CNC Field Service Engineer – Electrical / Controls

About the company

We are recruiting a CNC Field Service Engineer for an established UK machine-tool business supporting manufacturers across the country.

Why consider it? This is a machine-tool business where service engineering is a core part of what they do.

You won't be the only engineer trying to support unfamiliar machinery with nobody technical to call.

The company is continuing to grow its service capability and has already added engineers to the team, with further positions still to fill.

At Thomas Lee Recruitment, we specialise in connecting engineers and technical salespeople with leading companies in the engineering sector. We pride ourselves on offering a personalised, professional, and transparent recruitment service. Our focus is on understanding both client and candidate needs to ensure the best possible match.

Your tasks

The job is straightforward in principle.

A customer has a machine that needs installing, servicing or repairing. You work out what is wrong, fix what you can, get the right technical support when you need it and help get that machine back into production.

Sometimes that means an electrical fault.

Sometimes it's a control, drive, parameter, sensor or PLC issue.

Sometimes the problem doesn't neatly fit into one box.

You will work at customer sites across the UK, supporting CNC machine tools throughout their working life.

That will include

• Diagnosing electrical and electronic faults on CNC machine tools
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing machinery
• Installing and commissioning new equipment
• Investigating control, drive, sensor and machine-electrical problems
• Reading electrical drawings and schematics
• Carrying out preventative maintenance
• Supporting customers when machinery has broken down
• Working with the internal technical team on more complex problems
• Completing service reports and communicating clearly with customers
• Travelling to customer sites across the UK, with occasional overnight stays

For an experienced CNC engineer who enjoys diagnosing difficult problems and getting machinery running again, there is plenty here to get stuck into.

Requirements

Permanent If you're already working on CNC machine tools and electrical fault-finding is one of your strengths, this could be worth a conversation.

That's why we're looking for someone who understands CNC machinery rather than somebody who simply ticks every line on a specification.

You will spend much of your time working independently, so you need to be comfortable making sensible engineering decisions on site.

The most important thing is hands-on experience with CNC machine tools.

You might already be a

• CNC Field Service Engineer
• Machine Tool Service Engineer
• CNC Maintenance Engineer
• Electrical Service Engineer
• Installation or Commissioning Engineer
• CNC Engineer with strong fault-finding experience

We are particularly interested in people who are confident with electrical and electronic diagnosis.

Experience with controls such as Heidenhain, Siemens SINUMERIK or Fanuc would be very relevant.

You do not need to be an expert in all three.

Likewise, experience with drives, PLCs, machine electrics, safety systems, 5-axis machines, industrial networks or calibration is useful, but we are not trying to find somebody who has done every possible part of the job on every possible machine.

What matters more is that you understand CNC machinery, can diagnose problems methodically and know when to solve something yourself and when to involve additional technical support.

You will also need

• A full UK driving licence
• The flexibility to travel throughout the UK
• The ability to stay away occasionally when a job requires it
• Good customer-facing communication
• A practical, methodical approach to fault finding

What we offer

Field Based – UK Travel £45,000 basic + company vehicle + overtime + bonus + benefits

But you won't be expected to know absolutely everything.

There is an experienced technical team behind you, alongside manufacturer support and further training.

The basic salary is around £45,000, alongside

• Company vehicle
• Overtime opportunities
• Company bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Pension
• Manufacturer training
• Tools
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Fuel, hotel and business expenses

There is an experienced team behind you, a broad CNC machine-tool portfolio and access to manufacturer training as your knowledge develops.

How to apply

If CNC machine tools are already part of your world and you're strong electrically, we'd like to hear from you.

All applications will be responded to. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Other

For someone with particularly strong CNC machine-tool service experience, it is still worth having a conversation if your current earnings are above the advertised basic.