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Posted 24 July, 2026

Field Service Engineer

Shillito Group
Birmingham, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Field Service Engineer

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Salary up to £70,000

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Excellent Benefits

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Fully Paid Expenses Description:

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An excellent opportunity for a motivated Field Service Engineer. This is an opportunity to join a highly established machine tool specialist supporting blue-chip customers across aerospace, automotive, defence, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

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This role requires regular International and European travel.

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The Role:

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  • Attending breakdowns and diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults
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  • Carrying out servicing, repairs and planned maintenance
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  • Supporting installation and commissioning of new equipment
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  • Working on automated machinery including electrical controls, hydraulics and pneumatics
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  • Installation, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance of CNC and machine tool equipment
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  • Electrical and mechanical fault diagnosis and repair
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  • Supporting customers within aerospace, automotive, precision engineering, and manufacturing environments
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  • PLCs and fault finding
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Person:

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  • Experience as a Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or Field Engineer
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  • Strong fault finding experience across Electrical and Mechanical systems
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  • Confident working on breakdowns and solving problems independently
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  • Some exposure to PLC fault finding is highly desirable
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  • Experience with automated machinery, CNC, robotics or similar equipment
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  • Comfortable reading technical drawings and working methodically
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What's on Offer:

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  • Ongoing training and development
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  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
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  • Pension Scheme, matched contribution/salary sacrifice
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  • BHSF healthcare cash plan which allows you to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical as well as physiotherapy and chiropody
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  • Life Assurance Scheme
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  • Long Service Awards
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  • Holiday Purchase Scheme
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  • Free Parking
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Shillito Group is a specialist recruitment and executive search partner, working with ambitious businesses to secure high-impact talent across commercial and engineering markets. Our reputation is built on deep expertise, trusted relationships and delivering results that go beyond the brief.