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Senior Field Service Engineer

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Senior Field Service Engineer, £60,000 – 65,000, Based around Nottingham.  

Why join?

Opportunity to work in one of the biggest growth markets in the UK – Industry 4.0.
Total 35 days holiday
Real progression into senior positions
Fantastic training, opportunity to get certified in NEBOSH/ISOH and Allen Bradley PLC.
A service job with no unsociable hours & no on call.
We have an opportunity to join one of the Uks fastest growing systems integrators who have impressive plans to become one of the best companies in the UK. The business who produces bespoke automation solutions are partnered with some of the biggest E-Commerce and 3PL’s logistics companies globally and have built up a fantastic reputation as a specialist partner who provide a high-quality product and an efficient service. If you are a Senior Field Service engineer with experience in conveyors, material handling equipment, robotics and ASRS equipment, I would be keen to speak to you.

About the role

This position is the first in a newly developed service team, reporting directly into the customer service manager, you will work closely with them to lead service contracts and build the department.

Responsibilities include:

Supporting with the commissioning of new machinery.
Providing technical support to all customer sites.
Producing and delivering training to onsite engineers.
Producing safety and technical documentation.
Fault finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
Make recommendations for technical improvement to equipment.
About you

To be considered for the senior field service engineer role you should be/have the following:

Experience working within automation/materials handling systems.
Previous experience working as a service engineer.
Multiskilled experience with an electrical bias.
Apprentice trained with minimum level 3 qualification.
Hold a recognised engineering qualifications including 18th edition.
Due to the nature of the work, you should be comfortable working at heights.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally
If you think you are the right Senior Service Engineer, please press apply or directly email me a copy of your CV to   or call me Ashton (phone number removed)

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