Trainee Field Service Engineer -Water Instrumentation
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Trainee Field Service Engineer -Water Instrumentation
West Sussex Patch (Covering Crawley, Horsham and surrounding area).
£30,000 - £32,400 + Monday to Friday (38.5 Hours) + Training and Progression + Overtime + Company Vehicle (EV) + Private Medical + Early Finish Fridays (12:45pm).
If you are an ambitious, electrically trained Engineer seeking your next challenge, this is your chance to join a forward-thinking organisation that invests heavily in its people. You will receive industry-leading training and given a clear path for progression.
This is a fantastic chance to join a role that supports your professional growth while offering a healthy work-life balance, through a days-based role and early finishes on Fridays.
This growing company specialises in the treatment and maintenance of water instrumentation. They are currently looking for a driven, hands-on Field Service Engineer to help strengthen their team.
This is a Monday to Friday, field-based role. The Key responsibility of the role includes travel to customer sites to conduct planned preventative maintenance and servicing of water instrumentation, customer liaison and stock management.
The Role:
- Home/Field-based role covering a local patch
- Maintenance of clean and wastewater instrumentation.
- £30,000, raising to £32,400 after a 6-month training period.
- Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm (12:45pm finish Fridays).
- Training and development provided
The person:
- Experienced/trained in electrical maintenance.
- Holds a full UK driving license.
- Baaed in Crawley/Horsham
- Full right to work in the UK.
Reference Number: BBBH273633
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Nick Smith at Rise Technical Recruitment.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
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⭐ Highlight your electrical maintenance experience at the top of your CV as this is explicitly required for the trainee role
🚗 Emphasise your full UK driving licence prominently since this field-based role covers the West Sussex patch
📈 Mention any water treatment or instrumentation exposure, even basic knowledge, as they provide comprehensive training
🔧 Include any preventative maintenance experience from electrical work as this directly matches their key responsibilities
🎯 Show enthusiasm for learning and development since they offer industry-leading training and clear progression paths
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- •Completed electrical maintenance on 15+ industrial systems, achieving 98% uptime through systematic preventative maintenance schedules
- •Managed customer relationships across 8 sites, delivering technical solutions within 24-hour response times for critical equipment failures
- •Travelled 200+ miles weekly across regional patch, maintaining accurate stock management and service documentation for 25+ clients
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Rise Technical Recruitment's Trainee Field Service Engineer position perfectly aligns with my electrical maintenance background and desire for comprehensive training in water instrumentation. Your commitment to industry-leading training and clear progression paths, combined with the Monday-Friday schedule covering the West Sussex patch, makes this an ideal next step in my engineering career.
My background in electrical maintenance has prepared me for the technical challenges of preventative maintenance and customer liaison that this role demands. I am particularly drawn to the opportunity to develop expertise in clean and wastewater instrumentation while maintaining the work-life balance your early Friday finishes provide.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with electrical maintenance and troubleshooting
- ›How would you approach preventative maintenance on unfamiliar water instrumentation?
- ›What safety considerations are important when working with electrical equipment in water treatment facilities?
- ›How do you prioritise multiple customer sites when managing a field-based patch?
- ›What steps would you take if you encountered a technical issue beyond your current knowledge?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to learn a new technical skill quickly
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage your time effectively across multiple locations
- ›Give an example of how you've built rapport with customers in a technical role
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work independently with minimal supervision
- ›Describe how you handle the pressure of being responsible for critical equipment maintenance
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to learn a new technical skill quickly
Describe a situation where you had to manage your time effectively across multiple locations
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