Field Service Engineer
Location: Covering Bristol to Sheffield – Ideally Midlands Based
Salary: Up to £53,500 Basic + Overtime + Company Car
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global manufacturer of high-speed packaging machinery. This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically qualified Field Service Engineer to join a well-established European field service team.
The role will primarily cover customer sites between Bristol and Sheffield, so candidates ideally will be based in the Midlands to support effective regional coverage. There will also be travel across the wider UK, Ireland, and occasional mainland Europe.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring high-speed packaging equipment operates safely, reliably, and at optimum efficiency (targeting 98%+ uptime).
The Role
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of advanced electro-mechanical packaging machinery at customer sites. You will take a proactive approach to machine performance, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement, ensuring minimal downtime for customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the safe operation and maintenance of high-speed packaging machinery
- Install, commission, and obtain customer acceptance of new equipment
- Proactively monitor machine performance and maximise operational efficiency
- Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance and planned replacement of worn components
- Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults
- Escalate complex issues when required to ensure swift resolution
- Support and develop customer operators and maintenance teams
- Create and improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) where required
- Ensure appropriate tools, spare parts, and consumables are available
- Contribute to continuous improvement of equipment design and service delivery
Requirements
- 3–5 years’ experience installing, maintaining, and repairing electro-mechanical machinery
- Strong electrical qualifications (essential)
- Practical knowledge of PLCs and mechatronic systems
- Experience within packaging machinery (desirable)
- Experience within FMCG or similar high-speed manufacturing environments (essential)
- Customer-focused and able to work independently
- Performance-driven with a proactive mindset
- Willingness to travel across the Bristol to Sheffield corridor, with wider UK and occasional European travel
- Additional European language skills would be advantageous
Package
- Basic salary up to £53,500
- Company car
- Overtime paid at enhanced rates:
- Monday–Friday: x1.5
- Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays: x2
- Flexible hour banking system (up to 16 hours accrued either way before overtime applies)
- Opportunity to develop within a highly skilled and supportive European team
If this role is of interest, please press apply or reach out to Ryan Guy on Ryan@kingstonbarnes.com or 07837434353.