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Field Service Engineer (North West, UK)

Videojet · Gbr · Remote available · Full time

Posted Aug 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your experience repairing electromechanical equipment in a production setting.

What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on skills with electronics, mechanics and fluid systems.

Tell me about a time you trained a customer's operators on equipment.

What they are checking: Whether they can teach people to run and maintain machines and prevent repeat calls.

How do you keep service records and reports accurate when you're on the road?

What they are checking: Whether they document work reliably, which matters for warranty and customer history.

What would you do

A customer's line is down and they're losing money every minute. How do you handle the visit?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, communicate clearly and focus on getting the line running safely.

How would you plan your week covering customers across Northern Ireland and Ireland?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage a large territory with breakdowns, planned service and travel.

The posting mentions commission. How would you spot an opportunity to recommend consumables or upgrades?

What they are checking: Whether they can suggest useful products honestly while keeping service as the priority.

You've tried everything you know and the printer still isn't working. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they escalate to technical support at the right time rather than struggling alone.

About the work

A continuous inkjet printer on a food line is printing faint or missing codes. Walk me through how you'd diagnose it.

What they are checking: Whether they troubleshoot systematically through ink, nozzle, charge and phase issues rather than swapping parts.

Why do accurate codes matter so much in food, beverage and pharmaceutical production?

What they are checking: Whether they understand traceability, recalls and regulatory needs behind coding and marking.

What safety precautions do you take when working with lasers, solvents or live equipment?

What they are checking: Whether they follow safety procedures like lockout and handling solvent-based inks properly.

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The full job description

As published by Videojet.

Imagine yourself… • Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. • Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. • Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence. It’s all possible with a role at Videojet , a Veralto company . You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this week—after all, Videojet is a world leader in the product identification market, providing in-line printing, coding and marking products, consumables, and software solutions. Videojet’s technologies play a critical role in ensuring the safety and authenticity of products sold across the globe in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial marketplaces. As part of the Videojet team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll work with products that make an everyday impact on the world around you—and along the way, you’ll have opportunities to make your mark on our business and your career with ongoing opportunities to deepen your skillset and pursue your ambitions. Learn about our leading portfolio of innovative products here ! ( https://cdn.videojet.com/U309KOI6/as/vvpm76xpvfqj3kgchf7khbnz/vf-history-of-videojet-innovation-us ) We offer • Competitive salary with commission scheme and annual salary review • Company pension scheme • Company car or van • 25 days holiday plus public holidays • Income Protection & Life Assurance • BUPA & SimplyHealth healthcare • Professional onboarding and training programs • Career coaching and development opportunities • Attractive employee referral programme • Enhanced maternity & paternity pay • Employee Assistance Program (legal, financial, and counselling support) Reporting to the Field Service Manager , the Field Service Engineer is responsible for installing, maintaining, and servicing Videojet equipment at customer sites across North of the UK . This is a customer-facing field role where you will troubleshoot technical issues, install new equipment, and support customers to ensure their production lines operate efficiently. You will also collaborate with internal teams to identify opportunities that improve customer performance and satisfaction. This role is ideally based in North West (Manchester) , with flexibility to travel widely across the territory. This role involves regular travel across the region. Engineers typically start their day from home and travel to customer sites, with average travel times of 1–2 hours each way depending on location. Occasional overnight stays may be required depending on customer needs. In this role, a typical day will look like: • Installing and commissioning Videojet equipment at customer sites • Performing maintenance, servicing, and troubleshooting on installed equipment • Supporting product demonstrations and trials alongside the sales team • Building strong customer relationships through excellent service and technical support • Identifying improvement opportunities or service needs during customer visits • Managing service cases from diagnosis through resolution with a strong sense of ownership The essential requirements of the job include: • Experience in field service or technical service roles within an electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical engineering environment • Strong electromechanical troubleshooting skills in industrial or production environments • Valid driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across the assigned territory • Ability to work independently while managing multiple service tasks and customer needs • Experience with industrial coding and marking technologies (CIJ, laser coding, labeling, or similar systems) would be advantageous but is not essential. Videojet is proud to be part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you become part of a culture where purpose meets possibility—where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way. #LI-Remote #LI-LA1 At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes. Unsolicited Assistance We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies , in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.

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