Field Service engineer

Location; South Cerney, Gloucestershire

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with conveyor experience looking for a role that offers genuine variety, international travel and the opportunity to lead projects?

We are working with a specialist engineering business that designs, installs, maintains and upgrades conveyor and material handling systems for major logistics, parcel handling and industrial customers across the UK and Europe. Due to continued growth and an increasing project pipeline, the business is looking to recruit a Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer to join its expanding engineering team.

This is a hands-on role combining maintenance, fault finding, installations and site leadership. Unlike many installation-focused positions, this role requires an engineer who is equally comfortable carrying out reactive breakdown support, planned maintenance and troubleshooting complex conveyor systems.

You'll be working across a wide range of customer sites throughout the UK and Europe, leading installation projects, supporting automation upgrades and helping customers keep critical operations running.

This role would suit an experienced Maintenance Engineer who enjoys travelling, solving problems and taking ownership of projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities of a Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer:

Lead conveyor installation and upgrade projects across customer sites

Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown support

Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on conveyor systems

Support commissioning, testing and project handovers

Lead and coordinate site teams and subcontractors where required

Work with drives, sensors, motors and automation equipment

Support conveyor controls integration and system upgrades

Work closely with project managers, controls engineers and customers

Ensure projects are delivered safely, professionally and to a high standard

Support workshop activities and project preparation when not travelling

Skills & Qualifications of a Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer:

Proven conveyor or material handling maintenance experience essential

Multi-skilled with strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability

Experience carrying out reactive maintenance and planned preventative maintenance

Ability to lead engineers and site activities

Experience working on customer sites and within live operational environments

PLC fault-finding experience advantageous

Knowledge of VFDs, sensors, motor controls and automation systems desirable

Strong communication and customer-facing skills

Flexible approach to travel and working hours

Full UK Driving Licence

Benefits of a Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer:

Basic salary circa £40,000 (depending on experience)

Overtime regularly available

Realistic OTE £50,000 - £54,000+

Company vehicle provided

All travel, hotel and meal expenses paid

Two annual bonus payments (Christmas and financial year-end)

Monday to Friday days role

Typical working hours 08:00 – 16:00

UK and international travel opportunities

Regular work throughout Europe including Scandinavia and France

Ongoing training and development

Company pension scheme

Long-term progression opportunities within a growing engineering business

If you feel this Lead Multi-Skilled Engineer role is right for you, please contact Becky Prince at Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.

Please note this role involves regular travel throughout the UK and Europe and requires flexibility to stay away from home when required.

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