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Workshop & Service Engineer

WALLACE HIND SELECTION LIMITEDChalvey, Slough🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 27 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This unique hybrid role offers exciting career growth by combining hands-on workshop experience with dynamic field service responsibilities, allowing you to develop a broad skill set. You'll thrive here if you enjoy problem-solving and are eager to contribute to a reputable packaging machinery manufacturer. Apply now to take advantage of a competitive salary, company car, and the chance to travel across the UK.

Quick Overview

Salary
£48k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Chalvey, Slough, United Kingdom
Posted
2 days ago

Job Description

An unusual role offering 'the best of both worlds' combining both being a Workshop Engineer 50% of your time and after training a Field Service Engineer for the other 50%, for a packaging machinery manufacturer supplying the food industry.
BASIC SALARY: up to £52,000
BENEFITS:
· Overtime and Commission on after sales to earn £8,000 to earn circa £60,000
· Company Car
LOCATION: Home based but you MUST be commutable to the companies UK office near Heathrow airport, as you will be office based. After training you will be office based 50% and 50% field based, covering the UK.
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Slough, Uxbridge, Watford, Maidenhead, Hemel Hempstead, Hayes, Amersham
JOB DESCRIPTION: Workshop Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Factory Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery, food
After you have completed your training, this role will become a hybrid Workshop Engineer / Field Service Engineer role, with a 50 / 50 split of your time.
As a Workshop Engineer, you will be working on machines pre-installation in the workshop at the companies office and after training as a Field Service Engineer you will be required to work on client sites and will be responsible for installation, commissioning, repair and refurbishment of machines on sites across the whole UK.
Overtime is paid door to door and you can expect to travel and stay away from home 1 to 2 nights per week and to be available to work weekends twice a month if required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Workshop Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Factory Maintenance Engineer - packaging machinery, food
· You will be an experienced Workshop Engineer, or a Factory Maintenance Engineer who is now looking for hybrid workshop and field service role.
· The company will also consider an experienced Field Service Engineer who would like a better work life balance, spending less time away from home.
· Any previous experience of working on packaging machinery and / or of working within the food industry would be advantageous.
· You MUST be a qualified Multi Skilled Electrical / Electronic Engineer, having completed at least a full apprenticeship.
THE COMPANY:
A very well established and market leading manufacturer of packaging machinery supplied to the food industry.
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application.
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
REF: MPH18685, Wallace Hind Selection


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