Service Engineer (Compressed Air)
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Service Engineer (Compressed Air)
£35,000 - £40,000 + OTE £55,000 + 5% of any work you secure + Progression + Training + Overtime + Company Van + Fuel Card
Sheffield / Nottingham
Are you a Service Engineer with a background in compressed air or similar that wants to grow their career in a company that prioritises progression and will pay you for your hard work, not just with overtime but also a quarterly bonus and a percentage of each additional invoices that you service?
On offer is an exciting opportunity to join a company that looks after its people. To them your time is valuable, any overtime you work will be paid time and a half and you will be paid 5% of any work you secure for the company. They will also make sure you grow professionally, paying for two training courses a year to make sure you're keeping up with new industry technologies.
This company operates across the UK to sites, factories, businesses, homes and events to service and install compressed air machinery. They operate from a long term perspective that has succeeded with family businesses to UK wide companies to deliver outstanding customer satisfaction.
The ideal Service Engineer will have a background in compressed air and be willing to travel across the Midlands. They'll be able to provide specialist knowledge to a range of clients and support services and breakdowns.
The Role
- Travelling to sites, businesses and homes for services and breakdowns
- On call 1 week out of 5
- Join courses paid for by the company to expand your knowledge
- Optional overtime at 1.5x on weekends and 5% commission on additional projects
- 10 hours average overtime per week uncapped
The Person
- Must have a background in compressed air and service/breakdown knowledge
- Happy to travel across the Midlands
- Full UK driving licence
Reference: BBBH24939
Keywords: Service, Field, Repair, Maintenance, Engineer, Compressed Air, Compressors, breakdown, Midlands
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with explicit mention of compressed air systems experience, as the advert lists this as the primary must-have requirement.
📊 Quantify your field service workload: e.g. 'Serviced 120+ compressor units annually across 40 client sites, achieving 95% first-time fix rate'.
🚐 Highlight any previous field/mobile engineer roles prominently, noting the geographic territory covered — the advert specifically requires Midlands travel.
🔧 List specific compressor brands or pneumatic equipment you have worked on (e.g. Atlas Copco, Ingersoll Rand, Boge) to pass ATS keyword filters even if not named in the advert.
🎯 Mention any on-call or out-of-hours breakdown experience clearly, as the role requires a 1-in-5 on-call rota — this directly addresses a key operational requirement.
Suggested CV bullets
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- •Serviced and repaired 130+ compressed air compressor units annually across 35 industrial and commercial client sites throughout the East Midlands, maintaining a 94% first-time fix rate.
- •Responded to emergency breakdown callouts as part of a 1-in-4 on-call rota, diagnosing and resolving pressure loss faults on rotary screw compressors within an average 2.5-hour response time.
- •Identified £18,000 of additional maintenance and upgrade work during routine service visits across 12 client accounts, converting 8 into confirmed projects within the same quarter.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Compressed air servicing and field-based breakdown engineering are the core of my technical background, which is why the Service Engineer position at Ernest Gordon Recruitment's client immediately stood out. The combination of hands-on compressor maintenance across diverse client sites — from factories to homes — and the structured on-call rota aligns directly with the work I have been doing across the Midlands.
My background in field service engineering includes diagnosing and repairing rotary screw and reciprocating compressors, conducting planned preventive maintenance visits, and responding to emergency breakdowns with a consistent first-time fix focus. I hold a full UK driving licence and am comfortable managing my own diary across a wide geographic territory.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for diagnosing a compressed air compressor that has lost pressure unexpectedly on a client site.
- ›What types of compressors have you serviced — rotary screw, reciprocating, centrifugal — and what are the key maintenance differences?
- ›How do you carry out a full service on an air compressor, and what consumables or components do you typically replace?
- ›Describe how you would identify and repair an air leak in a compressed air distribution system across a large factory site.
- ›What safety checks do you perform before working on pressurised compressed air equipment?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you resolved a complex breakdown under time pressure with minimal information from the client.
- ›Describe a situation where you identified additional work or equipment needs on a client site and successfully communicated this to the customer.
- ›Give an example of how you managed your workload when you had multiple urgent callouts in a single day.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to travel to an unfamiliar site at short notice — how did you prepare and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where a client was dissatisfied with a repair outcome and how you handled it.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you resolved a complex breakdown under time pressure with minimal information from the client.
Describe a situation where you identified additional work or equipment needs on a client site and successfully communicated this to the customer.