Field Service Engineer

Job Title: Field Service Engineer

Location: Opportunities in Durham area

Salary £24,500 with realistic OTE of £45,000

Full Time, permanent position

Enjoy hydraulic, electrical and mechanical engineering? Come and do something you love…

Do you enjoy engineering and finding solutions to challenges with hydraulic equipment? Do you have a good knowledge of single and three phase electrical equipment? If you love working with hydraulic, mechanical and electrical engineering, we have a great opportunity for you to join us at phs Group – the leading hygiene services provider in the UK.

We are looking for a Service Engineer with the above skills who is great at fault finding, ideally with a background working as an engineer on recycling equipment such as balers and compactors, or with forklift engineering experience or an REME background, to attend customer sites and to carry out engineering tasks to equipment as part of our specialist team at phs Wastekit.

A day in life of a Field Service Engineer for phs Wastekit

• You will be working from home and visiting business customer sites to repair balers and compactors
• You will be liaising with the call controllers and line manager to plan the daily work to maximise our productivity and carry out work to the highest standard.
• Many of our customers may have portable or static compactors, and you will be taking ownership of any engineering issues such as testing equipment, fault finding and repairing any equipment in line with our customer service level agreements.

The ideal candidate for the Field Service Engineer role

• Your expertise in this role will include good fault-finding and diagnostic skills, with an understanding of hydraulic and electrical circuit diagrams.
• You will be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic principles and use electrical and hydraulic test equipment effectively.
• Naturally we always use good engineering practice and standards and as such you must comply with the regulations and instructions according to our policies.
• As with engineering, our records must also be meticulous so you will need to complete all paperwork accurately and clearly. This will include paperwork or electronic data on parts used, time taken and the safe keeping of stock and stock balances / replenishment.

In return for your commitment and expertise…

• This is a great opportunity for the right engineer who likes to have the freedom to plan their own tasks from start to finish and gets a real sense of achievement from a job well done.
• As well as a good starting salary, the real financial benefit is the opportunity of a realistic OTE of £40,000 which is very achievable.
• There will be opportunities to develop in your career as well as training on our products, services and any updates.
• There is a strong team ethic here, so you will always have someone to turn to and the support is excellent.
• Your new transit van will be air conditioned and fully kitted out with usable machine stock, and getting parts couldn’t be much easier, with 95% of parts available on next-day delivery.
• Also, all our work is digitised onto a tablet, so paperwork is straightforward for you.
• Other benefits include 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, in-house training, discounts with companies such as O2, life assurance, pension scheme and more.

If this sounds like the role for you – we look forward to hearing from you

About us…

Phs Wastekit offers customers the benefit of 35 years’ experience supplying the best compactors, balers and waste handling accessories. From our headquarters in Birmingham, we are perfectly placed to service clients throughout the UK. With our network of fully qualified and multi-skilled engineers, we ensure that our customers’ waste strategy is driving down costs while enhancing thier operations.

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.