Field Service & Maintenance Engineer - Laboratory Equipment/ Cold Storage Solutions

​​​​​​The Company: 

• Market leader in their field 

• Great opportunity to take this patch to the next level 

• International presence  

 

Benefits of the Field Service & Maintenance Engineer 

• £25k-£30k basic 

• Car Allowance  

• Pension  

• Mobile  

• Laptop 

• 23 days annual leave 

 

The Role of the Field Service & Maintenance Engineer 

• The company supply a range of Cold Storage Solutions (Freezers, Refrigeration, Temp Controlled Transport box's, Incubators & Safety Cabinets).  

• 40 hours per week - Monday-Friday. 

• This is a field-based maintenance engineer role maintaining and servicing their market-leading refrigeration and related lab equipment.  

• Most of this equipment is in academia, pharma, research & healthcare settings. 

• Equipment covered is Refrigeration from cold rooms to ice machines to cryogenic freezers, and vaccine/blood storage solutions, clean air - air purifiers, biological safety cabinets and laminar flow - CO2 incubators, incubators and ovens & centrifuges 

• You will be covering the whole of the UK, but most of your work will be in the Midlands and the South East. Some travel away from home for short periods is required.  

• Their service offering covers all makes and models, not just own brand. 

• In addition to planned calls, you will attend reactive calls.  

• There will also be times where you will need to go to head office or repair/refurnish equipment that will be resold. 

• You will also be expected to promote the full portfolio of products and service offerings when attending customer sites.  

• The company encourage input and any recommendations to the service department on changes for cost 

• Savings and performance improvements. 

• Coordinate with the customer care team to ensure effective planning, organisation and delivery of service call schedule. 

• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all required paperwork and reports using service software. 

• Adherence to health and safety practices and procedures. 

 

The Ideal Person for the Field Service & Maintenance Engineer 

• Very much personality led 

• You will ideally have a minimum of 2-years’ maintenance experience  

• Alternatively, you may be a commercial refrigeration engineer (FGAS qualified), looking for a new and rewarding challenge 

• Will also consider good, qualified field service engineers with a desire to get into the medical sector 

• Ability to work under pressure 

• Technical and problem-solving skills 

• FGAS certified 2079/City and Guilds Refrigeration and Air Conditioning would be an advantage 

• Strong organization skills 

• Ability to build relationships with customers with the tact and diplomacy required to deal with customers in a stressful situation and provide confident assurance 

• Self-confidence and ability to work independently or as a member of a team 

• Knowledge of GLP, GMP and other practices and legislation relevant to product area e.g. MHRA, HTA guidelines 

If you think the role of Field Service & Maintenance Engineer is for you, apply now! 

 

Consultant: Rio Barclay 

Email: riob@otrsales.co.uk 

Tel no. 0208 397 4114 

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK. 

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