Medical Field Service Engineer, Clinical Diagnostics

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Medical Field Service Engineer

Laboratory Diagnostics

£51K - £52K Including Bonus + Company Car or Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits Package + Full Product Training

Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire

Enfield, Hitchin, St Albans, Stevenage, Luton, Hatfield, Letchworth, Welwyn Garden City, Royston, Cambridge, Harlow, Hertford, Biggleswade and surrounding areas

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, to join a market-leading supplier of clinical laboratory diagnostics systems, offering full product training and opportunities for career progression.

The Company – Medical Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Diagnostics

My client is a globally recognised manufacturer of sophisticated laboratory diagnostics systems, trusted by healthcare professionals to accurately diagnose and test patients for a wide range of medical conditions and diseases. This instantly recognisable brand leader supplies a wide range of innovative diagnostic based laboratory and medical systems to the healthcare sector, and offers 'best in class' solutions across their range of products and systems, which include applications for microbiology, clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics and laboratory automation.

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 – Medical Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Diagnostics

Following expansion, they seek 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 medical laboratory diagnostics systems, utilised within pathology departments, NHS laboratories and clinical chemistry environments. The successful applicant will support haematology, clinical Chemistry, and laboratory automation systems located at hospital sites throughout the region above.

Your Background – Medical Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Diagnostics

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 – Medical Field Service Engineer, Laboratory Diagnostics

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 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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