Multiskilled Field Service Engineer

VAC: 508

Multiskilled Field Service Engineer

Ideal Location: Leeds / Doncaster covering nationally.

Basic Salary £38,000 basic (Neg) 40 hour week- (£53K including average overtime, paid door to door)

Package: Company van and fuel card, Company healthcare scheme, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, company credit card, all PPE and tooling.

Company

LWS Services are proud to be the exclusive recruitment partner of an award-winning team who are global leaders within the Industrial Shredder equipment market. Due to expansion, there is now an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrical / Mechanical Engineer to join their dynamic team.

Role & Responsibilities will include:

• Travelling to customer sites, diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults and fixing industrial shredding machinery to ensure that customer downtime is kept to a minimum.
• Inspections and services of shredders and recycling machinery to ensure that customer downtime is avoided, and throughput levels maintained.
• Installing and commissioning shredder machinery newly delivered to customers so that they are operational as soon as possible.
• Providing basic shredder operation and maintenance training to customer operators to ensure their ability to use shredders safely and effectively.
• Interpreting schematics, manuals, and other specifications to ensure that all services and repairs are carried out in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.
• Frequent overnight stays (on average at least 3 nights per week)
• Weekend work may be required and, on a Rota, basis.

Essential Experience / Skills:

• Apprentice trained Electrical / Mechanical Engineer (Multi- Skilled)
• Single or 3 phase Electrical qualifications experience is essential.
• Skilled in diagnosing and fixing electrical and mechanical machinery faults.
• Worked with gearboxes and bearings.
• Experience Installing and commissioning industrial machinery.
• Full UK driving licence (ideally clean)
• Flexibility is required in relation to working hours to ensure that jobs are finished.

Advantageous:

• Experience of welding and burning.
• Possession of a forklift licence are desirable but not essential.

Additional Package Information:

• 40 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 17:00 and Friday 08:00-15:30 (45 mins for lunch each day)
• 21 days’ holiday pro rata (January - December holiday year) plus your birthday and bank holidays. This will increase by one day per year up to a maximum of 25 days’ holiday plus birthday and bank holidays.
• Specialist tools provided and a company van to complete your role effectively.
• Company healthcare scheme
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A company laptop mobile phone, credit card and fuel card will be given to you to cover all company expenses while working away or on site.
• A subsistence allowance of £25.00/night is also provided, and all accommodation costs will also be covered by the company.

If you are looking to join a fantastic organisation that is one of the leaders in their field, then we need to speak to you today.

Apply now for an immediate interview