Field Service Engineer
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Field Service Engineer
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking for a skilled plant engineer to join our growing team of field engineers based in or around the Preston area. This is a field-based role where you will travel from your home directly to our customers sites.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Repairing and maintaining machines on customers sites as required to ensure conformance with manufacturer’s specification
- Accurately completing all relevant paperwork daily on a phone or tablet
- Submitting daily timesheets and job cards
- Accurately ordering your parts and working closely with the parts department
- Working closely with the service supervisor
- Carrying out inspections and repairs of machines at our depot as required - in conformance with manufacturer’s specification and any regulations affecting their use
- Ensuring that there is no deficiency or defect likely to affect the safe working of a machine – and notifying appropriate manager of any defective or unsafe equipment
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
- Relevant experience and qualifications e.g. City and Guild, NVQ or SVQ qualifications in Construction Plant Maintenance
- Experience in construction plant, diesel engines, electrics, hydraulics, transmissions, and fault finding using electronic diagnostic equipment
- Experience working on JCB Loadalls would be advantageous
- The ability to prioritise tasks and work well in a busy environment
- Great customer service skills and the ability to build rapport with our customers
- Good IT skills
- A flexible and positive outlook with an outgoing approach to work
In Return You Will Receive
- A competitive rate, reviewed yearly
- Door-to-door pay
- 39-hour basic working week and competitive overtime rates
- The opportunity to earn £1 more p/hour through our appraisal program
- Average holiday pay to reflect overtime worked
- 30 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to a total of 35 days
- The option to buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
- Company van which can be used for private use in line with HMRC guidance
- Laptop, phone, uniform and overalls
- Health and wellbeing plan – cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
- Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and legal advice
- Access to high street discounts and savings through Perks
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance of three times your annual salary
- Employee referral programme
- [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and in-house training
Please note we do not accept agency CVs from those not on our PSL. Our PSL is currently closed.
About the Company
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is made up of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has been supplying and servicing JCB machinery throughout Scotland and the North of England for over 60 years. We sold our first machine in 1956 and have grown into a highly specialised machinery distribution company.