Service Technician
Location: Midlands Area
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 plus car allowance, bonus, travel compensation, private healthcare and pension
Job Type:Full-time, Permanent
Our client is a global manufacturing company whose UK site is based in Surrey and their head office in Germany. They are looking for a Service Technician who has an electro-mechanical degree / qualification and experience of working in the pharma or manufacturing / packaging industry.
Training on the products will be at their main site in Germany. It is working 40 hours per week, based as Monday to Friday 8 hours per day, with over time and overnight allowance. Bank holidays (when required) are 1.5 with a day in lieu. Our client also offers a company bonus scheme, 25 days holiday, medical insurance and a company car / car allowance.
Duties:
* Preparation, installation, startup, production support, maintenance, and repair of our machines
* Support the assembly of equipment and acceptance testing(usually onsite at the customer)
* Train customers on the equipmentas and when required
* Identify potential equipment improvements
* Provide telephone support to our customers
* Work closely and communicate effectively with the Customer Service Department in UK and Germany
* Expected travel time for up to 150-220 days per year(mainly weekdays)
* Travel generally in the UK (Midlands area) and Ireland, but maybe also throughout the world.
Requirements:
* A Mechanical and Engineering qualification is essential - ideally from a packaging or assembly automation background
* Previous solid experience within this field
* A driver who is flexible and able to travel nationally and internationally
* Good customer service skills
* Creativity and inventiveness in the solution of complex requirements
* Personal initiative and independent work
* High communication and teamwork skills
* Excellent written and spoken English language skills is essential.
* German language skills not essential but advantageous.
* Willingness to travel worldwide up to 150 days / year
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