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Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

Newcastle upon Tyne
6 months ago
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Senior Service Engineer

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

Basic Salary £49,000 
Car Allowance £7,200
Bonus £6,000
Pension
Income Protection
Life Insurance
Private Healthcare
25 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays 
Full Product Training
The Role - Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

Following expansion, they seek to recruit a technically motivated and customer focused Field Service Engineer responsible for:

The service and breakdown repair on a wide range of sophisticated medical and laboratory diagnostics systems utilised within pathology departments, NHS laboratories and clinical chemistry environments 
Visiting customer sites and providing customers with valuable solutions for troubleshooting 
Liaising with a whole host of external customer contacts, including laboratory managers and laboratory technicians from within the NHS and a range of private independent scientific organisations and laboratories
Your Background - Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

To succeed in this exciting role, you must be able to demonstrate:

A competent background as a field service engineer or technical support engineer with extensive experience working on high value capital equipment and a qualification in electronics
You may have experience of working on diagnostic systems, medical devices, laboratory systems, scientific equipment, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, pre-press, printing or high value electronic / electro-mechanical capital equipment
Full product training will be provided, so whatever your background in field service and customer support, your application will be considered
The Company - Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

My client is part of one of the largest medical and laboratory equipment suppliers in the world
This instantly recognisable brand leader supplies a wide range of innovative diagnostic based laboratory systems to the healthcare sector and offers 'best in class' solutions across their range of products and systems
Supported by a truly multi-national 'blue-chip' technology group, 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
This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting. The services advertised by TRS Consulting are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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