Service Engineer
hace 22 días
Wirral
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Generator Service Engineer to join a growing engineering business supporting critical power systems across the UK. This hands-on role combines field-based service work with workshop activities, covering maintenance, fault finding, repairs, installations, and commissioning of generator systems from 20kVA to 3000kVA. \n Client Details \n Our client is a specialist provider of power generation and critical power solutions, supporting customers across a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors. With a strong reputation for technical expertise and customer service, they continue to invest in their people, equipment, and long-term growth plans. \n Description \n Key Responsibilities \n \n\n • Carry out planned preventative maintenance on customer-owned and company-owned generator equipment.\n, • Service diesel generators, including oil and filter changes, fluid inspections, and fuel, coolant, and oil sampling.\n, • Conduct load bank testing and performance assessments.\n, • Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults across generator systems ranging from 20kVA to 3000kVA.\n, • Respond to breakdowns and emergency call-outs as part of an on-call rota.\n, • Repair and replace generator components including fuel pumps, cooling systems, starter motors, AVRs, batteries, heaters, and associated controls.\n, • Interrogate, configure, and fault-find on generator control systems including DSE, ComAp, and DEIF.\n, • Support synchronisation systems, automatic transfer systems, and control panel upgrades.\n, • Assist with generator installation, commissioning, decommissioning, and large-scale power projects.\n, • Carry out workshop-based servicing, testing, and generator preparation activities.\n, • Complete detailed service reports and maintenance documentation.\n, • Support stock control, workshop organisation, and equipment readiness.\n, • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to maintaining high engineering standards.\n\n Profile \n The Successful Candidate \n \n The ideal candidate will have a strong background within the generator, critical power, or industrial power generation sector and be confident working independently on both planned maintenance and reactive breakdowns. \n \n Essential Requirements: \n \n\n • Proven generator service and maintenance experience.\n, • Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.\n, • Experience servicing and repairing diesel generators up to 3000kVA.\n, • Knowledge of generator control systems and associated electrical equipment.\n, • Electrical qualifications (City & Guilds or equivalent).\n, • Valid CSCS or ECS card.\n, • Full UK Driving Licence.\n, • Excellent customer-facing communication skills.\n, • Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.\n, • Ability to participate in on-call and out-of-hours support arrangements.\n\n \n Desirable: \n \n\n • Manufacturer-specific generator training.\n, • Experience with DSE, ComAp, and DEIF control systems.\n, • BS7909 certification.\n, • 17th or 18th Edition qualification.\n, • Mechanical engineering qualifications.\n, • Experience working on large-scale power projects.\n, • C+E (Class 1) licence and trailer towing experience.\n\n Job Offer \n What's on Offer \n \n\n • £35,000 - £45,000 basic salary (dependent on experience).\n, • Overtime opportunities to significantly increase earnings.\n, • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.\n, • Company pension scheme.\n, • Job-specific tools, equipment, and resources provided.\n, • Free or subsidised meals.\n, • On-site gym facilities.\n, • Structured training and ongoing technical development.\n, • Varied and challenging work across the UK.\n, • Opportunity to join a close-knit and expanding engineering team.\n, • Long-term career progression within a growing business.\n