Coffee jobs in East Kilbride

Salary: Up to £46,000 per annum (plus additional payment for on call totalling £900.00 per annum)

Hours: 42.5 hours a week, Monday – Friday plus additional weekend working 1 in 4 working weekend rota – paid ‘Door to Door’.

Company Information

Miller’s Vanguard are the UK’s premier service maintenance and equipment supply company within the foodservice industry.

We are a ‘Family style’ run business, maintaining and repairing foodservice equipment for many of the UK’s leading retail chains, giving us unrivalled industry expertise earned over 40 years of experience.

Job Description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Reactive Engineer - Coffee Division to further strengthen our Engineering team and provide a dynamic reactive support service to all our loyal large customers.

The Coffee Machine Engineer is responsible for the servicing, inspection, and reactive maintenance of commercial coffee machines and associated beverage equipment. This includes ensuring compliance with Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) and completing Written Schemes of Examination (WSE) where required.

The engineer will diagnose faults, conduct technical repairs, carry out routine maintenance, and provide exceptional customer service to ensure equipment remains safe, efficient, and fully operational.

Job Role

• Attend customer sites to diagnose and repair faults on commercial coffee machines, grinders, boilers, and water systems.
• Resolve breakdowns quickly to minimise customer downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, scale-related, water‑system, and pressure‑related issues.
• Replace worn or defective components safely and effectively.
• Communicate status updates and resolutions to the Operations Centre and customers.
• Carry out scheduled servicing in line with manufacturer guidance and company SLAs.
• Perform boiler servicing, grinder calibration, flow checks, temperature/pressure testing, and system optimisation.
• Identify potential faults, early wear, or safety concerns.
• Recommend and document remedial works or upgrades.
• Ensure PPM work supports machine reliability and safety.
• Carry out inspections and testing of equipment that falls under Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR), including machines containing steam boilers or pressure vessels.
• Complete service reports, asset updates, WSE documentation, risk assessments, and job sheets accurately.
• Conduct statutory safety checks such as pressure relief valve testing, vessel integrity checks, and safety interlock verification.
• Maintain accurate, compliant records of inspections, findings, and corrective actions.
• Ensure all work complies with manufacturer standards, PSSR, electrical regulations, and company policies
• Maintain vehicle stock, tools, and parts to company standards.
• Keep company vehicle clean, safe, and well-presented.
• Follow all health and safety procedures and report concerns promptly.
• Carry out any additional reasonable duties as requested by management
• Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings/weekends.
• Regional or national travel as required.
• Ability to work safely across hospitality, retail, and commercial, and environments..

Why Join Us

We value or employees here at Miler’s Vanguard, so in return for your hard work we offer a number of benefits

• Joining an established well-known company
• Your 42.5 hours working week includes travel to and from work (you are paid to commute) in your company van from home and back, fuel provided.
• 32 Holidays per year
• Supplied with a full smart uniform complete with a tablet and phone
• Full support from your Local Field Operations Manager and our Technical Support Desk
• A fully stocked stylish Mercedes Vito van
• Opportunity to participate in charity events
• Long service awards
• Company Pension

Career Development

Your induction will take place at Miller’s Vanguards bespoke City & Guilds accredited Training Academy in Bury, Lancashire (accommodation etc. fully provided)

As you develop in the role and supported by our training programmes you will then have the opportunity to progress your way through our pay grading structure

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £46,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Electrical Engineering: 2 years (required)
• Bakery and Catering Engineering: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road