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Position: Field Service Engineer / Service Technician / Generator technician

Job ID: 1799/46

Location: Hampshire (Home Based)

Rate/Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 Plus Overtime 

Type: Permanent / Full Time

Benefits: 

•    Van, Mobile, Laptop 

•    Competitive pay and benefits that reflect your skills and experience.

•    Ongoing training and development to support your career progression.

•    Company Van and laptop

•    Enhanced holiday

•    Gym and fitness privileges

•    Health and Wellbeing benefits including on demand GP services

•    Employee retail discount schemes  

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Field Service Engineer / Service Technician / Generator technician

Typically, this person will be responsible for performing preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, testing, and repairs on generators, UPS, control systems, and related equipment. This includes conducting load bank testing, site surveys, and inspections. The role also involves assisting with the installation and commissioning of critical power equipment, installing temporary or hire equipment on customer sites. Required to travel around the Hampshire Area.

HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Field Service Engineer / Service Technician / Generator technician:

•              Perform preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, testing and repairs on generators, UPS, control systems and related equipment.

•              Conduct load bank testing, site surveys and inspections fo critical power systems.

•              Assist in the installation and commissioning of various critical power equipment.

•              Install temporary/hire equipment, including generator sets and UPS on customer sites.

•              Plan, assign, schedule and oversee the onsite work, ensuring safety regulations and conduct risk assessments.

Qualifications and requirement for the Field Service Engineer / Service Technician / Generator technician:

•              Experience working on generators and other critical power equipment or in similar environments.

•              Engineering Qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent) - Desirable. 

•              Full UK Driving License.

•              Required to travel around the Hampshire Area.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role

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