Job Description:

Field Service Technician – Microscopy (Masters / PhD Graduate)

Looking for a company that will provide you with unrivalled training along with an environment that ensures you remain engaged and technically challenged?

This specialist microscope manufacturer is searching for Masters or PhD educated individual with proven hands-on experience using microscopy and a desire to move into Service Engineering.

Why This Company?

My client is a global manufacturer of microscopy equipment and has pushed the boundaries of technology enabling a high level of accuracy in a number of critical applications. Recognised as an industry leader with fantastic career development opportunities they have become the employer of choice within the sector.

Rewards & Benefits

• £35K - £41K Basic
• Regular Pay Reviews
• £8K Car Allowance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Dental
• Up to 10% Matched Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• 27 Days Holiday (rising with service) + Public Holidays

About The Role

The successful candidate will provide first-class service and calibration support to my client’s customer base across the assigned territory (South Central / Southwest).

Other duties will include: -

• Undergoing training which will involve shadowing experienced engineers.
• Attending a variety of customer sites including both academia and research organisations.
• Managing your own support cases and diary.
• Calibrating, repairing, servicing, and maintaining a range of high value microscopy equipment.
• Providing effective on-site customer support including system installation (hardware & software) and commissioning.
• Providing site based and remote maintenance (preventative and reactive), fault finding and diagnostic support to board level.
• Developing a high level of technical expertise within your assigned product category.
• Submitting accurate and timely service reports.

About You

The ideal candidate will be educated to Masters or PhD level with proven knowledge and experience within the area of Optics and Microscopy.  Candidates should be a heavy microscopy user or possibly been involved in building and adding elements to increase microscope functionality.

Degree level candidates will be considered should they possess a minimum of 1 years' experience working as a technician or service engineer on analytical instruments.

Candidates must have an excellent work ethic and the ability to operate autonomously.

Other key skills include:

• An enthusiastic and professional communicator.
• Full UK driving Licence.
• Willingness to learn.
• Well organised, self-motivated and approachable personality.
• Rights to work in the UK (Sponsorship is not offered)

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Interested in this role? Here’s what happens next…

Click the apply button to send us your CV. If we think you’re a great fit for this role, we’ll be in touch in the next couple of days.

Thank you for taking the time to read about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you,

Team Mase.

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Job Ref: 168-1567-CVL

Field Service Engineer – Microscopes / Microscopy

Location: Ideally based within a 1.5 hour commute of Oxford.

(Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wilshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire)

Keywords: Service Engineer, Field Engineer, Field Service, Technical Support Engineer, Customer Support Engineer, Installation Engineer, Support Specialist, Technical Specialist, Field Technician, Service Technician, Senior Technician, Support Technician, Installation Technician, Engineering, PhD, Masters, Life Science, Live Cell Imaging, Microscopy, Microscopes, Microscope, Laser Scanning, Spinning Disc, Confocal, Widefield, Brightfield, Optical Microscopy, Digital Microscope, Electron Microscopy, TEM, SEM, Cell Imaging