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Product Support Engineer

Posted 28 August 2025
Salary £44,000
LocationSunderland
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector TechnicalManufacturing
ReferenceJ139424

Job description

​Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • Immediate start.

  • Stable growing organisation.

  • Company pension scheme.

  • Dayshift, 37.5 hours working week.

  • The opportunity to work with blue-chip customers in a well-established and successful multi-national manufacturing company.

  • Career development, training and progression opportunities.

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based in Sunderland with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Product Support Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and fantastic opportunities to progress your career.

Our client is very well-established in their specialist sector and supplies globally to an ever-expanding list of blue-chip customers. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and an exciting new career move.

The Job You’ll Do;

  • To provide an effective technical / customer support service for products post-delivery.

  • To ensure prompt and effective resolution of all customers reported issues.

  • To act as direct customer interface, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism & customer support at all times.

  • Provide on-site support to resolve product-related problems and advise customer technical personnel.

  • Short notice overseas travel to customer locations (where necessary).

  • Carry out technical (service) training on products for distributors and major fleet customers.

  • To conduct pro-active & periodic customer visits (sometimes in conjunction with the Sales Team) to support the ongoing development of effective & valued customer relationships.

  • Report service and reliability issues to the Quality Manager / Operations Team.

  • Where necessary to visit customer locations to conduct audits on warranty parts, claims & issues.

  • To support pro-active discussions in relation to spare parts, exploring additional opportunities to generate or increase spare parts revenue to all customers.

  • Maintain records of support activities and field service issues.

  • Prepare, validate & support the issue of service bulletins ensuring circulation to all relevant recipients.

  • Provide technical information, drawings, etc to support customer problems and training requirements.

  • Promote and maintain a safe working environment.

  • When requested, to support customer events, exhibitions & special customer activities.

  • To investigate & support any customer opportunities in relation to chargeable service / support work

About You;

  • Must possess an Engineering related formal qualification, comparable to UK’s BTEC ONC/HNC Qualification.

  • In exceptional circumstances, formal qualifications may be substituted with proven practical knowledge & extensive experience.

  • Must possess excellent communications skills (written & verbal) & be confident / professional in dealing with all customer requests.

  • Must be flexible & willing to travel extensively across the EMEA territory to satisfy customer expectations.

  • Must always act professionally & within the best interests of the business.

  • Foreign language skills would be advantageous (especially Dutch, French or Spanish).