Field Service Engineer (North London)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday (Door-to-Door Pay)

Overtime: Time & 1/3, Double Time, Standby Payments & Callout Bonuses

Duration: Permanent

Syntech Recruitment are proud to be supporting a market-leading engineering business in their search for a Field Service Engineer to join their expanding service team covering North and East London, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically or mechanically biased engineer who enjoys working independently, solving technical problems and travelling to customer sites.

You’ll be installing, servicing, fault finding and commissioning a range of specialist industrial equipment across customer sites, with excellent earning potential through uncapped overtime, callouts and standby payments.

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £20.00 per hour (£41,600 per annum)

• Door-to-door pay after 40 hours

• Uncapped overtime available

• Time & 1/3 overtime after 40 hours and for the first 4 hours on Saturdays

• Double time before 6am, after the first 4 hours on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays

• Standby payment of £120 per on-call week

• Additional callout bonuses of up to £50 per callout

• Company vehicle (business use) and fuel card

• Company mobile phone, tools, PPE and uniform provided

• 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 25 days after 2 years

• Company pension

• Paid accommodation and meal allowance when staying away

• Long-term career development and training opportunities

The Role

• Carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance and repair of specialist industrial equipment

• Fault finding on electrical, mechanical and control systems

• Commissioning new equipment at customer sites

• Conducting planned preventative maintenance visits

• Completing detailed electronic service reports using a tablet or mobile device

• Conducting customer site surveys and producing technical reports

• Participating in a 24/7 callout rota

• Working across customer sites throughout North and East London, Hertfordshire and Essex, with occasional overnight stays

• Providing a professional, customer-focused service at all times

What we’re looking for

• Previous Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer or Maintenance Engineer experience

• Time-served apprenticeship in electrical, mechanical or controls engineering desirable

• Strong fault finding and repair experience

• Electrical, mechanical or electro-mechanical engineering background

• Full UK driving licence

• Comfortable working independently and managing your own workload

• Strong communication and customer service skills

• Happy to work outdoors in all weather conditions

• Flexible approach to travel, overtime and occasional overnight stays

• Able to obtain security clearance

• British Passport required

Desirable experience

• 18th Edition

• Three-phase electrical systems

• PLC controls

• Hydraulics and pneumatics

• Welding experience

• ECS, CSCS, CCNSG, SSSTS or SMSTS

• Previous experience with gates, barriers, bollards or turnstiles

If you are an experienced Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Installation Engineer looking for a rewarding field-based role with excellent earning potential, we’d love to hear from you.

Application Process: We aim to respond to all applicants within 5 working days. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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