Service engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a Field Service Engineer or Factory Maintenance Engineer capable of programming Siemens and / or Allen Bradley PLC`s on packaging and filling machinery used in the food, pharmaceutical chemical markets. You will desire a global role involving spending up to 60% of your time travelling and working abroad, usually one week trips in Europe and Worldwide. BASIC SALARY: up to GBP56,000 BENEFITS: middot; Overtime to earn circa GBP10,000 middot; ALL travel expenses covered when abroad or in the UK LOCATION: Home based and living within 1 hour of Bedford COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Bedford, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Cambridge, Northampton, Coventry, Leicester JOB DESCRIPTION: Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - manufacturer, machinery A global Service Engineer role involving repair, refurbishment, upgrades modification of installed machinery and installation and commissioning of new machinery. Working on standard and bespoke packaging filling machinery used in the food, pharmaceutical markets. The role involves travelling and working abroad up to 60% of the time, usually one week trips in Europe and Worldwide. Overtime paid door to door over 39 hours per week with very occasional weekend work. PERSON SPECIFICATION: Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer - manufacturer, machinery middot; You MUST have a proven track record as a Field Service Engineer or a Factory Maintenance Engineer with hands on experience of process or packaging machinery in the food, chemicals or pharmaceutical markets. middot; You WILL be capable of programming Siemens and / or Allen Bradley PLC`s. middot; You WILL be a qualified Electrical / Electronic Engineer. middot; You WILL be able and willing to spend up to 60% of your time working abroad. THE COMPANY: A well established market leading British manufacturer of packaging and filling machinery used in the food, chemical pharmaceutical markets. Extremely well run and profitable and a genuinely nice place to work. I have worked with the company for over 10 years and everyone I have placed there in management, in sales or in engineering is still working there. INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. 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: MPH17675, Wallace Hind Selection