Field Installation Engineer - Heavy Plant and Machinery

Field Installation Engineer – Heavy Plant & Machinery Package: £16.51 per hour, rising to £17.01 after 5 months + Overtime + Door-to-Door Pay + Company Van Location: Central Scotland / Scottish Borders – Field-Based Industry: Heavy Plant / Mechanical Engineering / Fire Suppression The Business An established specialist engineering company is looking to appoint a Field Installation Engineer to cover Scotland and the Scottish Borders. The business provides specialist fire protection and suppression systems for machinery operating across construction, quarrying, waste management and recycling. This is a home-based role offering a varied working environment, strong overtime opportunities and full training on the company's specialist products. The Role Working from home and travelling directly to customer sites, you'll be responsible for installing, servicing and maintaining automatic fire suppression systems fitted to heavy machinery. The role involves a mixture of mechanical installation work, planned servicing and reactive callouts. You'll cover sites across central Scotland and the Borders, with occasional longer-distance travel and overnight stays. Key Responsibilities:

• Installing fire suppression systems on construction plant, quarrying equipment and recycling machinery.
• Fitting and routing hoses, pipework and associated mechanical components.
• Carrying out planned servicing and maintenance of existing installations.
• Attending customer sites for faults, repairs and reactive work.
• Managing your workload in conjunction with the central scheduling team.
• Completing relevant service reports and ensuring work is carried out safely.
• Working independently, with technical support available when required. About You We're looking for a practical mechanical fitter or engineer with experience working on heavy machinery or installing mechanical systems. Suitable backgrounds could include:
• Hydraulic hose fitters and mobile hydraulic engineers.
• Automatic lubrication and greasing system installers.
• Plant mechanics and heavy equipment fitters.
• Mechanical installation engineers.
• Engineers fitting attachments or ancillary equipment to construction machinery.
• HGV or agricultural machinery engineers with relevant mechanical fitting experience. Previous fire suppression experience would be beneficial but is not essential. Full product training will be provided. You'll need to be comfortable working outdoors, travelling across a large territory and staying away overnight when required. A full UK driving licence is essential. What's on Offer
• £16.51 per hour initially, rising to £17.01 after five months.
• Approximately 46.25 paid hours per week.
• Door-to-door travel pay.
• Overtime paid at 1.25x on weekdays and 1.5x at weekends.
• Existing engineers reportedly earning around £50,000–£55,000 annually including overtime (not guaranteed).
• Fully equipped company van, fuel and uniform.
• Paid hotels, meals and expenses for overnight stays.
• Full product and installation training.
• Ongoing support from an experienced technical and operations team.
• Varied work across a wide range of heavy machinery and customer sites. How to Apply If you're an experienced mechanical fitter, hydraulic engineer or plant engineer looking for a field-based position with plenty of variety, we'd like to hear from you. Apply online or contact Nathan Turley at Elite Consultancy Network for a confidential discussion.