Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection
Ta11Qw, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£45,000 – £65,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £65,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
11 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

Overtime on all work over 37 hours Company vehicle Annual bonus Holiday allowance which increases with overtime Private healthcare Pension

Earn great money working as an Electronic or Electrical Service Engineer to install, commission, fault find and repair instrumentation, and automation systems for the marine industry. Field based, but commutable to customers around the South West. We offer an excellent basic salary, lots of overtime and great earning potential for an Engineer who is happy to stay away across the UK on one to two week projects at a time.

SALARY: Up to £65,000

BENEFITS:
· Overtime on all work over 37 hours (with premium for weekend / bank holidays)
· Company vehicle
· Annual bonus
· Holiday allowance which increases with overtime
· Private healthcare
· Pension.

LOCATION: Cornwall / Devon

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Penzance, Newquay, Falmouth, Bude, Truro, Bodmin, Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Torquay, Crediton, Yeovil, Weymouth, Minehead, Bristol

WHY SHOULD I APPLY?
· We're a profitable and developing company. Now is a great time to join us!
· Our generous overtime means you can earn an excellent salary.
· Planned work! You'll know where you'll be, when, and for how long. Take control of your life and schedule.
· Be part of a team of experts and become an expert yourself in a niche field.

JOB SPECIFICATION: Electrical Engineer, Electronic Service Engineer : Instrumentation, PLC Control and Automation Systems - Marine Industry

This is a field based Electronic / Electrical Service Engineer vacancy for a very well established and respected specialist in instrumentation, PLC control and automation systems to the marine industry.

This role will be split between (80%) scheduled electrical / electronic installation, commissioning and refit projects - typically staying away for 10-14 days at sites across the UK - but with a heavy focus on customers around Falmouth / Devonport.

The remainder (20%) will be reactionary fault finding and repair (1-2 day trips) on first and third party instrumentation, PLC controls and automation equipment or machinery.

The majority of work will be in the UK, though you will work on international projects - perhaps 6 weeks per year and including trips to Gibraltar, UAE, Bahrain and USA.

REQUIREMENTS: Electrical Engineer, Electronic Service Engineer : Instrumentation, PLC Control and Automation Systems - Marine Industry

We require a practical, hands on Engineer with a track record as an electronic or electrical Service / Maintenance Engineer in an industrial setting. A good, practical grasp of electronic engineering is required. Any experience / familiarity with temperature, pressure & level measurement would be an advantage. As would, to a lesser extent, Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC Programming and Maintenance experience. You must be flexible and prepared to travel and stay away as required.

THE COMPANY:

We are a well established and recognised company - specialising in a niche field of Instrumentation, PLC Control and Automation Systems to the Marine Industry - with an excellent reputation. This role has come about as a result of our continued growth and development.

PROSPECTS:

Excellent earning potential in this role. We also have a track record of promoting from within where possible.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Controls Engineer, Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Process Engineer, Installation Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Applications Engineer - Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, PLC Control Systems, Automation Systems, Marine Industry, Industrial Engineering, Automation, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Temperature, Pressure, Level Measurement

Please Note - We have been selected as the exclusive retained partner for this role so any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: SP18470, Wallace Hind Selection

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