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Service Engineer - Robotics

Service Engineer - Robotics

A rare opportunity for a Service Engineer to join a global market leading manufacturer of end of line robotic packaging machinery used in the food and pharmaceutical markets. There is a great package on offer and is a company where people stay for a long time.
 
BASIC SALARY: up to £50,000
 
BENEFITS:  
· circa £10,000 Overtime
· Hybrid Estate Car
· 5% Pension
· Life Assurance
· Private Health
 
LOCATION: Home based and ideally living with 1.5 hours of Birmingham, but you will be covering the whole UK.
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Stoke, Northampton, Leicester
 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Service Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Electronic Engineer - packaging machinery, robotic systems - food, pharmaceutical
 
This is a classic Field Service Engineer role, where you will be spending 6 nights per month staying away from home on average, and covering 1 weekend in 4.
 
The work that you are expected to undertake is a mixture of repairs, upgrades and installations.
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Service Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Electronic Engineer - packaging machinery, robotic systems - food, pharmaceutical
 
· You will be an experienced Field Service Engineer with hands on knowledge of packaging machinery used in the food and / or pharmaceutical markets.
· Any specific experience of robotics systems would be advantageous.
· You MUST be a qualified Electrical / Electronic Engineer with hands on mechanical engineering experience and ideally specific experience working with siemens PLC`s.
 
THE COMPANY:
 
A global market leading manufacturer of robotic packaging machinery systems supplied to the food and pharmaceutical markets. Continued growth means they need to strengthen their service team.
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
 
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.
 
REF: MPH18174, Wallace Hind Selection

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