Field Service Engineer (Packaging Machinery)
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Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer (Field / Machinery)
£35,000 + OTE £40,000-£45,000 + Overnight Stays + Company Bonus + On call (telephone only) + Company Van + Enhanced Pension Contribution + TOIL + Company Benefits
Swindon- Field based
Are you a Service or Maintenance Engineer from a Mechanical / Electrical background looking for a varied role covering a regional patch within a global leading packaging machinery manufacturer who offer specialist industry training, ongoing progression and a bonus plus on call (phone based) to increase your earnings?
This well-established company are the UK subsidiary of a multi-billion turnover company who provide a range of manufacturing machinery for a varied client base across a number of key sectors ranging from F&B to Ecommerce and automotive. They have seen continual growth since their establishment and due to an ever increasing workload are looking to further grow their team.
This varied role will see you cover a regional patch (primarily within 2 hours, but with further travel and some staying away required) conducting ppm and breakdown repair on a range of automation and manufacturing machinery across various sites. Further to this you will have the opportunity to greatly increase your earnings through phone based on call, and to upskill yourself through specialist training, both in the UK and internationally.
This varied role would suit a Service / Maintenance Engineer from a Mechanical / Electrical background or similar background looking for a dynamic role where you will work across a regional patch in a company offering training on cutting edge software and ongoing development.
The Role:
- Undertake PPM, breakdown and other servicing work on packaging machinery
- Cover sites across a regional patch (but with regular overnight stays - on average 40 per year)
- Training on specialist machinery and software provided
- Company Van provided- can be used for personal use
- On call rota (phone based) and bonus to increase earnings
The Person:
- Service or Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer
- Mechanical / Electrical background
- Looking for a field based role- happy to undertake overnight stays as required
Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, FSE, Field Service, Mechanical, PPM, Manufacturing, Automation, Machinery, Technical, Regional, Birmingham, Worcester, Bristol, Swindon, Cardiff, Bournemouth
Reference number: BBBH25609
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with 'Multi-skilled Field Service Engineer — Mechanical/Electrical' to mirror the exact job title language used throughout this advert.
📊 Quantify your PPM workload: e.g. 'Completed 120+ PPM visits annually across 15 client sites, achieving 98% first-time fix rate on packaging machinery.'
🚐 Explicitly state your willingness and experience with overnight stays and regional travel, as the advert flags ~40 overnight stays per year as a key requirement.
🔧 List specific machinery types (automation, conveyor, packaging lines, F&B or automotive equipment) you have serviced — the advert covers multiple sectors so breadth of machinery experience is a differentiator.
🎯 Highlight any on-call or out-of-hours experience in a dedicated 'Key Achievements' bullet, as the advert uses on-call earnings as a major selling point, signalling they value engineers comfortable with this arrangement.
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- •Delivered PPM and reactive breakdown maintenance on automated packaging and conveyor machinery across 18 client sites in the South West, maintaining a 96% first-time fix rate over 12 months.
- •Diagnosed and resolved a recurring electrical fault on a high-speed F&B packaging line, reducing unplanned downtime by 30% and saving the client an estimated £14,000 in lost production annually.
- •Managed a regional field service patch covering 200-mile radius, completing an average of 110 scheduled maintenance visits per year while responding to 40+ emergency callouts within agreed 4-hour SLA windows.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
A field-based role combining PPM, breakdown repair and specialist training on packaging machinery for a global manufacturer is precisely the direction I want my engineering career to take — which is why the Field Service Engineer position at Ernest Gordon Recruitment's client immediately stood out. I bring a solid mechanical and electrical maintenance background, hands-on experience conducting planned preventive maintenance across multi-site regional patches, and a proven willingness to undertake overnight stays as required.
My background in multi-skilled maintenance engineering has seen me service automation and manufacturing machinery across varied industrial environments, including food and beverage and logistics operations. I am comfortable working autonomously across a regional territory, managing my own schedule to meet client SLAs, and responding effectively to unplanned breakdown callouts.
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10 questions générées à partir de cette offre.
Technische
- ›Walk me through your process for diagnosing and resolving an electrical fault on an automated packaging line under time pressure.
- ›What types of PPM schedules have you managed, and how did you prioritise tasks across multiple sites on a regional patch?
- ›Describe your experience with automation machinery — what control systems or PLCs have you worked with?
- ›How do you approach a breakdown callout where you have limited documentation for an unfamiliar machine?
- ›What safety procedures do you follow when working on live electrical panels or mechanical systems at a client site?
Verhaltensbezogene
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple breakdown callouts in a single day across different sites — how did you prioritise?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to stay overnight unexpectedly to complete a critical repair. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you identified a recurring fault on a piece of machinery and implemented a lasting fix.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to explain a complex technical fault to a non-technical client or site manager.
- ›Describe a time you had to upskill quickly on a new piece of machinery or software. How did you approach the learning?
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Réponses modèles avec la méthode Situation-Tâche-Action-Résultat. À adapter à votre vécu.
Tell me about a time you had to manage multiple breakdown callouts in a single day across different sites — how did you prioritise?
Give an example of when you identified a recurring fault on a piece of machinery and implemented a lasting fix.
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