Job Description:
Mechanical Site-Based Engineer
📍 Samlesbury
💰 Salary up to £42,000 + OTE £55,000 + Overtime
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Mechanical Site-Based Engineer to join a specialist engineering team working on the installation, servicing, and repair of advanced 5-axis CNC machine tools.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer with a strong mechanical background who enjoys fault finding, problem solving, and working within a customer-focused service environment.
The Role
- Installation, servicing, and repair of 5-axis CNC milling machine tools
- Fault finding, diagnosis, and correction of mechanical issues
- Assembly, set-up, and dismantling of hydraulic, pneumatic, and large mechanical assemblies
- Working independently on customer sites
- Occasional travel and working away from home when required
The Ideal Candidate
- Time-served engineer preferred
- Previous experience working for a machine tool builder or within machine tool maintenance
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Experience within a field service or site-based engineering environment
- Comfortable working independently with good communication skills
- Experience working on 5-axis CNC milling machines is highly desirable
Package & Benefits
- Salary up to £42,000 depending on experience
- OTE £55,000 with regular overtime available
- Annual company bonus
- 37.5 basic hours per week
- Typical working week of 45 hours (including overtime)
- Overtime paid at premium rate (1.25x)
- Matched contributory pension up to 7%
- 27 days holiday plus statutory holidays
- Company mobile phone and laptop
- Life insurance
If you are a skilled mechanical engineer looking to join a well-established and growing business with excellent earning potential and long-term career opportunities, we would like to hear from you.