Field Service Technican - Electrically Biased

Field Service Technican - Electrically Biased

Field Service Technician

Crane & Industrial Aberdeen

Permanent

Fantastic Salary, Bonus and Car

My Client is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers. They are a global company with 16,000 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries.

An exciting opportunity for Field Service Technicians to join the team on a full time, permanent basis.

We are looking for experienced electrical engineers to join our existing field service team, who are involved in the repair, maintenance and service of our customers’ lifting equipment, service inspection contracts, refurbishment and modernisation projects, installation, testing and certification of overhead cranes and hoists.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• You will be responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Trouble‑shooting equipment malfunctions.
• Consulting with customers on repair and safety related issues.
• Completing appropriate documentation.

What we are looking for in you:

• You must be apprentice‑trained or equivalent and fully conversant with electrical engineering disciplines
• Engineering experience:
  Electrical: 415v ac 3 phase motor contactor control circuits both squirrel cage and wound rotor. A good understanding of 110/48 volt relay and contactor circuits. Some frequency speed control device experience. Mechanical:
  Medium to large drive couplings, brakes and reduction gearboxes.
• Knowledge of the above tasks and the associated risks when working at height.
• Experience with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred, full product training will be given
• Willingness to work rostered day shift pattern 5 days out of 7 (39 hours over 5 days). Scheduled weekend working will attract enhanced premiums. Working one weekend in every month.
• Good grasp of the English language (verbal and written)
• Strong interpersonal skills as there is extensive customer contact
• Proven commitment to safety
• You must be physically fit and able to work at heights
• Willingness to work extra hours
• Hold a current driving licence

What we offer:

A Company van with satellite navigation, corporate clothing and mobile telephone are provided. An attractive remuneration/benefits package is offered including a good base salary (dependent upon skills and experience), you are paid from the moment you leave your home in the morning, regular paid overtime after the basic 39 hours, there is ample opportunity for overtime, call out payment, contributory pension, sales bonus scheme, life assurance scheme, specialised training on high quality products, provision of all equipment and PPE along with excellent company working practices and industry leading training programme.