SERVICE ENGINEER

Wellingborough
2 months ago
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Service Engineer - Injection Moulding Machines

Wellingborough based company

Permanent role

Monday to Friday working with UK and Overseas Travel

£40k - £46k Neg - DOE Due to continued team expansion, we are supporting our client in the search for an experienced Service Engineer with a background in servicing Injection Moulding Machines. Our client supplies both new and refurbished Injection Moulding Machines, along with a full range of associated ancillary equipment and parts. The successful candidate will join the engineering team and be responsible for in-house refurbishment, as well as on-site installation, commissioning, and servicing at customer locations. The role requires regular travel throughout the UK and Ireland, with occasional overseas travel, including visits to China.

Day-to-day duties will include:

Working across the UK and Ireland commissioning and servicing new and refurbished Injection Moulding Machines.

Carrying out fault finding, diagnosis, and repair of machinery

Commissioning of Injection Moulding Machines and beam robots (full robot training will be provided)

Performing in-house refurbishment of used Injection Moulding Machines

Providing technical support to customers as required, both on-site and remotely To be considered for this role, the successful candidate will have the following skills and experience

Be a UK resident within a commutable distance of Wellingborough with right to work documentation in place as sponsorship is not offered for this role

Have an understanding of Injection Moulding or Blow Moulding Machines.

Have carried out service, repair and commissioning on Injection or Blow Moulding Machines although experience of servicing other types of machinery will be considered

Have a general engineering qualification either NVQ or City & Guilds

Strong fault finding mechanical and electrical diagnostic skills.

Be willing to travel within the UK and to Ireland and China

Have a professional and customer focused approach. Our client is offering a generous benefits package consisting of the following

Salary of £40 - £46k Neg DOE

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare (BUPA), Pension and Sick Pay Scheme once probation is completed

Company vehicle with fuel & credit card

Laptop, tablet, mobile phone and uniform

Monthly Bonus - (company turnover based)Interested in this role........ please apply by submitting your CV or for more information please contact (url removed)

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion

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