Field Service Engineer

  • Impact Recruitment Services
  • Rushden, Northamptonshire
  • Apr 30, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Field Service Engineer

32,000 - 35,000 + Company Car + Overtime + Bonus
Northamptonshire (Field-Based UK Travel)

Impact Recruitment are working with a well-established and growing engineering business to recruit a Field Service Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a mechanically biased engineer who enjoys hands-on work, problem-solving, and being out in the field.

Offering strong earning potential through overtime, door-to-door travel, and a company vehicle for personal use, this role suits someone who is flexible, technically capable, and comfortable working independently at customer sites across the UK.

What you'll be doing:

  • Servicing, maintaining, and repairing specialist industrial machinery
  • Stripping down and rebuilding mechanical systems
  • Diagnosing faults across mechanical, pneumatic, and basic electrical systems
  • Carrying out planned maintenance and responding to breakdowns
  • Supporting installation, commissioning, and customer training when required
  • Completing detailed service reports and liaising directly with customers on-site

This is a field-based position with engineers travelling directly from home. Visits to the workshop are minimal and typically for parts collection or support.

What we're looking for:

Essential:

  • Strong mechanical engineering background
  • Experience working on industrial machinery or similar equipment
  • Basic electrical fault-finding skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Willingness to travel nationwide and stay away when required
  • Confident and professional with customers

Desirable:

  • Experience with pneumatics
  • Electromechanical knowledge
  • PLC fault finding (advantageous)
  • Relevant engineering qualification

What's on offer:

  • 32,000 - 35,000 basic salary (depending on experience)
  • Company car + fuel card (available for personal use)
  • Overtime paid at 1.5x (up to 30 hours) and 2x thereafter
  • Monthly bonus
  • Laptop, phone, tools provided
  • Door-to-door travel pay
  • Nationwide work with typically 5-10 overnight stays per month

If you're a hands-on engineer looking for a varied field-based role with excellent earning potential, apply now or contact Impact Recruitment for more information.