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FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

Northamptonshire base - UK and European Coverage

To c£35,500 neg dep exp + generous benefits + van + exceptional allowances + expenses

Our client is based near Northampton and are part of an established Group that specialise in the provision of bespoke materials handling solutions to a diverse range of customers and industry sectors worldwide. As a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit a dynamic and multi skilled Field Service Engineer to complement their established and professional engineering service team installing and maintaining a range of handling solutions and supporting customers at locations throughout the UK and Internationally as required.

Reporting to the Service Manager and based out of the production facility near Northampton, the successful Field Service Engineer candidate will undertake a broad range of both reactive and PPM activities on a range of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and will thrive within a customer facing environment in which the highest levels of quality customer service and satisfaction are of paramount importance.

After an initial training and induction period encompassing all aspects of Health and Safety and working at height, the successful candidate will carry out service calls on a planned preventative and reactive basis at customer premises as required, undertaking Preventive Service Maintenance and repair of customer's site equipment and other manufacturer's products and systems, in full response to customer's requirements, whilst communicating activity and requirements with the customer in a clear and concise manner, and reporting via job sheets the activities carried out and faults found during service before resolving servicing and maintenance issues. You will also undertake the training of customer and their technicians in the us of and service and maintenance of equipment as required.

Complying with all Health and Safety Requirements, you will additionally provide assistance in the installation and commissioning of any machines and will be flexible in your approach to the position and be able to carry out tasks with little or no site supervision, whilst possibly being time restrained in carrying out that task.

It is envisaged that the successful Field Service Engineer candidate will currently be working in a similar Plant and Equipment arena, highly probably within a maintenance environment, and will demonstrate experience of working with Materials Handling Equipment, Automatic process equipment with a solid mechanical background. You will be multi-skilled experience and as the role is field based, you will be comfortable with working in various locations and varied environments under your own initiative.

A full UK driving licence is essential for the role, as is the flexibility to work additional hours as required to ensure customer satisfaction at various locations, and in return an attractive benefits package, stability and genuine career progression opportunities are available.

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