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Field Service Engineer

Job Title: Field Service Engineer
Location: UK & Offshore Travel Required
Hours: Full Time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Key Responsibilities of a Field Service Engineer:
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out valve repairs both on-site and offshore for our customers and the Company. Your core duties will include:

  • Providing front-line technical advice and solutions to customers.
  • Responding to on-call requirements at customer sites in the UK and worldwide offshore locations.
  • Disassembling, assembling, and testing a range of valves, actuators, and associated instrumentation on-site in line with QA/QC and Health & Safety procedures.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

  • Higher National Certificate/Diploma or equivalent, alongside a completed Engineering Apprenticeship.
  • Proven expertise with a variety of valve types including Control, Choke, Butterfly, Isolation, and PSV, as well as actuators and instrumentation.
  • Previous experience working on customer sites is essential.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify solutions to technical issues that meet both customer expectations and internal technical standards.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

What We Offer:
Join a business driven by quality and innovation, where people are empowered and recognised. Benefits include:

  • Salary exchange pension scheme (7% employer / 5% employee contribution)
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Life assurance at 3x salary
  • Peer-to-peer recognition scheme
  • Early finish on Fridays
  • Christmas shutdown
  • Health cash plan

To be considered for this role, please email your CV to andrew.penrith@first-base.co.uk or call Andrew on 01453 755330.

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First Base Employment is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. We pride ourselves on delivering excellent service to both clients and candidates across the Commercial, Industrial, and Engineering sectors.

Location

Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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