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Service Engineer / Field Service Technician / Compressor Engineer required to join a global, market leading compressed air solutions provider.
 
The Successful Service Engineer / Field Service Technician / Compressor Engineer will provide electrical and mechanical repair, service and maintenance on compressed air and air filtration equipment at customer sites across UK, predominantly in the West Midlands. Training provided.
 
The Service Engineer / Field Service Technician / Compressor Engineer will ideally have a service background in mechanical engineering such as compressors, filtration, HVAC, industrial refrigeration, pneumatics, hydraulics, nitrogen generators, pipework, vacuum pumps, vacuum systems, valves, pumps, motors, rotating equipment, robotics, or transferable electromechanical engineering products.
 
Package

£35,000-£45,000 depending on experience
Company van 
Company phone and laptop
22 days holiday + bank holidays (raising with 1 day each of tenure) (Extra day off after 10 years to Celebrate your Birthday)
Company pension 
Generous Overtime Available
Annual Pay increase to keep salary above the average benchmarkService Engineer / Field Service Technician / Compressor Engineer Role

To provide electrical and mechanical repair, service and maintenance of compressed air and air filtration equipment at customer sites into various industries.
The Compressor Service Engineer will undertake planned and preventative maintenance, provide advice, diagnostics, fault finding of compressed air systems, vacuum pumps, blowers & dryers, air filtration, refrigeration and other compressed air products.
Maintain, repair and install air compressors, vacuum pumps, blowers & dryers, filtration and other compressed air and pneumatic equipment in and around the West Midlands.
Service and repair of compressed air systems into all forms of the manufacturing industry.
Commutable to the office 1 or 2 days per week, on the outskirts of Birmingham. 
Liaise with various engineering departmentsService Engineer / Field Service Technician / Compressor Engineer Requirements

Proven diagnostic skills on complicated mechanical engineering systems. Full product training provided.
Experience as a Field Service Engineer / Service Engineer / Service Technician / Installation Engineer / Compressor Engineer / Multiskilled Engineer /  Mechanical Engineer / Electrical Engineer / M&E Engineer or similar.
The ability in maintaining good professional working relationships with existing and new customers.
Field servicing background in electrical or mechanical engineering such as compressors, filtration, HVAC, industrial refrigeration, pneumatics, hydraulics, nitrogen generators, pipework, vacuum pumps, vacuum systems, valves, pumps, motors, rotating equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics or transferable electromechanical engineering equipment.
A technical engineering degree / qualification, apprentice trained, FGas or similar would be advantageous.
Willingness to travel and commute to customer sites across the Midlands, predominantly the West but with further travel occasionally required

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