. Many sites are very dirty.
• Work will be mainly mechanical – changing belts and oil/filters, checking vibration and machine tightness. Installing and removing, commissioning etc.
• Electrical work will be required – checking operation and function of instruments and sensors, VSD’ s and system controls. Possibly some cabling of motors and sensors where experience and certification exists

Supervisory responsibilities.

•  Manage yourself on site, meeting customers expectations and working to the benefit of the Company

Qualifications

Ideally, to perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform all of the above essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education

 Ideally a HND/NVQ3 in Engineering or equivalent. (A proven track record in a related industry may be a suitable alternative to a formal qualification)

Experience

Ideally, the employee should be suitably experienced in Mechanical Engineering, preferably within the Water, Pneumatic Conveying, or Materials Handling Industries. Ideally, a good working knowledge of the units sold and their mechanical function, operation and optimisation is required.

Language skills

Good command of the English language, both written and spoken.

Mathematical skills

Ideally, all normal engineering requirements

Computer skills

Ideally, should have an extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook. A knowledge of Autocad would be advantageous.

Electrical Engineering skills

Ideally, some electrical engineering skills would be desirable.

Certificates, licenses and registrations

 A full driving licence.

Physical demands

Ideally, the employee must be suitably fit in order to carry out the demands of the job role described.

General 

Ideally, the candidate should have the ability to deal with all types and levels of customers.  

Location

Must be able to operate effectively from a home base with minimal support.. An expensed Van will be provided.