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Field Service Engineer (Automated Packaging Machinery)

Interaction - NorthamptonKettering, Northamptonshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 5 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career as a Field Service Engineer, installing, maintaining, and repairing cutting-edge automated packaging machinery with excellent earning potential. You'll thrive in this hybrid role if you possess strong mechanical and electrical skills and enjoy problem-solving across diverse client sites, with ample opportunities for training and growth within a respected company. Apply today to join a dynamic team and take advantage of competitive compensation and the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Posted
2 days ago

Job Description

Field Service Engineer (Automated Packaging Machinery)

£37,000 - £40,000 + Door-to-Door Pay + Overtime (OTE £47,000-£52,000) Company Van | UK-Wide Travel | Permanent

Interaction Technical is recruiting on behalf of a well-established specialist in industrial packaging machinery and end-of-line automation solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically and electrically skilled engineer to join a growing service team, supporting customers across a wide range of manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and distribution environments.

What's on Offer?

  • Door-to-door pay
  • Company van, fuel card, and mobile phone
  • Company expense card
  • Hotels pre-booked and paid for when working away
  • Evening meal expenses covered
  • 20 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Company pension scheme
  • Full training and ongoing development
  • Genuine progression opportunities within a growing business

Overtime Rates

  • Monday to Friday after 5pm: Standard hourly rate
  • Saturday until 12pm: 1.5x rate
  • Saturday after 12pm & Sunday: 2x rate

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, you will install, service, maintain, and repair a range of packaging and automation equipment at customer sites across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

  • Mechanical and electrical fault-finding
  • Planned preventative maintenance
  • Breakdown diagnosis and repair
  • Installation and commissioning of new machinery
  • Machine optimisation and performance improvements
  • Providing technical support to customers
  • Completing service reports and documentation

Machinery Includes

  • Pallet wrapping machines
  • Robotic wrapping systems
  • Turntable and rotary arm wrappers
  • Conveyor systems
  • Strapping and banding equipment
  • Other end-of-line packaging machinery

Requirements

  • Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
  • Experience working with industrial, automated, manufacturing, packaging, or processing machinery
  • Previous field service experience advantageous
  • Engineering qualification (Level 3 minimum)
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Willingness to travel throughout the UK, with occasional overnight stays

Interested?

If you're a Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Automation Engineer, or Mobile Engineer, we'd love to hear from you.

Reegan Turney

01604 620032

07969 154727

INDTE

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