Service Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Leeds |
| Area | Yorkshire, England |
| Sector | Packaging |
| Salary | £45k per year + Plus OT |
| Currency | gbp |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | RSE |
| Job Views | 37 |
- Description
Field Service Engineer
Multi-Skilled
Leeds
£40,000 – £45,000 + Overtime (OTE £50k–£55k)
Package Includes:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company vehicle (fully expensed for work use)
- Matched pension scheme (4%)
- Extensive training provided (including international training at European HQs)
- Regular overtime opportunities (£10k typical)
- Average working week 50–55 hours
The Company
Our client is a leading distributor of premium European food processing machinery across the UK. With global roots in Canada, they now supply cutting-edge technology to fish, meat, and poultry factories worldwide.
Their portfolio covers 10 specialist machinery brands, providing complete solutions for primary, secondary, and further processing. Typical equipment includes:
- Filleting and portioning machines
- Dicers and slicers
- Grinders and mixers
- Formers and moulders
- Packaging systems
This is a company that invests heavily in training and prides itself on long-term relationships with both staff and customers.
The Role – Field Service Engineer
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be a key technical expert supporting customers nationwide. You will be responsible for:
- Installation, service, repair, and commissioning of a wide range of food processing machinery
- Electrical fault finding, including interpreting and working from electrical drawings
- Diagnosing and repairing faults on PLCs, HMIs, and 3-phase (up to 415V) systems
- Running and terminating Ethernet cables and network connections
- Mechanical work on bearings, shafts, pulleys, chains, conveyors, pneumatics, and hydraulics
- Completing preventive maintenance schedules to minimise downtime for customers
- Working away from home up to 4 nights per week, covering sites across the UK
- Visiting a variety of customer environments including fisheries, poultry farms, and meat processing plants
This is a hands-on, varied role that requires a self-sufficient, customer-focused engineer who enjoys problem solving and working with complex machinery.
Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
- HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering (preferred)
- Solid experience within FMCG, ideally in food or packaging machinery environments
- Knowledge of PLC systems (basic fault finding and I/O diagnostics)
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems (pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, motors, drives)
- Willingness to travel extensively across the UK and stay away during the week
Why Apply?
- Work with world-leading machinery brands
- Structured career development with international training
- Competitive package with significant overtime earnings
- Opportunity to become a specialist engineer in a niche, high-demand industry
Interested?
Contact Dan Walton on 01254 781300
Email: Daniel@serlimited.comSER-IN
