Field Service Engineer (CNC)

Field Service Engineer

£40,000 - £60,000 Basic DOE + Door-to-Door Travel + Overtime + Company Van

OTE: £50,000 - £70,000

BASED FROM HOME

UK & International Travel

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a well-established and growing manufacturer of specialist CNC machinery and automated steel processing equipment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong CNC, machine tool, laser cutting background who enjoys being out in the field, solving technical problems and working directly with customers.

The role will involve travelling throughout the UK as well as internationally to support a range of highly automated machinery, including CNC drilling and milling machines, automated saws, laser and plasma cutting systems, beam and plate processing machinery, and pipe and tube processing equipment.

The successful engineer can be based around the Manchester area or Midlands, with the position involving regular travel to customer sites.

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for the service, maintenance, fault finding and technical support of specialist CNC and automated machinery at customer sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

Service, maintenance and fault finding on CNC machinery
Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting
Working with CNC control systems and PLC-controlled equipment
Fault finding on Beckhoff PLC systems
Diagnosing issues with servo drives and control systems
Maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Working on CNC laser cutting equipment
Supporting drilling, milling and automated sawing machinery
Working with beam, plate, profile, pipe and tube processing equipment
Attending customer sites throughout the UK
International travel when required
Providing a professional and technically focused service to customersThe machinery incorporates CNC controls, Beckhoff PLCs, servo drives, hydraulics and pneumatics, with additional Beckhoff PLC training available.

The Successful Field Service Engineer

We are looking for an engineer with a strong technical background who is comfortable working independently in a field-based environment.

You will ideally have:

Previous Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer or Commissioning Engineer experience
Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
Experience working with CNC machinery or steel processing equipment
CNC laser experience
PLC fault-finding experience
Experience with servo drives and electrical control systems
Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics
Experience within machine tools, CNC, automation or industrial machinery
A minimum NVQ Level 3, apprenticeship or equivalent time-served engineering background
Flexibility to travel throughout the UK and internationally
A customer-focused approach and the ability to work independentlyPrevious experience with CNC lasers is particularly important for this position.

If interested please apply! alternatively you can get me via email or my direct line: / (phone number removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed