Field Service Engineer
| Posting date: | 28 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,000 to £36,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Benefits + Bonuses!! |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2025 |
| Location: | Irthlingborough, Midlands, NN9 5QF |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58314881 |
Summary
Are you ready to elevate your career with one of the UK’s leading suppliers of confined space and safety equipment? We are recruiting for a Field Service Engineer to join this dynamic External Service team based from their Head Office in Irthlingborough. This role promises not only professional growth but also the satisfaction of contributing to the safety and compliance of client operations nationwide. You will be provided with a fully equipped van.
Why Choose This Company?
Comprehensive Training and Development: Benefit from ongoing product training, both in-house and from leading suppliers, ensuring you stay at the forefront of industry advancements. Additionally, you will receive sales and safety training to support company objectives.
Career Progression: As the team expands, so do your career opportunities. This company is committed to fostering internal talent and promoting from within.
Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Enjoy a salary up to £36k reflective of your experience plus bonuses, along with a generous holiday allowance of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Additional benefits include a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, and a Workplace Pension Scheme.
Work-Life Balance: Standard working hours are 08.30 – 17.00 Monday to Thursday and 08.00 – 16.30 on Fridays, with a flexible approach to accommodate client and business needs. NO SHIFT WORK, NO WEEKENDS!!!
Role Objective:
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be instrumental in servicing and maintaining a diverse range of personal safety equipment and fixed gas detection systems. Your expertise will ensure compliance, reliability, and user confidence across client sites.
Key Responsibilities of a Field Service Engineer:
- Service and maintenance of portable gas detectors, SCBA, Escape Breathing apparatus, and fall arrest and lifting equipment.
- Set up and commissioning of new gas detection systems.
- Building trust-based relationships with clients and identifying additional safety equipment needs.
- Ensuring customer satisfaction to drive repeat business.
- Completing all relevant paperwork and updating the CRM database.
- Providing vital data for management reporting and supporting the workshop as needed.
The Ideal Candidate:
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ proven engineering experience as a Field Service Engineer or a Static Engineer/ Technician, ideally within the safety equipment industry.
- Background in utilities, engineering, or construction sectors preferred.
- Knowledge of fixed gas detection systems, SCBA equipment or lifting equipment is desirable
- Demonstrated experience in fault-finding and effective decision-making.
Skills & Attributes:
- Excellent customer service abilities with strong interpersonal skills to work with customers on their company premises.
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to take initiative.
- Clear and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing.
- Results-driven, dynamic, and enthusiastic.
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to multitask effectively.
- Positive and adaptable attitude, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates ownership of personal development and a willingness to learn.
- Competent in using IT systems and business software.
Join a team where your skills and dedication will be valued and rewarded as a Field Service Engineer.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Why Choose This Company?
Comprehensive Training and Development: Benefit from ongoing product training, both in-house and from leading suppliers, ensuring you stay at the forefront of industry advancements. Additionally, you will receive sales and safety training to support company objectives.
Career Progression: As the team expands, so do your career opportunities. This company is committed to fostering internal talent and promoting from within.
Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Enjoy a salary up to £36k reflective of your experience plus bonuses, along with a generous holiday allowance of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Additional benefits include a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, and a Workplace Pension Scheme.
Work-Life Balance: Standard working hours are 08.30 – 17.00 Monday to Thursday and 08.00 – 16.30 on Fridays, with a flexible approach to accommodate client and business needs. NO SHIFT WORK, NO WEEKENDS!!!
Role Objective:
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be instrumental in servicing and maintaining a diverse range of personal safety equipment and fixed gas detection systems. Your expertise will ensure compliance, reliability, and user confidence across client sites.
Key Responsibilities of a Field Service Engineer:
- Service and maintenance of portable gas detectors, SCBA, Escape Breathing apparatus, and fall arrest and lifting equipment.
- Set up and commissioning of new gas detection systems.
- Building trust-based relationships with clients and identifying additional safety equipment needs.
- Ensuring customer satisfaction to drive repeat business.
- Completing all relevant paperwork and updating the CRM database.
- Providing vital data for management reporting and supporting the workshop as needed.
The Ideal Candidate:
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ proven engineering experience as a Field Service Engineer or a Static Engineer/ Technician, ideally within the safety equipment industry.
- Background in utilities, engineering, or construction sectors preferred.
- Knowledge of fixed gas detection systems, SCBA equipment or lifting equipment is desirable
- Demonstrated experience in fault-finding and effective decision-making.
Skills & Attributes:
- Excellent customer service abilities with strong interpersonal skills to work with customers on their company premises.
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to take initiative.
- Clear and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing.
- Results-driven, dynamic, and enthusiastic.
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to multitask effectively.
- Positive and adaptable attitude, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates ownership of personal development and a willingness to learn.
- Competent in using IT systems and business software.
Join a team where your skills and dedication will be valued and rewarded as a Field Service Engineer.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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