Field Service Engineer

T H White Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crane distributor is looking for a Service Technician to join their team in Exeter. This role involves maintaining and repairing lorry loader cranes and requires experience with hydraulic lifting equipment. The company offers comprehensive training, a competitive salary, and numerous benefits including a company vehicle and overtime opportunities. Ideal applicants should have a full UK driving license and a recognized qualification in Plant Maintenance.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Extensive overtime pay

Training and mentoring

Company vehicle

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Share Plan

Qualifications

• Experience with hydraulic lifting equipment such as construction plant or forklifts.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Technical skills in diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support for servicing lorry loader cranes.
• Diagnose and repair faults on customer sites.
• Perform safety checks to ensure compliance with standards.
• Offer technical support and training to customers.

Skills

Field Service Engineer experience

Mechanical knowledge

Hydraulic systems understanding

Electrical fault diagnosis

Education

Recognized apprenticeship or NVQ in Plant Maintenance

Job description

Looking to train as a specialist Service Technician, working with industry‑leading lorry‑loader cranes?

At Palfinger UK, we’re the exclusive UK distributor for Palfinger Lorry Cranes and Epsilon Timber & Recycling Cranes.

This is a rare opportunity to join our respected aftersales team, where you’ll become a specialist Service Engineer maintaining and repairing some of the most advanced lifting equipment on the market. With structured training, ongoing technical development, and genuine support at every stage, you’ll build a career with a business that invests in its people.

If technical learning, progression, and being part of a company that truly values you matter, read on.

Hours:

Our field service engineers work 40 hours a week, between our operational hours of 07:00-18:00 Monday – Friday.

Additional overtime is available should you want to earn more.

Key Duties will Include:

Travelling across Exeter and the surrounding areas delivering on‑site support to our own brand of lorry loader cranes, including:

• Regular crane servicing.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, electrical & software faults on customer sites.
• Performing LOLER inspections and safety checks to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Providing technical support and training to customers.

The Ideal Applicant:

• Experience as a Field Service Engineer / Plant Fitter maintaining similar hydraulic lifting equipment such as construction plant, forklifts, agricultural machinery, access equipment or taillifts is required.
• Applicants should hold a recognised apprenticeship, C&G or NVQ in Plant Maintenance or a similar discipline.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

Benefits:

Palfinger UK are part of the T H White Group.

As a business we are committed to training, mentoring and developing our Service Engineers to enable them to achieve their maximum potential. We offer a wide range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, these include:

• A market leading salary, negotiable based on your capability & experience - benchmarked and reviewed annually so your pay remains competitive.
• Extensive overtime (paid at a premium)if you wish to increase your earnings.
• Door‑to‑door hourly pay.
• Formal manufacturer & ALLMI accredited training supporting your journey to becoming a product specialist.
• Fully expensed, high specification company Mercedes Sprinter.
• Cross‑divisional career development plans, providing a variety of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.
• 23.5 days holiday- rising to 26.5 days with service + Bank Holidays.
• Share Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
• Competitive company pension scheme offering