Job: Field Service Engineer
Location: Sevenoaks
Pay: £Negotiable + OT
Hours: 08:30 - 16:30
Weekend working: one Saturday in 3
Our client is seeking a time served engineer or someone with at least 5 years UK employment experience working in food hygiene environments on-site or in the field as a service engineer experienced in process weighing & temperature calibration experience. The ideal candidate will have a qualification as a ONC or HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering and experience in fault finding on a range of weighing systems from balances, platforms, silo's and processes control systems.
Description:
In your role as a Field Service Engineer, you will be home based travelling to customer sites daily to undertake you work. You will utilise your technical knowledge and experience to calibrate, commission and repair on site weighing systems using the following F1 & M1 test weights, stamped flow meter, force calibration test rigs & multi-function processor. You will also undertake additional training to support the company's range of products including beltweigher and boiler leak detection products, together with the specific calibration disciplines of, temperature, conductivity, PH, pressure & magnet strength.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Carry out pre-scheduled calibrations / breakdowns / commissioning of on-site process weighing systems
Calibration of temperature controllers & probes, pressure gauges, PH & conductively probes
Installation & calibration of in-line belt weighing systems & boiler leak detection systems
Off site repair of scales and balances
It is essential that you are motivated driven and prepared to work unaccompanied and under your own initiative
Preparation of service call reports, calibration certificates etc. before leaving site
All activities you undertake must comply with all HSE policies and procedures
On some occasions you will be required to work with or assist another engineer
When required you will be expected to stay over-night to undertake site work
Any other reasonable duties in support of your role as service engineer
Skills & Experience Required
An exceptional ability to understand, evaluate and apply technical information within a timely manner
Has solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing the problem at hand whilst being constrained by tight deadlines.
Able to adeptly learn the context of a challenge and quickly integrate new skills
Be willing to provide colleagues with the information they need to complete their tasks and eliminate roadblocks
Able to define, work within and improve business processes whilst exercising good judgement based on immediate and future business needs.
Can be counted on to take personal responsibility in challenging situations and be willing to engage in disputes in order to settle them equitably.
What we would be looking for from you
Professional manner at all times
Imbued with a strong sense of customer focus (internal/external)
Firm and diplomatic when negotiating
Is known to consistently adhere to ethical principles and expects others to follow suit