Service Technician

Job Description

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer required to join a leading engineering supplier based in Kent.

The successful Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer will provide mechanical repair, service, and maintenance on various industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, and generators. The role will involve a mixture of workshop-based work near Tonbridge and field-based work at customer sites in the surrounding areas.

The Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer will have a strong mechanical bias, focusing on hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, valves, motors, gearboxes, generators, hydraulic power units, filtration units, pipework, and other similar industrial mechanical systems.

Package

• £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
• Van
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Overtime
• Additional benefits

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer Role

• Provide mechanical repair, service, and maintenance on various industrial and mechanical engineering systems.
• Undertake planned and preventative maintenance, provide advice, diagnostics, and fault-finding for industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, and generators.
• Install hydraulic and pneumatic products into various sectors of the manufacturing industry.
• Perform emergency breakdown fault finding and repairs on various hydraulic, pneumatic, and compressed air equipment.
• Split time between workshop-based tasks near Tonbridge and field-based work at customer sites in surrounding areas.
• Liaise with various engineering departments to ensure efficient service delivery.

Service Technician / Service Engineer / Mechanical Engineer Requirements

• Proven diagnostic skills on complex industrial or mechanical engineering systems.
• Experience as a Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Service Technician, Installation Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, M&E Engineer, Electromechanical Engineer, or similar with a strong mechanical bias.
• Experience fault finding and fault diagnosis on electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on workshop experience, including the strip-down, inspection, reporting, and rebuild of hydraulic repairs when required.
• Service experience on industrial systems, including hydraulics, hydraulic hoses, pneumatics, valves, compressed air, cylinders, generators, or similar.
• Hydraulic hose experience is highly advantageous.
• Willingness to commute to the workshop near Tonbridge and field-based work across surrounding areas as required.