Are you ready to be part of a team that delivers cutting-edge solutions for emergency services across the UK? We’re looking for a technically skilled, forward-thinking Field Service Engineer to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of firefighting technology.
This is your opportunity to work with world-class equipment and contribute to meaningful, critical innovation.
The company:
Rosenbauer UK Limited, part of the globally respected Rosenbauer Group, supplies and maintains front-line fire vehicles and cutting-edge firefighting equipment throughout the UK. As a trusted partner to emergency services nationwide, we are proud to deliver high-performance solutions that help protect lives every day.
We are a stable, growing company with a strong foundation in technical excellence and customer service. Part of the Rosenbauer Group—one of the world’s leading manufacturers of firefighting technology—we offer the opportunity to work with advanced systems, world-class equipment, and a team that’s passionate about making a difference.
The role:
As we continue to expand our UK operations, we’re looking for a technically skilled Field Service Engineer who thrives in a hands-on, problem-solving environment.
In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out service operations, including the inspection, maintenance, and repair of specialist fire and rescue vehicles. Your work will involve diagnosing and resolving engine faults, repairing mechanical and electrical system malfunctions, conducting LOLER examinations, replacing components, and addressing bodywork damage. You will ensure all tasks are completed to the highest standards, in line with customer expectations, relevant legislation, and company policies—with a strong emphasis on quality, safety, and reliability.
This is a hybrid role, combining work at our head office in Holmfirth with field service assignments across the UK, and occasional opportunities to support operations in Europe. As part of your development, you will also have the chance to travel to our production facilities in Germany and Austria, gaining hands-on experience and advanced training with Rosenbauer’s world-class equipment and systems.
Required skills:
We’re looking for candidates with hands-on experience working on vehicle systems, particularly in mechanical and electrical disciplines. Qualifications such as City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Heavy Vehicle Mechanics (or equivalent) are highly beneficial. Additional experience with specialist systems—including access platforms (LOLER), cranes, hydraulics, and similar equipment—would be an advantage.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate flexibility, confidence, enthusiasm, and a strong ability to use your initiative in a fast-paced, service-focused environment.
- Examining and testing vehicles
- Ability to read electrical diagrams
- Completing preventative maintenance such as oil changes, replacing filters and working to service schedules
- High quality work and attention to detail is imperative
- Customer-facing – confident communicator
- Strong IT skills beneficial
The Person:
- Mechanical background
- Looking for training in a specialist field
- Happy to travel and stay away
- Able to use own initiative and problem solving
The package:
Permanent / Full-time Role
Salary – COMPETITIVE depending on experience (plus overtime – door to door)
Daily allowance for staying away (in addition to subsistence)
39.5 hours per week
25 days holiday allowance per annum plus stats (increasing with service)
Company credit card for company expenses
Company mobile phone provided for business purposes
Company shut down over Christmas period
Company Pension scheme
A company van will be provided for business purposes.
If you feel you have the skills required for this role please apply with a covering letter and your CV to thomas.gosney@rosenbauer.com, adding “As seen on Holmfirth.info”, thank you
