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 x2 Service Engineers 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