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Are you looking for work as a service engineer (also known as a service technician, breakdown engineer or maintenance engineer)? At Trinamics, you’ll find service engineer vacancies in the engineering sector. You’ll work in the field, carrying out maintenance, dealing with breakdowns and commissioning machinery and installations.
You’ll visit customers, resolve issues and ensure that systems keep running. You’ll work independently, with plenty of variety and usually within your local area, close to home. With a good salary, clear terms and conditions, and often the chance to start quickly.
A service engineer ensures that machinery and installations continue to operate. You resolve faults, carry out maintenance and reconfigure systems.
These are your main duties:
Identifying and resolving faults
Carrying out maintenance on machinery and installations
Testing and reconfiguring installations
Responding quickly to urgent calls
Reporting on work carried out
Commissioning systems
Explaining usage and improvements to customers
You will usually work on-site at customers’ premises and spend a lot of time on the road. No two days are the same.
The salary of a service engineer, service technician, fault-finding engineer or maintenance engineer depends on experience, the type of work and the sector.
Average salaries:
Junior: €2,500 to €3,000
Mid-level: €3,000 to €4,200
Senior: €4,000 to €5,000 or more
Additional allowances may include:
Service van
Tools
On-call allowances
Travel time allowance
If you work in industry or the high-tech sector, the salary is often higher.
You work on site at customers’ premises. These can be a variety of environments.
Common workplaces:
Industrial and manufacturing companies
Mechanical engineering
Installation engineering
High-tech environments
You’ll be on the road a lot and will usually work within 30 to 45 minutes of your home.
A service engineer and a mechanical engineer both work with machinery, but the type of work and the working environment are different.
The main difference:
A service engineer works in the field and visits customers
A mechanical engineer works in a workshop or factory
In addition:
Service engineer → troubleshooting and carrying out maintenance
Mechanical fitter → builds and assembles machines
Service engineer → spends a lot of time on the road and enjoys variety
Mechanical fitter → has a fixed workplace and a structured routine
Do you want to be out and about solving problems? Then a service engineer role is a better fit. If you prefer to work in one location and enjoy building machines, then a mechanical fitter role is a better fit.
As you’ll be on the road a lot, travel time is important. That’s why we always look for work in your region.
We have plenty of service engineer vacancies in:
Rotterdam and the surrounding area
Breda and the surrounding area
Eindhoven and the surrounding area
Nijmegen and the surrounding area
View all service engineer vacancies and choose a role close to home.
A working day as a service engineer is varied and often unpredictable.
Your day usually consists of:
Setting off from home or your base
Travelling to the first customer
Analysing and resolving faults
Carrying out maintenance
Liaising with customers and the planning team
Administration and reporting
Sometimes you’ll have scheduled work, sometimes urgent jobs. You need to be able to adapt quickly.
A job as a service engineer is right for you if you enjoy working independently and get a buzz from solving technical problems on site.
This role is a good fit for you if you:
enjoy being on the move and don’t want to work in one place
enjoy analysing faults and resolving them straight away
can work independently and take responsibility
enjoy interacting with customers
like variety in your work
Do you prefer working at a fixed location or building machines from scratch? If so, a role as a mechanical fitter or in technical support might be a better fit.
As a service engineer, you’ll work on various types of systems, depending on your specialism.
Examples:
Machines in production environments
Installations in buildings
Electrical systems
Mechanical installations
Automated production lines
You’ll often work with a combination of mechanical and electrical engineering.
As a service engineer, service technician, breakdown engineer or maintenance engineer, you want clarity. Where will you be working, what will your schedule look like and what benefits will you receive?
That’s why service engineers choose Trinamics:
Assignments in your region wherever possible
A good salary and clear terms and conditions
Service van, tools and PPE provided
On-call duties agreed in advance
Quick start, often within 1 to 2 weeks
Opportunity for permanent employment
One dedicated contact person
You know exactly where you stand and can get started straight away.
“Through Trinamics, I now work in the field with plenty of freedom and variety, without long journey times.” Service engineer, Breda region
For 20 years, we’ve been helping service engineers find work in engineering and industry.
Yes, for many service engineer vacancies, the client will provide you with a service van, tools and workwear. This depends on the role and sector. In field service roles, a fully equipped van is often standard
Whether you work on-call or on standby as a service engineer depends on the role. In many roles, you will work on-call according to a rota. This is clearly agreed in advance.
As a service engineer, you will usually work independently on site. You will, however, be in contact with colleagues, planners and technical teams for consultation and support.
As a service engineer, you will maintain various installations and machines, depending on the sector. These might include production lines, technical installations, electrical systems or mechanical machinery.
A typical working day as a service engineer involves visiting customers, resolving faults and carrying out maintenance. You’ll drive to various locations, analyse problems and ensure that systems are working properly again.
The role of a service engineer is hands-on and can be physically demanding, depending on the installation and working environment. In some roles, you will spend a lot of time working with tools or in technical areas.
Yes, as a service engineer, you can progress to become a senior service engineer, a specialist or take on a managerial role. You can also further your professional development through certificates and technical training courses.
Has this sparked your interest, or would you like more information? Please do get in touch. We’d be happy to help!
