Field Service Engineer (Bristol)

  • Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd
  • Bristol, Gloucestershire
  • Sep 09, 2025
Full time Engineering

Job Description


Field Service Engineer
Bristol
Mon - Fri, 8am - 4:30pm + Overtime, call and weekend when needed.
17.00ph - 18.50ph, negotiable


Career oportunity for a leading brand in Plant Engineering, looking for independent and confident skilled engineers to join the business, with a strong background in plant, electrics, hydraulics and mechanics.


Key duties and responsibilities:


Service, repair and maintain Brand machinery and other plant equipment to the manufacturers specifications and to ensure machine reliability and safety.
Keen eye for detail, reporting machine defects and up selling the services of our Brand wherever possible. This also comes with financial benefit for for all opportunities created.
Successfully diagnose and rectify electrical, hydraulic, power train and various other faults prior to initiating and completing a repair.
Operate our Service Master diagnostic software via a laptop computer (training will be given)
Complete a detailed report of work completed along with supporting photographs and all allocated times via our in house Service Manager personal tablet system.
Complete risk assessments in line with company health and safety policy and ensure safe working practices are in place at all times.
Accurately ordering parts with the parts department
Working closely with the service department and management team
Any other duties as deemed necessary to fulfil the role


The ideal candidate will have:


Relevant experience and qualifications e.g. City and Guild, NVQ Level 2/3 in Construction Plant or Machinery Maintenance,
Experience in construction plant, diesel engines, electrics, hydraulics, transmissions, and fault finding using electronic diagnostic equipment.
Good IT Skills

Knowledge and experience of a variety of machinery ideally in the construction or agricultural industry.
Ability to interact with customers and develop/build a relationship that ultimately delivers a positively satisfying experience.
Ability to deliver appropriate communication both internally and externally to allow planning and continued work to be effectively completed.
Ability to set timescales to own tasks to enable completion of duties and to ensure all tasks are carried out with a level of urgency and within a timely manner, whilst not compromising safety.
Present a professional image at all times.
Full UK driving license as well as the ability to operate machinery on site for testing purposes (training can be given to the right candidate)


Field Service Engineer/s will need experience and knowledge of fault finding, diagnostics and repairs.


Wright Staff are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.
Please forward your CV in the first instance