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Field Service Engineer

Location:

Chesterfield, UK

Hours

Job Category

Salary

Full Time

£40-£45K DOE

About the Role

Inspire Resourcing Ltd are looking for a Field Service Engineer to join our clients Chesterfield office, supporting customers across the UK and Northern Ireland. The company is a specialist supplier of high-quality machinery meaning you won’t be manufacturing equipment, but instead providing installation, servicing, maintenance, and spare-parts support for machines supplied to customers.


You’ll work on a wide range of equipment, from small bench units to larger automated machinery. The role is primarily electronics-focused, with some light mechanical work involving gears, bearings, and general machine components.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong technical background who enjoys problem solving, travelling, and working independently.



Key Responsibilities

  • Install, service, repair, and maintain machinery at customer sites across the UK and Northern Ireland

  • Diagnose electrical and electronic faults, with some mechanical troubleshooting

  • Carry out planned and reactive maintenance

  • Support customers with spare parts, technical queries, and machine optimisation

  • Complete service reports, documentation, and follow-up actions

  • Work closely with the Chesterfield and South London engineering teams

  • Attend occasional overseas training (typically once per year)

  • Manage your own schedule, including overnight stays when required

  • Spend approx. one day per week at the Chesterfield office to reset, restock, and complete admin

Requirements

The Ideal candidate:·    

  • Strong electronics background (essential)

  • Some mechanical understanding (gears, bearings, moving parts)

  • Experience working with machinery, installations, or field service

  • Confident fault-finding and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work independently and “hit the ground running”

  • Comfortable travelling across the UK, including Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

  • Must live within a reasonable commute to Chesterfield

  • Please note: Industry specific experience is not required full training will be provided.


The Package: 

  • £40,000 - £45,000 salary (depending on experience)

  • Company car / van

  • Occasional overseas training opportunities

  • Varied work across the UK with support from both engineering teams

  • A stable, growing business with long-term career potential


Travel Expectations

  • Mix of local and national work

  • Some weeks may involve multiple overnight stays; other weeks may be fully local·  

  • Occasional joint jobs with the South London team for larger installations

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