Service Engineer

Job Description

  • Permanent
  • Ipswich
  • £30000 - £50000 GBP / Year

Cooper Lomaz

Service Engineer

Location: Ipswich (commutable distance required)
Salary: £30,000 – £50,000 + Company Car + Benefits
Job Type: Full Time

Cooper Lomaz are working with a specialist engineering manufacturer to recruit a Service Engineer to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys a mix of site-based technical work, customer interaction, and international travel.

Our client designs and builds highly technical slitting and rewinding machinery used across a range of sectors including food and medical manufacturing. You’ll play a key role in ensuring equipment is installed, maintained, and performing at its best for customers worldwide.

The Role

This is a varied, split-position role combining installation, commissioning, service, and technical support.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Installing and commissioning specialist converting equipment at customer sites
  • Carrying out preventative maintenance to ensure optimal machine performance
  • Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults efficiently
  • Providing on-site and remote technical support to customers
  • Delivering operator training to ensure safe and effective machine use
  • Supporting spare parts coordination and accurate service documentation
  • Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across products and service delivery
  • Maintaining high health & safety standards at all times
  • International travel will form a regular part of the role (approx. 50% once settled).

About You

We’re keen to speak with engineers who combine strong technical skills with a customer-focused mindset.

You will ideally have:

  • An engineering qualification (mechanical, electrical, or related discipline)
  • Experience servicing industrial or manufacturing machinery
  • Knowledge of slitting/rewinding equipment (highly desirable)
  • Strong fault-finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
  • The ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics
  • Excellent communication skills and confidence working directly with customers
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach
  • A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel in the UK and internationally

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary (£30,000 – £50,000 depending on experience)
  • Company vehicle
  • Company pension
  • International exposure and technical variety
  • The chance to work with advanced, specialist machinery in a growing global business

If you’re an engineer who enjoys problem-solving, travel, and working closely with customers, this could be a brilliant next step in your career.

Apply today or contact Cooper Lomaz for a confidential discussion.

To apply for this job email your details to nhunter@cooperlomaz.co.uk

Consultant

Nick Hunter

Nick Hunter

Director, UK Recruitment Services