Field Service Engineer Compactors, Balers & Recycling Equipment
Thetford International | Norfolk | Full Time | Company Van | Overtime Available
Are you an experienced engineer who enjoys solving problems rather than simply replacing parts? Do you take pride in diagnosing faults, delivering excellent customer service and keeping essential equipment running?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Thetford International has been manufacturing, servicing and maintaining waste handling equipment for over 50 years. As one of the UK's leading specialists in compactors and balers, we support customers nationwide across the retail, logistics, manufacturing, commercial and public sectors.
Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an experienced Field Service Engineer to join our friendly and professional engineering team.
The Role
Based from home, you'll travel to customer sites carrying out:
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs)
- Breakdown diagnostics and repairs
- Hydraulic fault finding and repairs
- Mechanical repairs and servicing
- Single and three-phase electrical fault finding
- Installation and commissioning of compactors and balers
- Welding and fabrication repairs were required
- Customer demonstrations and operator advice
- Completing digital job reports using our BigChange system
Every day is different. One day you could be carrying out routine servicing, the next diagnosing complex hydraulic faults or installing new recycling equipment.
What We're Looking For
We'd like to hear from engineers with:
- Minimum 2 to 3 years' field service experience
- Strong hydraulic and mechanical knowledge
- Good electrical fault-finding skills (single and three-phase)
- Ability to read electrical and hydraulic schematics
- Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- A positive, customer-focused attitude
- Good communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Overtime is an essential part of this role and is where your earning potential really grows. We're looking for engineers who are committed, reliable and understand that supporting our customers sometimes means working beyond standard hours.
Experience with waste compactors, balers, recycling equipment, plant machinery, agricultural machinery, forklifts, access equipment, refuse vehicles or similar hydraulic machinery would be a distinct advantage, although full product training will be provided.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary starting around £34,500 (negotiable depending on experience)
- Realistic OTE of £40,000+ through overtime
- Guaranteed 40-hour week, Monday to Friday
- Premium overtime rates
- Fully equipped company van
- Fuel card and all work-related expenses paid
- High-quality tools and specialist equipment
- Well-stocked service van
- BigChange tablet and digital job management system
- Ongoing manufacturer and in-house technical training
- Company uniform and PPE
- Long-term career progression within a growing family business
Why Join Thetford International?
We're proud to be a family-run British engineering company where engineers are valued for their knowledge and experience.
You'll become part of a close-knit team supporting customers throughout the UK with industry-leading service. We invest in our engineers, provide modern equipment and encourage continuous development while giving you the independence to manage your own workload.
If you're looking for a varied engineering role where no two days are the same and your skills genuinely make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of Thetford International's growing engineering team.Our customers rely on us to keep their businesses running. That means this isn't a standard 9 to 5 position. Flexibility, overtime and a willingness to respond when needed are essential requirements of the role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £34,320.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- What welding experience do you have ?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
