Field Service Engineer

Scientific Safety Alliance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Company bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Laptop

iPhone

iPad

Job summary

Meadowrose Scientific, part of Scientific Safety Alliance, is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and calibrate laboratory instrumentation at customer sites across the UK.

You will travel to sites mainly in London, Oxford and Cambridge, enjoy a company car and a comprehensive benefits package, and join a team that keeps scientific equipment running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Experience of working on laboratory instrumentation.
• Excellent diagnostic skills.
• Good mechanical skills.
• Computer literate.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Good organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Enthusiasm and a wish to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair and calibrate a range of laboratory instrumentation at customer sites.
• Diagnose and fix faults across many product types, such as balances, centrifuges, incubators, lab ovens, ULT freezers, thermal cyclers, water baths and glassware washers

Skills

Lab instrumentation

Diagnostic skills

Mechanical skills

Computer literacy

Driving licence

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Willingness to learn

Education

Electronics qualification

Job description

Job title: Field Service Engineer
Employer: Meadowrose Scientific, part of Scientific Safety Alliance
Salary: From £34,000 a year, depending on experience, plus company car, bonus and benefits
Location: Field-based: customer sites mainly in London, Oxford and Cambridge, sometimes elsewhere in the UK
Job type: Full-time, permanent

About SSA

Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) exists to Accelerate Science. Delightfully. We provide mission-critical safety and compliance services to pharmaceutical, biotech, hospital and research organisations across the US, Puerto Rico, the UK and Europe. Since 2023 we have grown from $0 to $20M EBITDA with no outside equity (#175 on the Inc. 5000).

$20M EBITDA | ~30 acquisitions | 95% gross revenue retention | 20+ sites | 350+ people

About the role

We are looking for a Field Service Engineer with good electro-mechanical and diagnostic skills and experience of laboratory instrumentation. Working at customer sites, you will service, repair and calibrate a wide range of products for customers on and off contract.

Meadowrose Scientific is one of the UK's leading independent laboratory equipment service companies. It is not tied to any manufacturer and has kept most of its contracts since it started trading in 1994. Customers are mainly universities, NHS hospitals, research institutes and private sector labs. Meadowrose is now part of Scientific Safety Alliance.

Duties

• Service, repair and calibrate a range of laboratory instrumentation at customer sites
• Work on both contract and non-contract (ad hoc) jobsDiagnose and fix faults across many product types, such as balances, centrifuges, incubators, lab ovens, ULT freezers, thermal cyclers, water baths and glassware washers

What you'll need

Essential

• Experience of working on laboratory instrumentation
• Excellent diagnostic skills
• Good mechanical skills
• Computer literate
• Full UK driving licence
• Good organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm and a wish to learn new skills

Desirable

• A recognised electronics qualification

Benefits

• Company car
• Company bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Laptop, iPhone and iPad

Meadowrose Scientific is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.