💰 £14.00 per hour (Flexible for the right candidate)
⏰ Monday to Friday | 40 Hours per Week
🚗 Company Vehicle Provided for Site Visits
✅ Temp-to-Perm Opportunity
The RoleWe are recruiting for a Field Service & Calibration Engineer to join a specialist engineering organisation based in Milton Keynes.
This is a varied role combining workshop-based calibration and repair work with regular travel to customer sites. The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, calibrating and fault-finding on specialist force measurement and testing equipment.
Work will be scheduled in advance by the Service Manager, with a mixture of office-based and field-based activities throughout the week.
Key Responsibilities
Calibration, servicing and maintenance of force measurement and testing equipment
Carrying out planned service visits at customer sites
Diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic and electronic faults
Repairing and replacing components including PCBs where required
Using calibration equipment and recording test results
Producing calibration certificates and service reports
Reading and interpreting technical drawings and engineering documentation
Ensuring compliance with relevant testing standards and quality requirements
Delivering excellent customer service on-site and remotely
Working independently and managing workload effectivelyEssential Skills & Experience
✅ Experience servicing, calibrating or maintaining engineering equipment
✅ Good understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
✅ Strong mechanical fault-finding skills
✅ Computer literate with experience recording and processing data
✅ Ability to read and understand technical drawings
✅ Full UK Driving Licence
✅ Valid Passport and willingness to travel
✅ Able to work independently with minimal supervision
✅ Physically fit and comfortable handling calibration equipment
✅ Professional and confident communicator able to engage with customers at all levels
✅ Basic electronics knowledge including: PCB replacement, Use of a multimeter, Fault diagnosis
✅ Understanding of: Load Cells, LVDTs, Electronic transducers, Measurement and testing equipment
Desirable
⭐ Calibration experience
⭐ Experience working within testing, measurement, instrumentation or laboratory equipment industries
⭐ Understanding of industry standards and compliance requirements
⭐ Previous field service engineering experience
Suitable Backgrounds
✔️ Field Service Engineer
✔️ Calibration Engineer
✔️ Instrumentation Engineer
✔️ Test & Measurement Engineer
✔️ Mechanical Service Engineer
✔️ Maintenance Engineer
✔️ Electronics Technician
✔️ Calibration Technician
✔️ Hydraulic Engineer
✔️ Ex-Forces Engineer (REME, RAF, Royal Navy)
What's On Offer?
✅ £14.00 per hour (flexible for exceptional candidates)
✅ Company vehicle during customer visits
✅ Monday to Friday working
✅ Long-term opportunity
✅ Temp-to-perm position
Interested?
📧 Send your CV to (url removed)
📞 Call Nikki Carpenter on (phone number removed)
Salary description
£14.00 - £14.00 per hour