Service Technician

Job Description:

Service Technician

Location: Midlands Area

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 plus car allowance, bonus, travel compensation, private healthcare and pension

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Our client is a global manufacturing company whose UK site is based in Surrey and their head office in Germany. They are looking for a Service Technician who has an electro-mechanical degree / qualification and experience of working in the pharma or manufacturing / packaging industry.

Training on the products will be at their main site in Germany. It is working 40 hours per week, based as Monday to Friday 8 hours per day, with over time and overnight allowance. Bank holidays (when required) are 1.5 with a day in lieu. Our client also offers a company bonus scheme, 25 days holiday, medical insurance and a company car / car allowance.

Duties:

• Preparation, installation, startup, production support, maintenance, and repair of our machines  
• Support the assembly of equipment and acceptance testing (usually onsite at the customer)
• Train customers on the equipment as and when required
• Identify potential equipment improvements 
• Provide telephone support to our customers 
• Work closely and communicate effectively with the Customer Service Department in UK and Germany 
• Expected travel time for up to 150-220 days per year (mainly weekdays)
• Travel generally in the UK (Midlands area) and Ireland, but maybe also throughout the world.   

Requirements:

• A Mechanical and Engineering qualification is essential - ideally from a packaging or assembly automation background
• Previous solid experience within this field
• A driver who is flexible and able to travel nationally and internationally
• Good customer service skills
• Creativity and inventiveness in the solution of complex requirements
• Personal initiative and independent work
• High communication and teamwork skills
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills is essential. 
• German language skills not essential but advantageous.
• Willingness to travel worldwide up to 150 days / year

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