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Mechanical Field Service Engineer
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Field Service Engineer Mechanical | Stockport & Leigh | Home-Based Start | Company Van Provided | £40,232
Are you an experienced mechanical engineer looking for a role that offers variety, independence, and the opportunity to make a real impact?
We're seeking a Field Service Engineer Mechanical to support operations across Stockport and Leigh. This is a permanent, field-based position where you'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving a wide range of mechanical assets that are critical to operational performance.
You'll begin each day from home before travelling to sites across the region in a company-provided van, managing your own schedule and responding to both planned and reactive maintenance requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on engineering, problem-solving, and working across our Stockport and Leigh sites.
What You'll Be Doing
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, diagnose mechanical faults, and implement effective long-term solutions.
- Install, repair, and commission equipment including pumps, valves, pipework, actuators, mixers, and flow meters, while supporting asset upgrades and maintenance improvement initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records, reports, and asset information using company systems to support operational compliance and performance.
- Work closely with operational teams, contractors, and engineering colleagues to deliver maintenance activities, capital projects, refurbishments, and equipment replacement programmes.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with health and safety standards, company procedures, and engineering best practice.
- Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, performance, and maintenance strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
- Effectively plan and manage your workload across sites in Stockport and Leigh, ensuring a timely and professional response to operational needs.
- Work efficiently to deliver value while meeting operational, maintenance, and business objectives.
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What You’ll Bring
- Time-served apprenticeship, or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Practical experience in mechanical maintenance within industrial, utilities, manufacturing, or process environments, with strong fault-finding and diagnostic capabilities.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues and wider teams.
- A proactive, flexible approach with the willingness to work across a range of environments, including confined spaces where required.
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Why This Role?
This role offers the freedom and autonomy of a field-based position while providing the support of an experienced engineering team. You'll enjoy a varied workload, exposure to a broad range of assets, and the chance to play a key role in delivering essential services across the North West.
With a home-based start, company van, and opportunities to develop your technical expertise, this is a rewarding position for an engineer who takes pride in delivering high-quality work and making a difference every day.
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays.
- Up to 14% employer pension contribution.
- Life assurance cover.
- Performance-related bonus of up to 7.5%.
- Company-funded healthcare plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
- Access to retail, lifestyle, and gym discounts through MORE Choices.
- Financial wellbeing tools, including Salary Finance and Wealth at Work.
- Electric vehicle scheme.
- ShareBuy scheme.
- Enhanced parental leave.
If you're a mechanically skilled engineer who enjoys working independently, solving problems, and keeping essential assets operating at their best, we'd love to hear from you.
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