Overview

Service & Commissioning Engineer - Special Purpose Machinery - UK & International Travel - Electrically Biased - North West - £43-47k + van + overtime + site allowances

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an Electrically biased Service & Commissioning Engineer who lives in the North West of England to join a special purpose machine manufacturer.

Responsibilities

• Join a growing team of Service Engineers where you'll be regularly working internationally, with trips typically 1-3 weeks in duration; the Service Manager estimates about a third of your time will be spent abroad.
• Operate as an Electrically biased and Electrically qualified engineer (ONC minimum level).
• Work on customer site installations, commissioning and service for special purpose machinery, and on the shop floor in East Lancashire when not on site.
• Maintain daily logs, delay logs, variation to contract orders, calibration certificates, project completion certificates, breakdown, site service and survey duplicate sheets.
• Provide rapid response quotations for spares and any remedial or extra service work relating to site visits and health checks.
• Coordinate or perform travel between UK and international locations as required.

Qualifications

• Electrical bias with ONC minimum level or equivalent qualification; mechanical knowledge is advantageous.
• First-class communication skills; ability to document and report clearly.
• Knowledge of machinery used in food production environments is useful but not essential.

Benefits & Conditions

• Very well established company with a full order book and potential to grow the role to include PLC software commissioning.
• Travel requirements: international trips typically 1-3 weeks; expect about one third of time abroad.
• Working week is 37 hours; overtime paid at single rate Monday to Friday, x1.5 on Saturdays when working away, and x2 on Sundays and Bank Holidays if working away.
• Company credit card provided and hourly uplift paid for hours worked onsite to cover subsistence.
• Location considerations: role based in the North West; commutable considerations include Manchester and nearby towns such as Oldham, Rochdale, Heywood, Stalybridge, Denton, Burnley, Blackburn, Accrington, Nelson, Bolton and Hebden Bridge.