Service Engineer - High Pressure Chemical Lab Reactors

ZipRecruiter; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized equipment provider in the UK is searching for a Service Engineer to provide top-tier support for high-pressure chemical reactors. Candidates must have strong electromechanical skills and a logical approach to fault-finding. This role ensures diverse responsibilities, including service visits and customer interaction, within a leading-edge environment. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including up to £57K basic salary and bonuses.

Benefits

£40K - £57K Basic Salary

15% Bonus

Company Car / Car Allowance

Up to 7% Pension

Private Healthcare (Family cover)

25 Days Holiday + 3-5 Days Christmas Shutdown

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as a service engineer/technician on high-pressure systems.
• Logical and methodical approach to fault-finding.
• Diverse role experience and engineering qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Operate in a presales and post-sales support role.
• Conduct routine service and calibration work.
• Complete service visit reports and prebuild systems.

Skills

Electromechanical skills

Fault-finding

Mechanical engineering

Customer liaison

Education

Time served apprenticeship

City & Guilds

HNC/HND or Degree

Tools

CAD design software

Job description

Job Description

Service Engineer – High Pressure Chemical Lab Reactors

Do you have a passion for developing your hands-on engineering skills working on industry-leading equipment? Ready for your calling? This specialist equipment provider is searching for a well-rounded mechanically biased engineer, ideally with exposure to chemical reactors (lab, pilot or industrial scale) or other high-pressure equipment.

Why This Company?

A leading provider offering the opportunity to work with some of the most advanced equipment in industry, utilized by researchers, scientists and engineers for new product development, process optimisation, chemical synthesis and fundamental research. Recognised for service delivery, they pride themselves on their detailed attention to customers’ needs and dedication to the highest standards of performance and quality.

With customers across the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech and academia sectors they are now looking for a dedicated engineer to provide a first-class service to its customers.

Rewards & Benefits

• £40K - £57K Basic Salary (dependent on experience)
• 15% Bonus
• Company Car / Car Allowance
• Travel Expenses
• Up to 7% Pension
• Private Healthcare (Family cover)
• 25 Days Holiday + 3-5 Days Christmas Shutdown + Public Holidays
• Death In Service

About The Role

As a Service Engineer you will work at my clients' service centre and on customers sites across the UK (with an average of 4 nights away per month). Any travel is conducted Mon-Fri and therefore doesn’t encroach on weekends.

Responsibilities include:

• Operating in a 10-20% presales and 80-90% post-sales support role.
• Being involved in key technical discussions alongside the Product Specialist on more advanced and complex projects. (approximately 6-7 projects per year where you input may be required)
• CAD Design – training given.
• Working on floor standing lab and occasionally pilot scale chemical reactor systems.
• Troubleshooting issues with returned instruments be it problems with the rupture discs, valves, vessel, electric heater or temperature and stirrer controllers.
• Operating in a 65-70% mechanical and 30-35% electrical engineering role.
• Visiting customers to complete new equipment installations and commissioning which can take anywhere from 0.5 to 3 days dependent on how complex the system is. (approximately 20 new installations per year)
• Visiting a variety of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Academia clients.
• Liaising with customers directly to schedule your own service visits.
• Conducting routine service and calibration work, alongside more reactive maintenance, including fault finding and problem resolution.
• Working on equipment ranging from £50K to £300K in value.
• Completing service visit reports.
• Prebuild and assembly of systems in advance of the customer installation date.
• Learning and developing your skills on new instruments as you evolve within the company.

About You

The successful candidate must be multiskilled (electromechanical) with a mechanical bias and possess hands-on experience as a service engineer / technician on high pressure systems, reactors or affiliated chemical equipment.

It's essential you have a logical and methodical approach to fault-finding, enjoy a diverse role and possess engineering qualifications such as a time served apprenticeship, City & Guilds, HNC, HND or Degree.

Any experience using CAD design software would be highly advantageous but not essential, as is a knowledge or education in Chemical Engineering.

A UK driving license is needed, as is the rights to work in the UK. My client doesn’t offer sponsorship.

Location: Based in the Northwest, West/South Yorkshire or Midlands (North of Birmingham)

Note: This role is currently open and accepting applications.