Overview

Field Service Engineer – Weighing Equipment. This is a long-term opportunity with a company that genuinely looks after its engineers. You will service and install weighing systems, including weighbridges and platform/lab scales, across a local patch (typically within a 2.5-hour radius of your home). The role offers a salary ranging from GBP 28,000 to GBP 35,000 basic, with overtime and a realistic OTE GBP 35,000+.

Location: Home-based, covering North West London (and surrounding areas within a 2.5-hour radius). Benefits include paid travel, paid lunch, a company vehicle, and long-term stability.

A long-term opportunity with a company that genuinely looks after its engineers. With most staff staying 15–20 years, this is a role where your work is valued and rewarded.

Responsibilities

• 80% weighbridges, 20% platform and lab scales
• Service, maintenance, calibration, repair, and installation
• Basic mechanical work: spanners, jacking, lifting up to 20 kg
• Electrical fault finding (240 V AC/DC; multimeter use essential)
• Home-based, covering a 2.5-hour radius with some wider travel (e.g., Derby, Carlisle, Scotland occasionally)
• Optional Saturday work available

Hours and Earnings

• 40-hour contract; most engineers work 50 hours/week
• Paid door-to-door travel
• 2.5 hours per day built-in for lunch and travel
• Average 10 hours/week overtime (paid at 1.5x)
• Easily hit GBP 35,000+ per year, with more available for those who want extra hours

What Youll Need

• Electrical fault-finding experience (240 V AC/DC)
• Confident with multimeters and electronic diagnostics
• Basic mechanical ability (no qualifications required)
• Physically fit; regular lifting involved
• Comfortable working in industrial and occasionally dirty environments
• Positive, can-do attitude; attitude is more important than qualifications
• Experience from industries such as printing, vending, or weighing (retail/industrial); full training is provided

What Youll Get

• GBP 28,000 – GBP 35,000 basic salary + paid overtime
• Company vehicle, tools, and full expenses paid
• Paid lunch breaks + door-to-door travel time
• Long-term job stability in a growing business
• If you are interested in this position please click apply

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.