Technical Service Engineer

Technical Service Engineer

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Salary: £45K - £50K (DOE) + Company Vehicle / Half Day Fridays

Shift: Days

Industry: Industrial Manufacturer

Company Description:

A leading manufacturer of safety critical equipment is seeking a Technical Service Engineer

to join their team. This role will involve some UK and overseas travel. The rest of the time will be office based.

Responsibilities as Technical Service Engineer:

• Identify equipment failures and root cause to provide a swift solution.
  
  
• Investigate reported technical issues, setting up lab trials to replicate and isolate the fault as necessary.
  
  
• Provide remote assistance where appropriate.
  
  
• Generate leads from service visits for the Business Development team.
  
  
• Ensure inventory of tools and parts required are always maintained and requested on time.
  
  
• Create internal technical documentation recording design/test decisions.
  
  
• Help production engineering staff create initial BOMs for new products.
  
  
• Support and control aspects of sales, production & service.
  
  
• Conduct field trails of new equipment with customers.
  
  
• Provide customers with technical expertise.
  
  
• Document all works conducted.
  
  Requirements as Technical Service Engineer:
  
  
• Demonstrable knowledge of metallurgy / materials science (how different materials interact and behave)
  
  
• Experience in field service - Installation, service and repair of equipment on clients’ sites
  
  
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings.
  
  Relevant Job Titles: Field Service Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Installation Engineer
  
  All applicants must live in the UK and be eligible to work and live in the UK.
  
  Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.
  
  Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
  
  Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy