Electrical Field Service Engineer

Role type : Permanent
Location : Kent
Salary : £35000 - £40000 per annum
Sector : Nuclear
Posted : 27/11/2025
Ref : BBBH27916
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum

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Gemma Harfield gharfield@astutepeople.co.uk

Astute are partnered with a long established, reputable company for service, maintenance and repair for waste handling and recycling equipment. Our client is looking for an Electrically bias Engineer to join their team to cover servicing their customers sounding the M25 area.

The Service Engineer role comes with a salary of around £40,000 per annum plus company van, overtime opportunities and performance bonuses.

If you’re a Service Engineer with electrical and mechanical experience, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties:
As the Field Service Engineer, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Driving around 100 miles per day.
Servicing compactors and balers, quotation work and attending breakdowns.
Delivering a first-time fix when attending breakdowns.
Occasional requirements to work away and out of hours.
Strong teamwork skills on site/ remotely via phone calls or video calls.
Working with scissor lifts, dock levellers and other waste handling equipment.
Working with 3-phase electrics and display excellent safety understanding.

Professional qualifications:
We are looking for someone with the following:

Mechanically strong.
3-phase electrics experience.
Background in maintenance.
Road experience required.
Open to a variety of skill sets – multi-skilled, competent engineers preferred.
Ability to follow electrical drawings and provide phone support to other engineers.

Personal skills
The Service Engineer role would suit someone who has:

Flexibility to accommodate overnight stays, early starts, and late finishes to meet client and business needs.
A UK driving licence
Good customer service skills

Salary and benefits of the Multi-Skilled Service Engineer role

Salary of around £40,000 + overtime, performance bonus and zero sickness bonus.
Performance based pay structure – chance to grow and learn
Mobile and van supplied.
20 days annual leave and Bank Holiday (Increases after 5 years’ service).
Cash incentives for performance/ attendance and stand-by.
Full training provided.

INDNUC

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

To apply for this Electrical Field Service Engineer opportunity, please complete the form below. Alternatively, send a copy of your up-to-date CV to gharfield@astutepeople.co.uk or call 02393910016 to speak to Gemma Harfield who can tell you more. You can also connect with Gemma on LinkedIn to view other jobs they are recruiting. View current job vacancies Astute People is recruiting.

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