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Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

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Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

Medical Lasers & Surgical Microscopes

Croydon, South London & Greater London and Surrounding M25 Corridor Region

An excellent opportunity to join a global-market leading supplier of sophisticated medical lasers and surgical instrumentation in a trainee role, offering full and comprehensive manufacturer’s training and excellent career development

£30K + Bonus (Earnings to £34K during training) + Car + Excellent Benefits Package including Pension, Private Healthcare, contributions to home Broadband and full, comprehensive and industry recognised product training

Applications welcome from the following:

1: Trainee or Junior Field Service Engineer with one year’s + experience working on any kind of electrical-mechanical or electronic equipment.

2: A Biomedical Engineer or Medical Engineer looking for further training and career development with a leading OEM / Market Leading company.

3: A recent Graduate in Lasers, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronics or a similar discipline, looking for an excellent first step into a very good organisation.

4: Ex HM Forces Engineers, RAF, REME or Navy, looking for their first Field Service Engineer role

The Company – Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

My client is a worldwide leading manufacturer of technically advanced optical, microscopy and electronic visualisation systems, trusted by scientific and healthcare professionals to deliver ‘best in class’ product solutions across their key markets, which include life science research and drug discovery, medical systems and semiconductor manufacture.

Employing thousands of people and with representation in over 80 countries globally, this organisation operates at the forefront of technology and innovation, with an unrelenting commitment to research and development, world class manufacturing facilities and the recruitment of good people central to their future success.

The Role – Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

This market-leading optical group now seeks to recruit a technically motivated and customer focused Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer, responsible for the planned preventative maintenance, service, breakdown and repair of leading-edge medical lasers, with innovative products dedicated to a broad range of medical applications with include optometry, dentistry, radiotherapy, surgical microscopy, digital visualisation, neurosurgery and gynaecology.

This role is home based, and will involve travelling to hospitals, healthcare centres and medical establishments throughout the region above.

You will spend time travelling to customer sites with experienced Field Service Engineers, who will pass on their knowledge and expertise to you as you learn about these complex medical devices.

Your Background – Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

Applications for this exciting role are welcome from Service Engineers, Biomedical Engineers, Graduate Engineers, ex HM Forces Engineers, Maintenance Engineers or Workshop Repair Engineers with a minimum of twelve months ‘hands on’ experience from any industry sector, as full and comprehensive manufacturers training will be provided.

The Benefits – Trainee Medical Field Service Engineer

This is a truly excellent opportunity to join a world-class manufacturer of high value medical instrumentation. You will be joining a national team of engineers who take great pride in their work and who aim to build upon long-term relationships with customers.

You will be continually challenged as you are exposed to new technologies. You will receive constant support and guidance from senior management and your technical knowledge will be furthered through ongoing training courses across a broad range of instrumentation. For those with the desire there are opportunities to progress your career into more technical specialist roles.

An excellent salary of up to £30K is accompanied by a generous benefits package which includes a fully expensed company car, bonus scheme, life assurance, pension scheme, lunch allowance, laptop, mobile phone and the opportunity to progress your career within a truly market leading technically innovative organisation.

This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting (UK) Limited. The services advertised by TRS Consulting (UK) Limited are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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