Field service engineer

Field Service Engineer - Yorkshire ndash; Permanent - GBP50-60k + overtime + 25 days holiday Samuel Frank is recruiting for an OEM based in North Yorkshire as they rsquo;re looking for a Field Service Engineer to join their service team on a staff basis. Good knowledge of PLCs is expected; the successful Field Service Engineer will have likely worked for an end-user in the past and will be a strong fault-finder on existing PLC code and can make PLC code changes where required. The Field Service Engineer role will have a strong emphasis on working on machines on the shop floor rather than being away Monday-Friday every week. Key aspects of the Field Service Engineer role include ndash; * Sound PLC code interrogation experience and be able to make changes to existing code (could be Siemens, Rockwell or Beckhoff) * Be able to upload and download PLC code * Servo control knowledge * The company rsquo;s premises are commutable from the following locations - Leeds, Selby, Wetherby, Harrogate, Ripon, York, Pontefract, Doncaster, Hull / East Yorkshire and Wakefield ndash; you rsquo;ll need to be based in this area * Previous experience of working away on customer sites * Have an understanding and experience of automated machinery and machine process * Any knowledge of Siemens Simotion would be highly advantageous * Knowledge robotics and/or vision systems would be useful ndash; training on robotics could be provided Other aspects to the Field Service Engineer role include - * Field Service Engineer role would be roughly 75/25 in terms of factory vs site based activities - factory located in between Leeds and York * You rsquo;d be allocated to a Principal Engineer who would help guide and mentor * UK international travel ndash; typical trips will be 1-2 weeks in duration and a rough estimate on international trips is 3-4 times per year * When not working on customer sites, the successful Field Service Engineer will finish work at lunchtimes on Fridays * Hours worked over 39 per week will be paid at x1.5 Monday to Saturday and x2.0 on Sundays * Minimal reactive work involved ndash; most site work is pre-planned, especially international trips * Access to company vehicle when needed for site work (doesn rsquo;t include day to day commuting to work) Please apply today for an immediate response