Electrical Field Service Engineer – Coffee / Catering / Bakery Equipment

Field Based – Exeter / South West

£43,614.20 guaranteed | Realistic earnings around £53,000+ | Van for personal use + fuel paid

This role could suit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Electrical Service Engineer, Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, Mobile Electrician, Electrician, Electrical Technician, Catering Equipment Engineer, Coffee Machine Engineer, Bakery Equipment Engineer, Dishwasher / Warewash Engineer, Commercial Kitchen Engineer or Electromechanical Engineer with strong fault-finding experience on commercial equipment, machinery, pumps, motors or site-based systems.

Join a long-established German OEM with excellent training, long-term stability, and a reputation for quality over quantity service. We are especially keen to hear from engineers with backgrounds in coffee machines, catering equipment, bakery equipment, warewash / dishwash systems, vending, automated machinery, packaging machinery, pumps, motors, plant maintenance, or FM/mobile maintenance involving equipment fault finding.

Salary & Benefits

Guaranteed take-home pay: £43,614.20.

This includes:

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£40,314.20 basic salary

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£1,300 shift allowance

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£2,000 additional payment, paid in £500 increments every 3 months in January, April, July and October

Average earnings are around £53,000 with on-call and overtime, although there are plenty of opportunities to earn substantially more.

You’ll also receive a new automatic company van with personal use and paid fuel, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life insurance, BUPA cover, and a company mobile and tablet.

Employer

Global German OEM with a century of expertise in commercial cleaning equipment including warewashers and glasswashers. Presence in 40 countries, more than 50 UK Electrical Service / Maintenance Engineers, stable long-term careers, and this opening has arisen due to retirement.

What the engineers say

“Supportive and friendly workplace.” “Best employer I’ve worked for, patient, and supportive during the learning process. A business that genuinely cares.” “They really care about enabling us to provide a quality over quantity service.” “Took me 15 years to find this company I will never leave.” “Training’s great, products fantastic, people are the best you could work with.”

Responsibilities

You’ll work on a wide range of customer sites including pubs, stadiums, airports, hospitals, hotels and universities.

The work includes:

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Electrical and mechanical maintenance

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Breakdown diagnosis and repairs

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Planned preventative maintenance

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Installations and commissioning

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Customer-facing site work

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Quality service rather than high-volume call-outs

Qualifications & Skills

We’re looking for an engineer with a solid electrical background and experience in:

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Electrical fault finding and repairs

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Wiring and diagnostics

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Planned preventative maintenance

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Working on equipment, appliances, machinery or site-based systems

Highly relevant backgrounds include catering equipment, commercial kitchen equipment, coffee machines, bakery equipment, dishwasher / warewash systems, field service, electrical maintenance, electrical service, mobile electrician / electrician, multiskilled maintenance, electromechanical engineering, service technician, mobile maintenance, and engineers from pumps, motors, automated machinery, packaging machinery, vending, FM or plant maintenance backgrounds.

Qualifications (flexible)

17th or 18th Edition is useful, but we will also consider engineers with strong hands-on electrical fault-finding experience on commercial equipment.

Electrical apprenticeships, engineering qualifications, NVQ Level 3 Electrical, 17th or 18th Edition, and other relevant electrical or electromechanical backgrounds are all of interest. Mechanical fitters with good electrical experience are also considered.

Training

Full training provided, with 3 months structured training initially and continued development over the next two years.

Working Hours / Overtime / On-Call

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Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm

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Overtime paid at time and a half and double time

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On-call rota begins after 3 months training

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Typically 1 weekend in 3 on call

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Friday 5pm to 7pm paid at 1.5x

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Saturday 8am to 5pm paid at 1.5x

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Sunday 8am to 5pm paid at double time

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Bank holidays paid at double time

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All on-call work paid at overtime rates and door to door

Application Process

If you are an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mobile Electrician, Electrician, Electrical Service Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Field Service Technician, Electrical Technician, Catering Engineer, Coffee Machine Engineer, Bakery Engineer, Commercial Kitchen Engineer, Dishwasher / Warewash Engineer, Service Technician or Electromechanical Engineer, please apply.

Talent Lynx Ltd is the employment agency for the client company