Position: Service/Workshop Engineer

Location: Preston

Salary: £35,000-£40,000

Benefits:

• iPad
• Holidays: 28 days
• Company Van/Car
• Pension: Standard
• Tools & PPE provided
• Fuel covered for onsite and workshop use
• PRP Bonus: 4%
• Average 2 nights away per month

Client Overview:

Our client, established in 2016, is a service-based reseller of glue application machines, primarily serving the FMCG industry. With a team of 5 employees, the company has agreements with leading OEMs and provides service contracts for existing machines.

Role:

• Mechanical engineering background required.
• Soldering metal to form parts
• Drilling & tapping
• Changing of bearings & belts
• Dealing with Pumps
• Cleaning down Glue guns
• Work in the workshop, addressing mechanical and electrical faults in packaging machinery.
• Specialize in fault finding on capital equipment, including applications like glue guns.
• Approximately 30% of the role is workshop-based, with the remaining 70% involving travel to customer sites.
• Travel may require occasional nights away.
• Responsibilities include wiring and re-wiring, soldering cables, assembling OEM equipment, installation, repair, breakdowns, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and equipment testing.
• Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and identify solutions for equipment problems.

Qualifications:

• Some mechanical/electrical qualification (L2/L3).
• Valid driving license is essential.

How to Apply:

If this role aligns with your interests and qualifications, please contact Dan Walton at 01254 781300.

Note: This position is subject to age restrictions for company car insurance; applicants must be over 25 years old.