Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer

Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer Competitive Salary + Benefits Rochester, Kent

The Role

Due to the continued success of The Food Machinery Co Ltd, we are actively seeking a Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer to join our team to install, maintain and service our specialist range of industrial food processing and packaging machinery.

Whilst preference will be given to candidates with experience on machinery in the food environment, training will be provided for the successful candidate. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a fresh challenge and develop your career in a dynamic and rapidly growing company.

Key responsibilities of a Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer include:

• Servicing and installing of our specialist range of industrial machinery like VFFS, HFFS, Multihead Weighers etc.
• Fault Diagnosing and repair (electrical and mechanical)
• Troubleshooting known and unknown issues related to breakdown
• Building and maintaining a strong relationship with clients
• Training machinery operators
• Maintaining a high level of health and safety at all times

The Company

The Food Machinery Company have over 39 years of experience in supplying machinery for industrial food processing and packaging throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Our wide-varied product range covers all aspects of meat processing, cooking, bakery products, hygiene and washing equipment, packaging and much more!

Our key clients include some of the largest corporations worldwide. Our factory in Kent has a development kitchen for demonstrations and product development, as well as a fully equipped machine shop for the manufacture of bespoke equipment. We have our own team of fully trained engineers to install, commission and maintain our first-rate products.

The Benefits

The benefits of being a Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer are:

• Salary package commensurate with experience with a negotiable salary + expenses
• 25 days paid leave plus statutory holidays
• PPE + workplace pension + company vehicle and mobile phone included

The Person

The key skills and qualities of a Multi-Skilled Electrical Bias Field Service Engineer:

• A sound electrical knowledge ranging from safety circuits, low voltage relay logic and PLC control systems to high current power circuits including motors and heaters, as well as a strong mechanical aptitude
• Direct experience with packaging equipment like VFFS, Weighers, Metal Detectors/Check Weighers etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to maintain a strong relationship with colleagues and clients at all levels
• The ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative is essential
• A full and clean driving licence
• Although the candidate will be Rochester-based, regular travel throughout the UK and Ireland, with frequent overnight stays plus some overseas travel is a requirement of the position