- Salary
- £50k – £55k
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Role: Service Engineer
Location: Field-based (UK-wide travel required)
Hours: Full Time Permanent
Salary: £50,000 -£55,000
What will you be doing?
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs on cloth pile filtration systems.
- Replacing filter cloths and overhauling drive mechanisms, pumps, valves, and backwash systems.
- Diagnosing and repairing electrical faults on-site, including work with control panels, low-voltage systems, instrumentation, and basic PLC interrogation.
- Monitoring and optimising filter performance, including solids loading, backwash frequency, and effluent quality.
- Assisting with the installation and commissioning of new filtration assets.
- Delivering training and handovers to client operators.
- Completing digital service reports detailing work completed, parts used, and recommendations for clients.
- Acting as the main on-site representative, ensuring systems operate efficiently and comply with environmental standards.
Experience/qualifications required:
- Strong multi-skilled engineering background covering mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines.
- Proven experience within the water/wastewater industry or heavy industrial process environments.
- Direct experience with cloth pile or disc filters is highly advantageous.
- Relevant engineering qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering).
- Electrical qualification such as 18th Edition is highly desirable.
- Confined Space Training and CSCS/EUSR card preferred (training can be provided).
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and manage workload effectively.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Willingness to travel and occasionally stay away overnight.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Fully equipped company service van.
- High-quality tools, uniform, and laptop provided.
- Ongoing specialist training on proprietary water treatment technologies.
- Pension scheme.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Opportunity to work with advanced water treatment and filtration systems.
Skills
PLC
