Field Service Engineer

Adecco; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a skilled Field Service Engineer based in Sevenoaks. The role involves calibrating, commissioning, and repairing process weighing systems, requiring a technical background and strong problem-solving skills. Candidates should possess an ONC or HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering and be ready to travel to customer sites, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while providing excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• 5 years UK employment experience in food hygiene environments as service engineer.
• Experience in process weighing & temperature calibration.
• Exceptional ability to understand and evaluate technical information.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, commission and repair on-site weighing systems.
• Carry out pre-scheduled calibrations and breakdowns.
• Preparation of service call reports and calibration certificates.

Skills

Technical evaluation

Problem solving

Business process improvement

Customer focus

Education

ONC or HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Job description

Job: Field Service Engineer
Location: Sevenoaks
Pay: Negotiable + OT
Hours: 08:30 - 16:30
Weekend working: one Saturday in 3

Our client is seeking a time served engineer or someone with at least 5 years UK employment experience working in food hygiene environments on-site or in the field as a service engineer experienced in process weighing & temperature calibration experience. The ideal candidate will have a qualification as a ONC or HNC in Electrical / Electronic Engineering and experience in fault finding on a range of weighing systems from balances, platforms, silo's and processes control systems.

Description:
In your role as a Field Service Engineer, you will be home based travelling to customer sites daily to undertake you work. You will utilise your technical knowledge and experience to calibrate, commission and repair on site weighing systems using the following F1 & M1 test weights, stamped flow meter, force calibration test rigs & multi-function processor. You will also undertake additional training to support the company's range of products including beltweigher and boiler leak detection products, together with the specific calibration disciplines of, temperature, conductivity, PH, pressure & magnet strength.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Carry out pre-scheduled calibrations / breakdowns / commissioning of on-site process weighing systems
• Calibration of temperature controllers & probes, pressure gauges, PH & conductively probes
• Installation & calibration of in-line belt weighing systems & boiler leak detection systems
• Off site repair of scales and balances
• It is essential that you are motivated driven and prepared to work unaccompanied and under your own initiative
• Preparation of service call reports, calibration certificates etc. before leaving site
• All activities you undertake must comply with all HSE policies and procedures
• On some occasions you will be required to work with or assist another engineer
• When required you will be expected to stay over-night to undertake site work
• Any other reasonable duties in support of your role as service engineer
  

Skills & Experience Required

• An exceptional ability to understand, evaluate and apply technical information within a timely manner
• Has solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing the problem at hand whilst being constrained by tight deadlines.
• Able to adeptly learn the context of a challenge and quickly integrate new skills
• Be willing to provide colleagues with the information they need to complete their tasks and eliminate roadblocks
• Able to define, work within and improve business processes whilst exercising good judgement based on immediate and future business needs.
• Can be counted on to take personal responsibility in challenging situations and be willing to engage in disputes in order to settle them equitably.
  
  

What we would be looking for from you

• Professional manner at all times
• Imbued with a strong sense of customer focus (internal/external)
• Firm and diplomatic when negotiating
• Is known to consistently adhere to ethical principles and expects others to follow suit