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Field Service Technician (Northampton and Milton Keynes)
Want to build a career in field service, not just find a job? This role is built around your development.
With extensive training and a clear path to progress behind you, this is a Field Service Technician role for someone who wants to grow into a genuine expert.
As a Field Service Technician, you will service and maintain world-class CNC machinery at customer sites across the Northampton and Milton Keynes area, and you will be home most nights. What makes this role stand out is the investment in you. Full product and technical training is provided from the start, so you do not need to know it all on day one. You will carry out preventative maintenance, diagnose mechanical issues and keep every machine performing at its peak, building your skills steadily until you become the go-to expert in your area. With a clear route to progress within a global organisation, this is a role you can grow into and grow with.
Job Responsibilities
- Carrying out scheduled preventative maintenance on CNC machinery to minimise downtime
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults quickly and effectively
- Replacing, adjusting and aligning mechanical components to meet specification
- Conducting inspections and completing detailed service reports
- Providing basic operator guidance to customers following maintenance visits
- Liaising with the technical support team when additional expertise is required
- Maintaining your tools, equipment and service vehicle to a high standard
- Travelling to customer sites within your local patch, with minimal overnight stays
- Building your product knowledge through ongoing training and development
- Ensuring all work is completed in line with health and safety requirements
Skills and Experience
To grow into a great Field Service Technician, you will need:
- A mechanical engineering background, ideally within maintenance or service roles
- Hands-on experience with machinery, lathes or other mechanical equipment, with CNC experience beneficial but not essential
- Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
- Comfort travelling within a local patch and dealing with customers on site
- A full UK driving licence
- A professional approach with good communication skills
- Most importantly, a genuine desire to learn and grow, as full training is provided and electrical or product knowledge is not required
Pay and Benefits
As a Field Service Technician you will receive:
- Salary up to £30,000 depending on experience
- OTE circa £37,000 with bonuses
- Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week
- A company car (VW Tiguan or BMW X1)
- An annual company performance bonus
- A monthly bonus paid per machine sold
- Up to 6% matched pension contribution
- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A comprehensive product and technical training programme
- Genuine opportunities for career progression within a global organisation
Ready to apply?
Field service is a career you can build for the long term, and this role gives you everything you need to do it, the training, the support and a clear route to progress within a global organisation. If you are a mechanically minded Field Service Technician who wants to grow into an expert and you value being home most nights, this is one to move on. Apply now and take the first step towards a career with a global leader in machine tool solutions.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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