via Reed · 17 September 2026 ·3 days ago

Field Service Engineer

taylorollinson Ltd
Peterborough Full-time GBP 35,000 – 40,000
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Field Service Engineer - UK

Location: Home office base but commutable to their offices in the East Midlands

Salary: £40,000 plus car

Chemistry Laboratory Instrumentation organisation – electromechanical

Our client is recognised as global experts in their field and supportcustomers within a wide range of industries from pharma/drug discovery, chemicals, automotive, food, pharmacy and academia.

The Service Engineer is a key customer facing part of this approach. The role is field based but with ~1 day a week in the office. It requires good interpersonal skills; a flexible approach and strong electromechanical skills with lab instrumentation:

  • installation and commissioning instrumentation at customer sites

  • training end-users and support in system set-up and optimisation

  • Preventative maintenance, calibration and routine service

  • Technical support and troubleshooting

  • compiling method statements and risk assessments

  • Identify and pass on potential leads to the Sales team

About you:
  • qualification and experience in maintenance, support and installing electro-mechanical based lab systems

  • Ideally a knowledge of temperature control systems

  • Good customer communication skills

  • knowledge of PLC programming

  • willingness to travel/overnight stays

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