Field Service Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Northampton |
| Area | Northamptonshire, England |
| Sector | ManufacturingPackaging |
| Salary | £35k - 45k per year |
| Currency | gbp |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | ID: 153767 |
| Job Views | 6 |
- Description
My client is a market leader for end of line packaging solutions that operate nationally in the UK & Ireland. Products range from hot glue solutions to end of line packaging machines. The company has 300 staff worldwide and been established since 1998 in the UK.
Field Service Engineer
£35,000k - £45,000
Northampton (40 Mile Radius)
5 day working week
Our client is offering a salary reflecting experience with Car (Skoda Superb) 24 days holiday+ bank, Expenses covered, work-life balance focus – 2 nights away a week, fuel card/credit card and some weekend work for OT (£5,000)
The Role
This is a field-based Service Engineer position, ideal for someone seeking a balanced career with variety and autonomy. You’ll be responsible for servicing, repairing, and refurbishing packaging and process machinery at customer sites across the UK.
Responsibilities include:
- Carry out planned servicing, breakdown repairs, and general maintenance on packaging machinery
- Identify faults quickly and resolve electrical and mechanical issues efficiently
- Support the installation and commissioning of new equipment and full production lines
- Work confidently from electrical schematics and on 3-phase systems
- Conduct testing and fault diagnosis using appropriate tools and meters
- Set up and adjust HMIs, input/output systems, and basic network configurations
- Build strong relationships with customers and provide a high level of on-site support
- Cover sites across the UK, with around 2 overnight stays per week
About You
- Hold a recognised electrical qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ, or similar)
- Electrically biased engineer with solid all-round mechanical understanding
- Background in industrial machinery, ideally within packaging or process environments
- Comfortable working independently and making decisions on fault finding and repairs
- Strong interpersonal skills with a customer-first mindset
- Based within easy reach of major motorway links for nationwide travel Note: Engineers from different industries are welcome to apply.
Note – Maintenance Engineers are welcome to apply.
How to Apply:
If this exciting opportunity is of interest, you can contact me on 01615073363 or email sean@serlimited.com “SER-IN”

