Overview

Service Engineer - High Pressure Chemical Lab Reactors

Do you have a passion for developing your hands-on engineering skills working on industry-leading equipment? Ready for your calling? This specialist equipment provider is searching for a well-rounded mechanically biased engineer, ideally with exposure to chemical reactors (lab, pilot or industrial scale) or other high-pressure equipment.

Why This Company

A leading provider offering the opportunity to work with some of the most advanced equipment in industry, utilised by researchers, scientists and engineers for new product development, process optimisation, chemical synthesis and fundamental research. Recognised for service delivery, they pride themselves on their detailed attention to customers' needs and dedication to the highest standards of performance and quality. With customers across the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech and academia sectors they are now looking for a dedicated engineer to provide a first-class service to its customers.

Rewards & Benefits

• £40K - £57K Basic Salary (dependent on experience)
• 15% Bonus
• Company Car / Car Allowance
• Travel Expenses
• Up to 7% Pension
• Private Healthcare (Family cover)
• 25 Days Holiday + 3-5 Days Christmas Shutdown + Public Holidays
• Death In Service

About The Role

As a Service Engineer you will work at my clients' service centre and on customers sites across the UK (with an average of 4 nights away per month). Any travel is conducted Mon-Fri and therefore doesn't encroach on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Operating in a 10-20% presales and 80-90% post-sales support role.
• Being involved in key technical discussions alongside the Product Specialist on more advanced and complex projects (approximately 6-7 projects per year).
• CAD Design - training given.
• Working on floor standing lab and occasionally pilot scale chemical reactor systems.
• Troubleshooting issues with returned instruments (rupture discs, valves, vessel, electric heater, temperature and stirrer controllers).
• Operating in a 65-70% mechanical and 30-35% electrical engineering role. (A qualified electrician isn't needed)
• Visiting customers to complete new equipment installations and commissioning (0.5 to 3 days, dependent on complexity; approximately 20 new installations per year).
• Visiting a variety of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Academia clients.
• Liaising with customers directly to schedule service visits.
• Conducting routine service and calibration work, alongside more reactive maintenance, including fault finding and problem resolution.
• Working on equipment ranging from £50K to £300K in value.
• Completing service visit reports.
• Prebuild and assembly of systems in advance of the customer installation date.
• Learning and developing skills on new instruments as you evolve within the company.

About You

The successful candidate must be multiskilled (electromechanical) with a mechanical bias and possess hands-on experience as a service engineer / technician on high pressure systems, reactors or affiliated chemical equipment. It’s essential you have a logical and methodical approach to fault-finding, enjoy a diverse role and possess engineering qualifications such as a time served apprenticeship, City & Guilds, HNC, HND or Degree. Any experience using CAD design software would be highly advantageous but not essential, as is a knowledge or education in Chemical Engineering. A UK driving license is needed, as is the rights to work in the UK. My client doesn't offer sponsorship.

Location: Based in the Northwest, West/South Yorkshire or Midlands (North of Birmingham)

Keywords: Service Engineer, Field Engineer, Field Service, Service Technician, Technical Support Engineer, Installation Engineer, Support Specialist, Technical Specialist, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineer, Flow Chemistry, High Pressure Systems, Chemical Reactors, Bursting Discs, Rupture Discs, Valves, Scale-up, Lab Scale, Pilot Scale, Chemical Reactions, Autoclave Reactors, Hydrothermal Reactors, Hydrogeneration Reactor, Calorimetry, Batch Reactors