Service Engineer

Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a well-established construction/utilities heavy plant machinery company.


Due to continued business growth, they are looking to recruit a Service Engineer on a permanent basis to their expanding team.

SERVICE ENGINEER
Job Title: Service Engineer

Salary Details: £41K - £46k DOE per annum plus Overtime + benefits (A company vehicle, tooling, pension, private healthcare and life cover).

Position duration:
Permanent, Monday - Friday 7am - 5.30pm with an unpaid 30min break.

Engineers are paid door to door.

Service Engineer - Job Summary:
Working within the customer services division, the service engineer will be responsible for performing servicing, fault diagnostic and rectification tasks on specialised commercial utility vehicles.
Duties/Responsibilities:
, Planned maintenance
, Fault diagnostics (via remote monitoring and liaising with operators)
, Strong electrical diagnostic skills
, Experienced working on PLC controlled systems
, Identify/Repair Hydraulic/Pneumatic issues
, Ability to be able to work on own initiative
, Fault rectification and record keeping
, Remedial works
, Service and repair of remote-control systems
, Research and development tasks
, Working at our customer's sites and in-house
, Maintain vehicle, tools and equipment in a safe, clean and functional condition
, Ensure all areas of work are maintained in a safe and tidy condition by practicing good housekeeping.
, Complete written and computer-based reports.
, Comply with all aspects of the company policies and follow published procedures where applicable.
, Maintain a culture of best practice within the division by attending training courses, both internal and external when and where required.
, Working as part of a team nationwide, self-motivation and team working are essential.

This role involves a high proportion of working alone as well as supporting and being supported by the company's existing team of engineers and managers.


, Support and contribute towards continuous improvement
, Communicate and collaborate closely with all internal teams in terms of contractual requirements so that customer expectations are met
, Contribute and support to ensure compliance to ISO9001/14001/45001 and FORS

Flexibility within this role is paramount, with the ability to adopt working hours to accommodate priorities and/or business requirements.


This will involve working throughout the UK with nights away from time to time and attending occasional training courses in Germany.

Service Engineer Qualifications Skills and Attributes
Required:
, At least 3 years' demonstrable experience working within the service industry in mechanical and electrical disciplines ideally with hydraulic and pneumatic experience.


, Experience in fault-finding and repair of electrical control circuits/PLC's is a must.
, A recognised formal apprenticeship in addition to City and Guilds or similar qualification.
, To always work safely and in accordance with the company's health and safety procedures.

Precautions should be taken as necessary when visiting sites, adopting the required personal protective equipment (PPE).
, Overtime will also be payable when available.
, Candidates with experience on wheeled heavy construction plant equipment are encouraged to apply.
, HGV license would be an advantage but not essential as would candidates with experience of PTO and auxiliary heavy equipment.

Service Engineer suitable previous job titles: Field Service Engineer, Service Technician, Field Service Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Plant Engineer, Plant Technician, Multi-Skilled Engineer

Please apply ASAP