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Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Instrumentation

Watford
9 months ago
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Laboratory Instrumentation

£55K-£60K + Company Car + Excellent Benefits Package + Full Product Training

Hertfordshire; Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hitchin, St Albans, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City

An excellent opportunity for a Service Engineer with a background in the service and repair of electronic or electro-mechanical high value capital equipment from any industry sector, including Medical, Laboratory and Scientific sectors, and ex Armed Forces Electrical & Electronic Engineers (RAF, REME or Navy), to join a market-leading supplier of medical laboratory diagnostics systems, offering full product training and opportunities for career progression.

The Company – Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Instrumentation

My client is a well-respected manufacturer of sophisticated laboratory instrumentation and life science-based automation, trusted by pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals to deliver accurate results across a diverse product range.

Supported by a truly multi-national 'blue-chip' technology group with representation in over 150 countries, their commitment to investment in Research and Development is second to none in their industry, ensuring that they remain a market leader. At the core of their business lie product innovation, excellent customer service and good people.

The Role – Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Instrumentation

Following expansion, this organisation seeks to recruit a technically motivated and customer focused Field Service Engineer, responsible for the service, installation, breakdown, repair and calibration of a wide range of sophisticated laboratory instrumentation at customer sites throughout the region above.

Your Background – Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Instrumentation

To succeed in this exciting role, you must be able to demonstrate a competent background in an electronic or electro-mechanical service engineering capacity, gained within any high value capital equipment environment. Applications are encouraged from engineers with a broad range of industry sectors, including medical, laboratory, scientific, Ex Armed Forces (REME, Navy, RAF), print-press systems, a broad range of manufacturing equipment backgrounds, and all other high-value equipment sectors.

A qualification in engineering, electronics or a science-based subject is preferable.

The Benefits – Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Instrumentation

In return, my client is offering a fantastic remuneration and benefits package, including competitive basic salary, bonus, company car, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to progress your career within a truly global market-leading organisation.

This vacancy is being advertised by HTS Halo Talent Solutions Ltd, a TRS Consulting Services Limited company. The services advertised by TRS Consulting Services Limited are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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