Field Service Technician - Analytical Instruments

Territory: Yorkshire & The Humber

Ideal home location: Ideally living in either the Hull, Doncaster, Sheffield, Leeds or Bradford areas with easy motorway access to all areas of Yorkshire

Are you looking to join a market leading manufacturer of high-quality precision instruments, services & software that help accelerate critical R&D, Chemical & Pharmaceutical research globally?! …

Are you already an experienced Field Service Engineer/Technician who is already servicing analytical equipment such as TOC, pH meters, auto-titrators, thermal analysis instruments, gas analysers, melting point/dropping point, UV-vis, density/refractometry, inline process sensors or similar analytical chemistry/process equipment? …

OR are you an experienced Chemist/Analyst/Technician with experience troubleshooting the above types of equipment who is motivated to become a field-based service engineer? …

You will be responsible for a very compact Yorkshire territory and a wide variety of exciting clients spanning sectors such as Food, Breweries, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and more!

On top of this you will receive world class training from industry experts AND be able to go above and beyond and be rewarded for this with financial incentives and promotion opportunities!

The requirements of the Field Service Technician - Analytical Instruments:

• Ideally you will have recent experience as a field-based engineer/technician servicing analytical equipment such as pH meters, auto-Titrators, thermal analysis instruments, melting point/dropping point, UV-vis, density/refractometry and inline process sensors
• You could also be a hands-on Chemist/Analyst/Lab Technician who loves troubleshooting/calibrating the above types of equipment and know that a career in field service is exactly what YOU want!
• A good understanding of the principles, techniques and instruments used for thermal analysis is a particular need for this role / location
• An understanding of the principles of Chemistry, Degree/HNC in Chemistry preferred
• Knowledge of GMP procedures and best practices
• Valid, clean UK driving license
• Ability to travel in the UK and willingness to attend training in EU or USA

The responsibilities of the Field Service Technician - Analytical Instruments:

• Duties include Fault diagnosis, repair, routine servicing, certification, and installation of equipment in accordance with GMP guidelines
• Circa 80% of your time will be spent on pre-planned maintenance visits and circa 20% will be breakdown support which will enable you to manage your time efficiently
• Customer facing role; you will be representing the company and will assist the customer to achieve the best performance from their instruments
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic growing team
• Use your good administration skills with excellent attention to detail which is vitally important due to the high levels of validatory requirements in our client’s businesses
• Complete and submit paperwork in a timely manner
• Maintain, manage, and administer allocated company stock to a sustainable level and with monthly stock checks

Benefits:

• Attractive & Negotiable Base Salary DOE
• Up to £2,500 Yearly Bonus
• + Sales Incentives (Potential to earn up to an extra £1,000 each month!)
• + Overtime
• Fully Expensed High-Quality Company Car or Van
• Full Bupa Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Pension
• Life Assurance (4x Base Salary)
• Laptop & Mobile
• 25 Days Holidays + 8 Bank Holidays (Holidays rising to 29 days with long service!)
• Buy or sell additional annual leave - up to 5 days