Service & Applications Engineer
- Basic Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
- Bonus & Company Car
- North West UK & Occasionally Ireland
- Home Based
International Training | Technical Development | Premium Brand
This is a hands-on engineering role combining service expertise with application support.
You will work directly with advanced machining environments across the UK and Ireland, ensuring machines are installed, maintained, and performing at the level customers expect.
It is a balanced position. Part service engineer. Part applications specialist.
If you enjoy fault finding, working on-site, and helping customers optimise performance rather than just fixing problems, this is worth your attention.
Why This Role Is Attractive
You will:
- Work across both service and applications, building a broader technical skillset
- Be hands-on with advanced tooling and machine technologies
- Travel across the UK and Ireland supporting a wide range of manufacturing environments
- Deliver real impact by improving machine performance, not just maintaining it
- Receive structured training and ongoing technical development, including international exposure
- Work independently while being supported by an experienced engineering and sales team
This role suits someone who wants variety, responsibility, and technical depth.
The Business
Our client is a global, premium manufacturer specialising in high precision tooling and machine technologies used in demanding machining environments.
Their solutions are trusted by manufacturers where accuracy, balance, and reliability are critical to production performance.
They are known for strong engineering capability, product quality, and close customer support.
What You Will Be Doing
You will split your time across service and application responsibilities:
Service
- Carrying out machine installations and commissioning at customer sites
- Performing maintenance, servicing, and fault finding on installed equipment
- Diagnosing technical issues and delivering effective solutions on-site and remotely
- Supporting software updates and system optimisation
- Ensuring machines are operating safely, reliably, and to specification
Applications
- Supporting customers with application setup, optimisation, and performance improvements
- Delivering on-site training to operators, engineers, and production teams
- Advising customers on best use of tooling and machine capabilities
- Assisting with technical sales enquiries and pre-sales support
- Working closely with the sales team to provide technical input during customer discussions
General
- Managing your own schedule and service visits across the UK and Ireland
- Maintaining strong relationships with customers through consistent technical support
- Representing the business professionally on-site and at industry events
What You Bring
- Strong technical background in CNC machinery, machining, or manufacturing engineering
- Experience in machine servicing, maintenance, or applications support
- Understanding of cutting tools, machining processes, and production environments
- Ability to diagnose faults and deliver practical solutions
- Confidence working directly with customers on-site
- Self-sufficient, organised, and comfortable managing your own workload
- Willingness to travel extensively across the UK and Ireland
The Opportunity
This is a technically diverse role within a well-established engineering business.
You will develop both service and application expertise, work closely with advanced manufacturing customers, and play a key role in ensuring equipment performs at the highest level.
If you want a role that combines hands-on engineering with customer interaction and technical problem solving, this is worth a conversation.