Service Engineer- Chromatography/Lab Instrumentation
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Location: -Chester- Site & Field based role
Salary & Benefits: -Up to £43,000 per annum, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Life Insurance, Pension: 4% Employee and 5% Employer, Private Health Care (employee only), Long Service Annual Leave Accrual, Overtime where applicable & Company pool car.
Our client a specialist engineering business, are looking to hire a Field Service Engineer to support customers across the gas and instrumentation sector. The role combines laboratory work with occasional site visits, offering a varied and hands-on environment.
What will you be doing?
• Provide technical support to clients and service engineers via phone and email
• Calibrate, repair and service systems, mainly GC instrumentation
• Prepare test equipment and support FATs with clients present
• Assist with pre-commissioning and commissioning activities on-site and in-house
• Deliver remote support for reactive maintenance
• Strip down and overhaul gas analysers, regulators and control valves
• Carry out PLC/flow computer programming, configuration and fault finding
• Compile reports and documentation for all customer activities
• Support technically complex customer orders and internal teams
• Join a 24/7 helpline rota once trained
• Attend training courses relevant to the position.
The Person
• Previous experience within a similar service role with instrumentation.
• Experience or knowledge of PLCs
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Educated to HNC/HND or degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or Analytical science.
• Strong IT skills.