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PerkinElmer; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 769,000 - 989,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Senior Field Service Engineer to operate in a field-based role across the UK and Europe. You will perform installations, validations, and preventative maintenance on analytical instruments, provide onsite training, and ensure high-quality service documentation is maintained.

You will also promote service contracts and consumables to customers. The role requires travel across the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe, with occasional field deployments for overseas sites.

Qualifications

• Performs field service including repairs, installation and validation.
• Provides onsite user training on defined product groups.
• Organizes routine maintenance on a monthly basis.
• Represents PerkinElmer for overseas service as needed.
• Keeps documentation up to date with quality management.
• Aligns work practices to department targets and demonstrates compliance.
• Maintains service spares and inventory records.
• Reports anomalies promptly and ensures test equipment is calibrated.
• Returns all completed service documentation weekly.
• May promote instruments, consumables and service contracts.

Responsibilities

• Performs field service as advised by dispatch, including repairs and installation.
• Provides on-site training for product groups.
• Schedules routine maintenance monthly.
• Repairs on behalf of PerkinElmer for overseas offices when required.
• Maintains up-to-date diagrams, bulletins and manuals.

Skills

Field service

Installation

Preventive maintenance

Training

Documentation

Calibration

Inventory management

Customer support

Sales contracts

Tools

Circuit diagrams

Service manuals

Calibration tools

Job description

The Senior Field Service Engineer impacts sales of PerkinElmer by maintaining a high standard, professional image and by demonstrating the added value of customer support, always acting as an ambassador for the Company.

Impact positively on the overall performance of the Customer Service Department by maintaining a flexible approach to work. Working as a team to plan and execute work in an effective and efficient manner, providing the highest levels of customer service support and the best possible financial performance.

Analytical product groups that will be supported are Material Characterization (FTIR, UV/Vis and Thermal Analysis) and support for our Inorganic portfolio (AA, ICP-OES, ICP-MS).

Experience working in GMP environments will also be of benefit. Full product training will be given.

Field Based – North England and midlands preferred, with occasional travel across UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe.

Responsibilities:

• Performs field service as advised by the call dispatch staff/system in conjunction with the Regional Team Leader, carrying out repairs, preventative maintenance, qualifications, and installation including validation of instrumentation and their accessories.
• Provide onsite user training on defined product groups.
• Organizing routine maintenance allocated monthly.
• At the request of the Service Manager, performs service on behalf of PerkinElmer - overseas offices, to the standard expected at sites of overseas customers.
• Ensures that all documentation, circuit diagrams, Service Data Bulletins and manuals are of the correct revision to undertake service on specific instrument types.
• Maintains ancillary documentation e.g. Safety Manual, Procedures Manual to the highest standard with regular reviewing of manuals provided in accordance with the Quality Management System.
• Align personal working practices with the department’s performance targets.
• Actively demonstrate compliance with all team targets.
• Maintains personal service spares issued and inventory records to the highest standard.
• Ensures all anomalies are quickly and effectively reported and resolved.
• Ensures that all tools and test equipment is adequate to perform service required, and that all test equipment issued is calibrated at the times specified.
• Makes returns of all fully completed service documentation, Service Reports, Time Sheets, Expenses Claims, Motor Vehicle Log Sheets etc, on a weekly basis or as required.
• May be requested to perform specific and agreed tasks as defined through the Goal statements, already embedded in the Company Culture.
• Able to promote/sell instruments and service products including consumables and service contracts.