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Service Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection·Preston (North West England)Hybrid
£40 000 – £45 000 / year
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  • Role Description: Field Service Engineer working on installation, commissioning, repair, and refurbishment of packaging machinery in the food manufacturing industry.
  • Location & Travel: Home based with 90% client site coverage in the Northwest; staying away 1 night per week on average; no weekend work required.
  • Requirements & Skills: Experienced food factory Maintenance Engineer or Field Service Engineer with hands-on packaging machinery experience; qualified Multi skilled Engineer with electrical & electronic background; 18th Edition & PLC knowledge advantageous.
  • Benefits & Salary: Salary up to £45,000 plus overtime earning up to £67,500; choice of hybrid company car; 5% pension; full product training in UK and Europe; on-site mentoring for 6 months.
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Job description

If you are a food factory Maintenance Engineer looking for a new challenge as a Field Service Engineer but also wanting a good work life balance not working shifts but also not having to travel and stay away then this is the job for you! BASIC SALARY: up to £45,000 BENEFITS: · Overtime to earn up to £67,500 · Choice of hybrid company car · 5% Pension LOCATION: Home based and 90% covering client sites in the Northwest you will ideally be living in or around Greater Manchester or elsewhere in Lancashire COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Warrington, Chester, Blackpool, Lancaster JOB DESCRIPTION: Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery, food manufacturing A classic Field Service Engineer role working on installation, commissioning, repair & refurbishment of packaging machines used in the food manufacturing industry. You will be staying away 1 night per week on average with almost no weekend work required as 90% of your work will be on client sites in the Northwest. Overtime is paid door to door at 1.5 x outside core hours and double at night and over weekends. Full product training in the UK and Europe, with on site mentoring from a senior Engineer for the first 6 months. PERSON SPECIFICATION: Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery, food manufacturing · You will be an experienced food factory Maintenance Engineer ideally having hands on experience of working with packaging machinery. · We will also consider experienced Field Service Engineers with hands on experience of packaging machinery used in the food manufacturing markets. · You MUST be a qualified Multi skilled Engineer with ideally a full apprenticeship up to HNC level in Electrical & Electronic engineering · 18th Edition & PLC knowledge would be advantageous. THE COMPANY: A well established, market leading and great company to work for with a fantastic culture and a very stable and loyal workforce. They manufacture and sell a range of packaging machinery to the food manufacturing market. 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 retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: MPH18577, Wallace Hind Selection

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Posted
Jul 20, 2026 · true date
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