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Field Service Engineer - Scotland
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Field Service Engineer - Scotland
Basic Salary: £40,000 | OTE: £55,000-£60,000
Location: M8 Corridor (Glasgow-Edinburgh)
Are you an experienced Electrical Field Service Engineer looking for a role where your earning potential matches your skills?
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established and growing engineering business that supplies, installs and services specialist industrial equipment across the food, packaging and pharmaceutical sectors. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation offering a competitive basic salary, outstanding overtime opportunities and genuine long-term career progression.
The Role
As a Field Service Engineer, you'll be responsible for the installation, servicing, maintenance and repair of specialist industrial equipment at customer sites. The role is field-based, covering customers primarily across Scotland along the M8 corridor, with occasional travel into Northern England.
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This is a varied and hands-on position where you'll diagnose faults, carry out planned preventative maintenance, commission new equipment and provide technical support, ensuring customers receive the highest level of service.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
- Install and commission industrial equipment at customer sites.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical faults efficiently.
- Perform routine inspections to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
- Deliver excellent customer service while representing the business professionally.
- Complete service reports and associated documentation accurately.
About You
We're keen to speak with engineers who have:
- A recognised qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Previous experience as a Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Engineer working with industrial machinery or automated equipment.
- Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience within the food, packaging or pharmaceutical industries would be highly advantageous.
- A willingness to travel across Scotland, with occasional travel into Northern England.
- Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
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What's on Offer
- £40,000 basic salary
- OTE circa £60,000, driven by generous door-to-door paid overtime
- Company vehicle
- Ongoing technical training and professional development
- Opportunity to join a stable and growing business with excellent long-term career prospects
If you're an electrically biased engineer looking for a rewarding field service role with excellent earning potential and the opportunity to work with advanced industrial equipment, we'd love to hear from you.
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