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United Utilities

Mechanical Field Service Engineer

Salary:  £40,232 per annum
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
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Field Service Engineer Mechanical | Stockport & Leigh | Company Van Provided | £40,232

Are you an experienced mechanical engineer looking for a role that offers variety, independence, and the opportunity to make a real impact?

We're seeking a Field Service Engineer Mechanical to support operations across Stockport and Leigh. This is a permanent, field-based position where you'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving a wide range of mechanical assets that are critical to operational performance.

You'll be travelling to sites across the region in a company-provided van, managing your own schedule and responding to both planned and reactive maintenance requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on engineering, problem-solving, and working across multiple locations.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns, diagnose mechanical faults, and implement effective long-term solutions.
  • Install, repair, and commission equipment including pumps, valves, pipework, actuators, mixers, and flow meters, while supporting asset upgrades and maintenance improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain accurate records, reports, and asset information using company systems to support operational compliance and performance.
  • Work closely with operational teams, contractors, and engineering colleagues to deliver maintenance activities, capital projects, refurbishments, and equipment replacement programmes.
  • Ensure all work is completed in line with health and safety standards, company procedures, and engineering best practice.
  • Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, performance, and maintenance strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Effectively plan and manage your workload across sites in Stockport and Leigh, ensuring a timely and professional response to operational needs.
  • Work efficiently to deliver value while meeting operational, maintenance, and business objectives.

What You'll Bring

  • Time-served apprenticeship, or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Practical experience in mechanical maintenance within industrial, utilities, manufacturing, or process environments, with strong fault-finding and diagnostic capabilities.
  • Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues and wider teams.
  • A proactive, flexible approach with the willingness to work across a range of environments, including confined spaces where required.

Why This Role

This role offers the freedom and autonomy of a field-based position while providing the support of an experienced engineering team. You'll enjoy a varied workload, exposure to a broad range of assets, and the chance to play a key role in delivering essential services across the North West.

Company van and opportunities to develop your technical expertise, this is a rewarding position for an engineer who takes pride in delivering high-quality work and making a difference every day.

Benefits

  • 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays.
  • Up to 14% employer pension contribution.
  • Life assurance cover.
  • Performance-related bonus of up to 7.5%.
  • Company-funded healthcare plan.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
  • Access to retail, lifestyle, and gym discounts through MORE Choices.
  • Financial wellbeing tools, including Salary Finance and Wealth at Work.
  • Electric vehicle scheme.
  • ShareBuy scheme.
  • Enhanced parental leave.

If you're a mechanically skilled engineer who enjoys working independently, solving problems, and keeping essential assets operating at their best, we'd love to hear from you.

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Working at United Utilities

3 office days / week – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

A little flex time

Company benefits

26 days annual leave + bank holidays
Annual bonus – Bonus levels vary depending on your role grade
Buy or sell annual leave – Buy or sell up to 5 days per year
Death in service – covered for 4 times pensionable earnings
Cinema discounts
Employee recognition scheme – Colleague led recognition scheme with monthly winners
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage
Collaboration spaces
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Employee assistance programme
Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 26 weeks leave at full pay
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Up to 21% combined contributions
Enhanced sick days
Ergonomic workstations
Faith rooms
Family health insurance
Further education support – Ongoing learning opportunities through apprenticeships and vocational training
Gym membership – On-site gym at our head office & discounts on local gyms for those not based there
Health cash plan
Health insurance
In house training
Mental health days – 1 wellbeing day per year (in addition to annual leave)
Mental health first aiders
Compassionate leave
Enhanced paternity leave – Up to 4 weeks leave at full pay
Mental health platform access – Offering mental health consultations, health checks, digital fitness resources, and wellbeing support.
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Adoption leave
Private GP service – via our virtual GP - available to you and your loved ones
Professional subscriptions
Referral bonus – of £500
Neonatal leave
Reservist leave – Reservists/Army Reserve with 6 months service are entitled to 10 days paid leave per year to attend the annual training camp.
Restaurant discounts
Secure on-site parking
Sensory-Friendly Setup
Shared parental leave
Will writing
Carer’s leave
On-site childcare – Only at our head office
Income protection
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United Utilities

Mechanical Field Service Engineer

£40,232 per annum

Bury, UK

Company employees:

7,500

Gender diversity (m:f):

65:35

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