ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• demonstrable experience working in a customer and technical engineering focused environment
• experience of carrying out maintenance and repair on a wide range of different vehicles, machines and equipment
• experience and knowledge of applying health and safety considerations
• good communication skills

DESIRABLE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• knowledge and use of fleet management software, including asset records
• experience in working as part of a wider team across multiple geographical areas
• a high level of technical expertise on repair, maintenance and diagnostics of mechanical, electronic and hydraulic systems found on heavy plant machinery and agricultural equipment
• experience in vehicle diagnostics and air conditioning
• diagnostic knowledge for mechanical engineering assets (VME) using husqvarna, snap-on and other tools
• knowledge of electric vehicles
• wielding (arc and MiG) and fabrication skills
• knowledge of risk assessments and COSHH

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Mechanical Engineering Field Service Engineer, you will provide efficient value for money service to help Forestry England achieve its goals by maintaining and repairing vehicles and specialist forestry equipment, while ensuring that the fleet is professionally and cost effectively maintained to maximise availability. This will include inspecting, repairing, servicing, welding fabrication and recovery work at worksites and other areas. You will typically be maintaining and repairing items such as chainsaws, trailers, quads, agricultural machinery such as tractors and their attachments, cars, vans, and 4X4s
This post will report to the Mechanical Engineering Charge Hand / Service Delivery administrator.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.