Heavy Plant Maintenance Technicians

Field Service Engineer – Heavy Plant
Location: North East England
Salary: £19.50 per hour + Overtime
Elite Consultancy Network are currently recruiting on behalf of an established construction equipment and heavy plant business who are looking to add an experienced Field Service Engineer to their North East service team.
This is a mobile position supporting customers throughout the region, carrying out servicing, maintenance, breakdown repairs and diagnostics on a range of heavy plant and construction machinery.
We are looking for an Engineer who is confident working independently in the field and has strong mechanical, hydraulic and electrical fault-finding skills.
The Role
You will be responsible for:

• Servicing and maintaining heavy plant and construction equipment
• Attending customer breakdowns throughout the North East
• Diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults
• Carrying out repairs and helping minimise machine downtime
• Completing planned preventative maintenance and inspections
• Using diagnostic equipment to identify faults
• Repairing and replacing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical components
• Liaising with the Service Controller regarding job progress and additional work
• Identifying required parts and follow-up repairs
• Completing service reports and job documentation
• Carrying out machine inspections, preparation and handovers where required
• Providing a professional service to customers on site

The Candidate
We are interested in speaking with experienced:
Field Service Engineers | Plant Engineers | Plant Fitters | Mobile Plant Fitters | Heavy Plant Engineers | Construction Plant Engineers
Ideally, you will have experience working with equipment such as:
Excavators | Telehandlers | Rollers | Material Handlers | Dumpers | Crushers | Screeners | Other Construction Plant
Candidates from closely related sectors such as agricultural machinery, powered access, material handling/forklifts or HGV/commercial vehicles may also be considered where the technical experience is transferable.
Experience with manufacturers such as JCB, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo, Hitachi, Liebherr, Develon, Doosan, Hyundai, Takeuchi, Kubota, Manitou, Bobcat or SANY would be advantageous but is not essential.
You should have strong experience across:

• Mechanical repairs and fault finding
• Hydraulic systems
• Electrical diagnostics
• Diesel engines
• Mobile/field-based servicing
• Customer-facing breakdown work

A full UK driving licence will be required.
Package

• £19.50 per hour
• Overtime available
• Permanent mobile Field Service Engineer position
• North East territory
• Main operation based around the Darlington area
• Established construction equipment/heavy plant business

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:
Nathan Turley
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Elite Consultancy Network
Email: nathan.turley@elitecn.co.uk
Tel: 0121 450 5000
Elite Consultancy Network specialise in recruitment across the Heavy Construction Equipment, Heavy Plant and Power Generation sectors, supporting OEMs, dealerships, distributors and rental/hire businesses with roles across Engineering, Service & After Sales, Parts, Sales, Operations and Management.