Automation Experts Ltd – www.automationexperts.co.uk

Immediate Job Opportunity

Machine Tool Service & Machine Tool Fitting Engineer

South East/London

£30-35k Engineer

£35-40k Senior Engineer

£10-20k OTE Easily Achievable

Matched Pension, Site Allowances & Overtime, Death in Service

Ref SC 18929

Mechanically biased Machine Tool Service Engineer with excellent mechanical fitting skills now sought for a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialist metal cutting machine tools.

Based from their modern facility in the South East, you will split your time between working on the machines taking involvement in fitting, alongside international travel for full installation & commissioning, with some reactive service work.

World renowned for their innovative designs alongside being leaders within the UK machine tool sector, they pride themselves on providing the highest levels of customer service through their dedicated team of highly skilled Service Engineers.

Please Note: Due to the current situation no travel is being undertaken with most installations being completed remotely. However, this will change as travel opens up once more. You can expect an installation to last roughly 1-2 weeks depending on size, and could be expected to be away from home for up to 4 weeks at a time. You will be responsible for c10 installations per year.

Main Duties:

• Complete machinery build following technical drawings/specifications
• Testing machine tools during and after build process
• Pre delivery Commissioning
• Site installation, commissioning and testing

The ideal candidate will have:

• Completed a time served or modern mechanical engineering apprenticeship
• An Electro/Mechanical background – With a mechanical bias
• The ability to communicate with confidence, both verbally and written
• Proven fault finding skills
• Understanding of CNC or PLC logic
• Background of the service & fitting of machine tools OR special purpose machinery

Alongside the machinery experience, we are keen to hear from Engineers who are also very competent with mechanical engineering to include:

• Milling/drilling/turning/grinding
• Good hand fitting skills
• Solid understanding of mechanics
• Capability with precision machining (to microns)

The successful Engineers will be able to make decisions and work on own initiative. You will also be required to have a full valid UK driving licence and a current passport that will allow foreign travel.

You will be joining a business with excellent staff retention, working on varied projects with the opportunity to be involved with high specification technology.

Base salary is commensurate with ability with an excellent benefits package to include OTE £10-20k (always plenty of overtime available if you want to work it), site expenses & allowances, death in service, pension and bonus.

This is NOT a home based role as you will be working within the factory when not travelling. Ideal locations would include within and around the following areas: Epsom, Leatherhead, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Reigate, Guildford and Farnham.

All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK - Automation Experts are unable to assist with the award of Visas or UK Work Permits.

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For further information call Charlotte Webb on 01902212000. Alternatively, email a copy of your current CV to Charlotte.Webb@automationexperts.co.uk quoting the above reference number.