Controls, Automation & Robotics
Field Service Engineer
We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are already eligible to legally work in the UK from the start of employment (no visa sponsorship is available).
Location: Field-Based (Ideal location: Stoke-on-Trent, or within commuting distance of Runcorn, Warrington, and Derby)
Salary: £36k base + Substantial Overtime & Shift Uplifts (worth about £5k) + Company Vehicle (skoda octavia)
We are partnering with a machine builder to find a hands-on Maintenance Technician / Field Service Engineer.
Backed by a larger global organisation, this company manufactures and supports bespoke high-speed equipment, sortation systems, and robotics for a wide range of clients.
This is a field-based role (so lots of paid travel) where you will be highly valued, heavily invested in, and given the autonomy to take ownership of your technical career without corporate bureaucracy.
The Package & Benefits
The business places individuals at the heart of decision-making and backs this up with a highly competitive support structure:
Strong Base Salary: Starting at £36k
Lucrative Overtime Structure: Time and a half during the week, double time on Saturdays, and double time and a half on Sundays and bank holidays.
Huge 12.5% pension (8% employer 4.5% employee)
Earning Potential: While overtime varies by project, just five hours a week could add approximately £500 to your monthly take-home.
Shift Uplifts: Certain site shifts attract an additional 15% salary uplift.
Work-Life Balance: Standard 40-hour working week (no on call or anything that could affect your work life balance)
Paid Travel Time
Fully Funded Transport: A standard estate-level company vehicle (such as a Skoda Octavia) is provided.
Unmatched Skills Development & Progression
You will not be stuck working on the same static machinery year after year. The onboarding is entirely exposure-led: your first six months will be heavily based at one of the Cheshire sites, working alongside senior engineers to master complex high-speed machines capable of processing up to 30,000 units per hour.
Once you have mastered the mechanical and foundational electrical aspects of these systems, the company will provide tailored, formal training to elevate your skill set. You will have the opportunity to progress from proprietary module replacements into highly complex automation. Future progression pathways include mastering Siemens PLCs, Profinet, advanced robotics, RFID tracking, and vision-enabled systems (using suppliers like SICK and Datalogic).
The Role
Your core responsibilities will span the full machinery lifecycle, including:
Equipment installation, deinstallation, routine servicing, and breakdown support at customer sites.
High-level mechanical fault finding and practical electrical diagnostics using meters, onboard diagnostics, voltage checks, and oscilloscope-style traces.
Working to optimise machine and system performance at customer sites, reducing downtime and improving throughput, reliability, and efficiency.
Diagnosing performance-related bottlenecks and implementing improvements to increase customer value.
Documenting performance processes and producing clear technical recommendations for customer and internal reviews.
About You
You have 2–3 years of hands-on experience within a production environment working with machines. Ideally most of this experience is mechanical (PPMs, installation etc)
You are highly capable with practical electrical fault-finding (we can teach you the electrical if you are lacking in this area)
You have a methodical, data-driven, and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Formal qualifications are secondary; we are looking for practical intuition, a positive attitude, and the honesty and willingness to learn.
If this sounds like something you want to be involved with then please click apply.
Please note we are unable to sponsor work visas for this rol
