£30, £40, a year
Full-time, Permanent
Our client is looking for an experienced Hydraulic Service Engineer, preferably with strong hydraulic background to join their team. Duties will involve hydraulic system maintenance, leading a job or a project from the enquiry stage to its successful completion.
The Hydraulic Service Engineer will be responsible for quoting and planning jobs, testing, servicing, repairing, and surveying/inspecting hydraulic systems. The successful candidate will build and maintain a good relationship with customers. You will be preparing all the technical documents, work instructions and RAMS, technical specifications, reports post intervention/inspection followed by a proposal.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Review and clarify customer requirements
2. Make proposals and quotations
3. Liaise with suppliers and manufacturers for: Technical queries; Material costing and lead times; Subcontracted work (e.g. repairs)
4. Provide technical guidance to the customer and advise on system improvement
5. Prepare work files prior to start the job, detailed work instructions and RAMS
6. Complete work and inspection reports
7. System fault finding and testing
8. Hydraulic service i.e. oil replacement, filter replacement, pump efficiency test, etc.
9. Manufacturing of hoses
10. Rigid piping
11. Flushing and pressure testing
12. On-site servicing and fault finding
13. Select and size components
14. Resolve problems and improve manufacturability and serviceability of products
15. Plan workshop/on-site work and prepare required tooling
16. Filling/Verifying paperwork during the job
17. Ensure compliance with customer requirement
Essential Requirements
18. Experience working in hydraulic engineering: Commissioning of hydraulic equipment; Hydraulic service & fault finding; Hydraulic system manufacture; Rigid pipe installation; Hydraulic hose manufacture; Flushing and pressure testing
19. Interest in working both in a desk and workshop/on-site environment
20. Skilled in Microsoft Office packages including Excel and Word
21. Excellent organisational and time management skills to handle multi-tasking
22. Full driving licence
23. Hydraulics/Fluid Power and Control: 5 years (preferred)
24. Service job quotation/management: 5 years (preferred)